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Booking system errors impact NOTL residents

Rene and Annie Bertschi have vaccination appointments this week in St. Catharines, but were disturbed to find there were no bookings available in NOTL. That, however, seems to have been a glitch in the system.

Vic Tee recognized on crossing guard day

Vic Tee The car pulls up and parks on the small strip of asphalt next to the original wing of St. Davids Elementary School around 8:30 a.m. Seventy-three-year-old Vic Tee gets out and puts on his cap, with the words “I’m Nice” printed on the front.

Pandemic lifestyle changes affect real estate market

Kim Schwenker, McGarr Realty There is no doubt the Niagara housing market is hot, and even more so in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

NOTL woman represents riding at Daughters of the Vote

Carrie Robinson, a student at Bishop’s University in Sherbrooke, Que., is “inspired and energized” after a four-day conference on women in politics.

Wellness committee provides vaccination update

Cindy Grant is chair of the Community Wellness Committee In a continuing effort to provide timely and relevant information to Niagara-on-the-Lake residents, below is a summary of the most recent information currently available about the distribution

Vaccination booking system open, schedule for local clinics released

Niagara Public Health’s schedule for community clinic vaccinations to protect against COVID-19 has been released, and the booking system is open for those in the 80-plus age group.

Residents asked to act like we’re in lockdown

Dr. Mustafa Hirji With health experts predicting a third wave of COVID-19 is inevitable — some saying it is already here — and as the provincial booking system for vaccinations is open and Niagara clinics are set to open, Dr.

Little blue buggy creating quite a stir around town

Grace Tomlinson says she is always being asked about her covered scooter, called a Boomerbuggy, which she drives to get around the Old Town.

Pandemic ‘will have a shadow on our future’

Dr. Robin Williams St. Davids resident Dr. Robin Willams is the 2021 recipient of an award bestowed by the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Niagara (WIN) council on March 8.

Bob Gale candidate for provincial Tories

Bob Gale (Photo supplied) Bob Gale doesn’t back down from a fight when he believes he’s in the right. He has decided he wants to fight for his corner of Niagara at the provincial level, as a Conservative MPP.