UPDATE: Stewart Friesen was presented with the Eastern Motorsport Press Association 2021 Richie Evans Memorial Award for Northeast Dirt Driver of the Year on January 14, 2022. The current off-season for stock car and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Stewart Friesen is a time to recharge his batteries for what he hopes will be a 2022 filled with further success on … [Read more...] about Truck Series driver Stewart Friesen sets goals for 2022
Former hockey player becomes Predators’ trainer
Samantha Marson would not set aside her hockey dreams after suffering a career-ending injury during a tournament. In her last year playing midget (under-18) hockey in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, three girls crashed her net, pushing goaltender Marson hard back against the post. She came off the ice, but stuck around to watch the rest of the tournament. The … [Read more...] about Former hockey player becomes Predators’ trainer
Reflections of haircuts, over several decades
The passing of Angelo DelVecchio last week prompted me to reflect on my love/hate relationship with haircuts for so much of my 59 years. My earliest memories go back to my mother taking me to Alex Vitez’ barber shop in St. Catharines’ Western Hill neighbourhood, where I grew up. Invariably, I left the place with a brush cut. You might call it a buzz cut, or even a … [Read more...] about Reflections of haircuts, over several decades
NOTL loses family man, community supporter
After an almost year-long battle against pancreatic cancer, 54-year-old Charlie Burland of St. Davids passed away Dec. 23. The father of three boys was well-known in the community as a long-time St. Davids volunteer firefighter, and as an employer of many locals through the years via his role as president of Niagara Clifton Group, a family business which owns and … [Read more...] about NOTL loses family man, community supporter
Outstanding minor hockey volunteer mourned
The Niagara-on-the-Lake minor hockey community is mourning the loss of former club president James Berg, who passed away late last week. Current NOTL Minor Hockey Club vice-president Peter Flynn says it’s impossible to overestimate how important the 53-year-old was to the organization. In 2010, Flynn says he and James became members of the club’s executive at … [Read more...] about Outstanding minor hockey volunteer mourned
