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Congratulations, class of 2020
Congratulations, grads!The Local, and all the proud parents and family members of 2020 high school and university graduates, are happy to congratulate you on your success and accomplishments.This has been a difficult year for graduations, for parents, family members and students, as you celebrate this milestone as best you can, but certainly not how you […]
Geopark designation could help region on road to recovery
Could the Niagara region earning a UNESCO Geopark designation be important to post-COVID-19 economic recovery? The members of the Empower Niagara Aspiring Geopark Task Force feel it is a key element. An online meeting June 26 brought together politicians and stakeholders from across Niagara to learn more about the push to have the region recognized […]
Former National Defence meteorologist living retirement dream
When it comes to weather, Glendale resident Steve Hardaker has seen it all. It was all part of his 35-year career, first with Environment Canada, then with the Department of National Defence. Hardaker retired to Niagara-on-the-Lake in 2010, having fallen in love with the area while his son was attending Brock University. In less than […]
Pilot project closing Queen Street for pedestrian safety
After decades of discussing the merits and pitfalls of turning Queen Street into a pedestrian mall, council agreed, during a special meeting called last Friday morning, to a pilot project that prohibits vehicles on the main drag from King Street to Victoria Street. But Monday, Lord Mayor Betty Disero and interim CAO Sheldon Randall, using […]
Provincial parks offer COVID camping tips
With a timeless and ticking sense of adventure, I felt recently it was time to get up north again. Combing over the rocky edges of Georgian Bay, one can find plenty of stunning provincial parks. With nearly all of Ontario’s parks emerged from COVID hibernation, people are back out and exploring, but with some odd […]
Looking up with Bill
This week on Looking Up I look at the week of July 9 through July 15, including the third quarter Moon in Aries on Sunday, July 12. Now to the week ahead: Thursday, July 9: The Moon continues through imaginative Pisces, and makes an early morning connection with Mercury in Cancer, suggesting ideas that feel […]
Councillor who resigned a person of ‘honesty, integrity’
Stuart McCormack has resigned from Niagara-on-the-Lake town council, with a letter to council and the media explaining his position. It comes as no surprise that there would be no further word from him for the media — he has made his position against talking to the media clear in the past. In response to questions […]
Town history shows tradition of appointing ninth candidate
While there are options under the municipal act for replacing former town councillor Stuart McCormack, who sent a letter of resignation to the Town and the media last Wednesday, there is a history of past councils following the tradition of appointing the ninth-place candidate in the previous election. The most recent example was the appointment […]
O’Connor waits for decision on ‘what’s best for town’
Although there are other options for replacing the vacant seat left by the resignation of Stuart McCormack, if councillors follow tradition, they may consider appointing Sandra O’Connor, the ninth-place candidate in the 2018 election. She has continued to stay active as a volunteer, and ran in the recent federal election representing the Green Party. She […]
Residents ask for resolution to ongoing dust problem
Eighteen homeowners in St. Davids are hoping the Town will right a wrong they believe goes back almost 15 years, and which continues to make their lives a misery, especially during hot, dry summers like this one. Sixteen of the homes are part of the Courtland Valley Estates subdivision, on Hickory Avenue, and two are […]
