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Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Lori McInnes and her friend Laurie Straw from St. Catharines are the happy recipients of Hospice Niagara’s Catch the Ace, a fun fundraiser that has captured the attention of many Niagara residents. McInnes is a retired volunteer from Hospice Niagara, and became friends with Straw, a retired employee of the palliative care organization, during the … [Read more...] about Friends Lori and Laurie share Hospice Niagara jackpot

MPP Wayne Gates, representing the Niagara Falls riding, is demanding that Doug Ford get the COVID crisis in Niagara under control, as doctors in the province take part in triage protocol training sessions. “Frontline health care heroes are worried they’ll be forced to implement the triage protocol they’ve been briefed on. They don’t want to make the impossible decision of … [Read more...] about MPP demanding Ford act to prevent patient triaging

Whether you’re living out in the vast acreage of line and concession country, or even if you’re surrounded by neighbours somewhere in an urban area, you’ve got microhabitats.  Don’t go running to the doctor. Microhabitats are just smaller versions or categories of habitats for local wildlife. The word “habitat” is based on where a living thing habituates or exists based … [Read more...] about Microhabitats are all around us, including our backyards

Betty Knight recently gave a successful workshop through the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library  on getting your garden ready for planting. It was so successful the library is offering a second workshop, this time so Knight can talk about what to plant in the soil, now that it’s been prepared. Knight says she has loved gardening most of her life, learning at the … [Read more...] about Workshop to be on native plants

When I was in Grade 3, an artistic young classmate would draw, on request, wonderful pictures of popular birds. One of the birds he would draw was that of a kingfisher. An odd little bird indeed, and I was curious of its shape and colouration. I have to admit though, in all my  later years, I had never actually seen one, until quite recently. Last year, with the … [Read more...] about Photographer finds kingfishers in Niagara Shores Park