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Federal candidates spar in Cogeco debate
Is Monday’s federal election necessary? That was the first question posed to four of the Niagara Falls riding candidates at last Thursday’s television debate at the Cogeco YourTV studio. Liberal candidate and Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Andrea Kaiser responded that it was absolutely necessary. “We have a fundamental difference of opinion with the Conservatives, who want to […]
Joe Pillitteri raises $35,000 in one evening, with two great shows
Joe Pillitteri has been organizing Team Pillsy for the Terry Fox Run, and raising large sums of money, for years, but each year, he tries to do more. The faithful fundraiser for the Terry Fox Foundation, best-known for his one-liners and comedy routines, ups his ante every year with something new. For three years pre-pandemic, […]
Organizer of 1991 run only missing pandemic events
When Mandy Faulkner and Alex Schulz organized the first Niagara-on-the-Lake Terry Fox Run, they were just university students. Faulkner, now a New York State resident, recalls seeing an advertisement placed by the Terry Fox Foundation, looking for volunteers to organize a run in town. They answered the ad, and on Sept. 15, 1991, the first […]
Joan King will be at Simcoe Park Sunday, but no official run
This year is the 41st Marathon of Hope, and the 30th anniversary of the first Terry Fox Run to be held in Niagara-on-the-Lake. There were a couple of years after the first that there was no run. In 2006, Joan King arrived at Simcoe Park the Sunday morning of the run, prepared to do her […]
Music Niagara offers Let’s Tango!, music and dance
Music and dance, specifically, the tango, come together next Wednesday, Sept. 22, for the latest instalment of Music Niagara Festival’s At Home Concert Series. Let’s Tango!, recorded in front of a live audience of about 70 under the marquee at Chateau des Charmes Winery earlier this month, sees the return of the much-loved Quartetto Gelato […]
Town working on vaccination policy for staff, council
Niagara regional council is still working out the details for a policy that will make vaccinations mandatory for Niagara Region employees, as well as for regional councillors who want to attend in-person meetings, conduct business on regional property, or participate in official events. With the arrival of the more contagious Delta variant of COVID-19, the regional […]
More vaccinations needed to protect hospital system
The “tiniest bit of good news” on the COVID front in Niagara is that the number of cases has flattened out, rather than following the upward trajectory that was projected. The bad news, says Dr. Mustafa Hirji, Niagara’s acting medical officer of health, is that it may not last. But it could at least buy […]
Remembering 9/11 brings call for unity, resilience, hope
On Saturday, as people gathered in New York City and across the U.S. at solemn ceremonies marking 20 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks, Niagara-on-the-Lake held its own memorial at the Queen Street cenotaph. There were messages of solidarity with those from across the border who are the mainstay of local tourism, and a […]
Tail Gate Treasures at Pumphouse Saturday
The Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre is known for getting creative, but this Saturday, Sept. 18, they are getting creative with a new fundraising event. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and is being touted as one of the two major fundraising events that the Pumphouse organizes on a yearly basis taking […]
Pedal Pub, Pedal Pushers cycling for palliative care
Talking about fundraising gets Bonnie Bagnulo excited. Elated, even, animated about raising money to offer those suffering from life-limiting diseases more support than she is currently able to provide. The executive director of Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Palliative Care becomes emotional when she thinks about people dying alone, when they don’t need to. Or in pain, when […]
