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COLUMN: Birding adventure with the grandkids

COLUMN: Birding adventure with the grandkids

With Christmas festivities being complete and the grandchildren off school for another two weeks, we thought about what we do to help keep them occupied during that period
Lighting the way: Reflecting on years of helping farmworkers

Lighting the way: Reflecting on years of helping farmworkers

Last week’s storm was one for the books. Thanks to howling wind and plummeting temperatures, my memories of it will be frozen as solid as the water buckets in my chicken coop.
Sharing a Christmas message: look for the light

Sharing a Christmas message: look for the light

Alexander and Rebecca Mills, with their son Asher, will be looking for the light at Christmas. (Supplied) It’s 2:55 p.m. as I write this, and as I look out my office window the sun is nowhere to be found.
Reporter Mike Balsom walking a mile in her shoes

Reporter Mike Balsom walking a mile in her shoes

The annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser for Gillian’s Place returns to the Pen Centre on Saturday, Oct. 15 for the first time since 2019.
Newark Neighbours needs our help

Newark Neighbours needs our help

Newark Neighbours, a local food bank and thrift store that has been serving Niagara-on-the-Lake residents for 50 years, is asking for our help.
Nursing through COVID

Nursing through COVID

Jayne Serluca spent part of the last year vaccinating people in the community, including her niece, Marla Serluca.
When will this absurdity stop? Maybe after the election

When will this absurdity stop? Maybe after the election

This 2022 election campaign is beginning to prove that just about anything is possible, no matter the absurdity.
OUTniagara calls for crosswalk in heritage district

OUTniagara calls for crosswalk in heritage district

To Lord Mayor Betty Disero and Niagara-on-the-Lake Town Council: OUTniagara, a non-profit organization that unites, supports and celebrates Niagara’s sexual- and gender-diverse communities, is adding its voice to endorse a permanent installation of a
Help available to focus on wellness in 2022

Help available to focus on wellness in 2022

The year 2021 has closed, and it has been quite a ride: physically, economically, mentally and socially. COVID-19 has dominated the health scene, but there have been significant mental and social impacts too.
Big victories for healthcare in 2021, but more to be done

Big victories for healthcare in 2021, but more to be done

Wayne Gates was fighting for improvements in long-term care in January, 2021, and he is still fighting.