When a parks bylaw was approved by Niagara-on-the-Lake council in March, Queenston resident Abbie Gowans breathed a sigh of relief. Her summer business, delivering gourmet five-course meals for two in a fancy wooden picnic box on wheels, would be acceptable under the new rules. This will be the second straight summer running Picnix for the 22-year-old Laura Secord Secondary … [Read more...] about Picnix a successful summer business for university student
Chamber distributing rapid tests to local businesses
There are 5,000 rapid tests packed in boxes at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce office, waiting to be picked up by local business owners in the coming days and weeks. They will be able to use them to test themselves and their employees for COVID-19, receiving results in 15 minutes or less. The goal of the program is to identify asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic … [Read more...] about Chamber distributing rapid tests to local businesses
2:15 gathering honours Indigenous children
A group of just under 30 people came together in Simcoe Park Sunday at 2:15 p.m. to share two minutes and 15 seconds of silence, recognizing the 215 Indigenous children whose bodies were discovered buried at the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. Organizer Cosimo Chiovitti, a local resident, put the word out on the Facebook group NOTL 4 … [Read more...] about 2:15 gathering honours Indigenous children
Varied background combines security, policy
Spotting a deer in the backyard of their Old Town home this week, Ken Chan and his husband Warren Duffy were quite certain they weren’t living in downtown Toronto any longer. When Chan was named Brock University’s new vice-president, administration, back in January, the couple began hunting for a home in their favourite spot in the Niagara Region. The move here two weeks … [Read more...] about Varied background combines security, policy
Significant historic building to get structural overhaul
Surrounded by its picket fence, it sits as a time capsule, overlooking Butler’s Barracks and the Commons. The Junior Commissariat Officer’s Quarters has played a role in over 200 years of military and community history. One of the first buildings constructed as part of the Butler’s Barracks complex just after the War of 1812, the historic residence is currently … [Read more...] about Significant historic building to get structural overhaul