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Jane Andres

Like peaches, picnic is growing in Niagara

by Culture

Lord Mayor Betty Disero has passed an Official Plan and attended an Association of Municipalities Ontario conference since, but the day of the Peach Pickers Picnic, she was at the community event for migrant workers. She danced up a storm with Amado, a seasonal worker for Arterra Wines Canada, which owns Jackson Triggs, Inniskillin and other wineries. (Photo … [Read more...] about Like peaches, picnic is growing in Niagara

Preparations underway for Peach Pickers Picnic

by Community

This week the magic happened. It started with a tiny flicker, a momentary reflection catching my eye in a little pond tucked deep among the ferns. A second tiny flash hovered over the path and I followed it down to the forest below. I was transfixed by the sight that awaited — a veritable constellation of thousands of fireflies hovering and drifting through the ferns and … [Read more...] about Preparations underway for Peach Pickers Picnic

Portrait from a caring community: Anneliese Pankratz

by Community

Anneliese Pankratz with Evral Gardner, Dwayne Edwards and Daniel Russell after a CWOP service. (Jane Andres)
It was a beautiful evening in fall and I was enjoying a quiet time puttering about in my front yard when I heard it. It was a muffled crack followed by an onslaught of men’s excited voices, then abrupt silence. I couldn’t tell where it was … [Read more...] about Portrait from a caring community: Anneliese Pankratz