It was down to business when the Niagara Falls riding federal candidates met virtually last Wednesday. For an hour and 45 minutes, Conservative incumbent Tony Baldinelli, NDP candidate Brian Barker, Liberal Andrea Kaiser and Peoples Party of Canada representative answered four questions they had been given before the meeting, all to do with business. The Green Party's … [Read more...] about Chamber meeting gets down to business with candidates
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 town run was held. Both … [Read more...] about Organizer of 1991 run only missing pandemic events
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, that was a major event for the stand-up comic at … [Read more...] about Joe Pillitteri raises $35,000 in one evening, with two great shows
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 five kilometres. But the park was deserted, and she decided that would not happen … [Read more...] about Joan King will be at Simcoe Park Sunday, but no official run
Local author writes about NOTL’s role in prohibition
It’s a small book, but a lot of work went into the research. Local waterfront resident Terry Boulton has self-published Smuggling on the Lower Niagara River, 1920 to 1933. He chose the specific area and time frame, he says, because although there has been lots written about prohibition, there is little about the impact of it on this area and local residents during those … [Read more...] about Local author writes about NOTL’s role in prohibition
