SUNDAY SUMMARY: Some local news you might have missed

Editor's Note: Every week in this space we compile the most widely-read local stories from the past week — news we don't want you to miss.

A day to remember Indigenous children who were taken and did not come home

Sept. 30, Orange Shirt Day, was a reminder of the children who went to residential schools and didn't return, and to honour the survivors, learning about their history. Read about the ceremony that was held in NOTL.

Staying Alive has seniors moving and shaking in the park

On Seniors Day, seniors and youth gathered in Simcoe Park to draw attention to the need for climate mitigation. The dancing to the tune of The Bee Gees Staying Alive drew a crowd of visitors and locals who stopped to see what it was all about. 

Hydro One trucks leave from Niagara to help with devastation from Hurricane Helene

About 100 crew members in 50 trucks met at the Husky Travel Centre on York Road in Niagara-on-the-Lake early Thursday morning, heading to the Niagara border crossing and then on to Georgia to help restore power in areas hit by the hurricane. Read the details here.

Work underway to preserve six 200-year-old stones

The Niagara-on-the-Lake heritage committee and the town are committed to preserving at least six ordnance boundary stones, the markers used by the British in the early 1800s to mark the borders of military reserves. Read the details here.

Regional council approves incentives for developers, funded by taxpayers

Although some regional councillors were opposed to a two-per-cent tax hike to fund incentives for developers, saying building new homes shouldn't come at a cost tax payers, an extension to the incentive programs was approved. Find out why here.