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• Niagara real estate market bouncing back: Region's numbers are looking good, leaning toward a buyer's market, according to real estate officials

  Zoocasa / Layton, Amy / Niagara Association of Realtors
• Thoroughbreds are OK to go Monday : Fort Erie Race Track set to close 125th season with fan appreciation day

  Jackpot Hi-5 final race / pre-pandemic season totals
• Sipping from the fastest-growing segment of the wine industry

  Think Pink Symposium / Brock University / Lundy Manor / Icellars Estate Winery / 80x Wine Company
• Students mental health 'critical:' Local school boards say provincial cash commitment to support young people 'very exciting'

  Bozza, Andrea / Niagara Catholic District School Board / Savage, Michael / Brock University / LoConte, Carolyn / Simon, Alisa
• The American Falls has run dry before

  American Falls / Niagara River blockage / erosion / limestone / Bierstadt, Albert
• Mayor received $73, 650 in 2022 election donations

  Diodati, Jim
• Residents concerned about development impact on species

  Hickey, Stanlee / Ward, Sarah / Lyons Creek Road / eco-sensitive area / Welland River / Lyons Creek / former Oaklands Golf Course / King Waldorf Trailer Park / Yagi, Anne / 8Trees Inc. / Rohe, Craig /
• Nurse workforce 'stable:' 2,561 nurses are working at all levels in Niagara but more still needed

  Feather, Janice / Niagara Health / Ministry of Health
• 'Canada's Got Talent' opens casino theatre : Filming started Wednesday at 5,000 seat OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino

  Fallsview Casino / Mandel, Howie / CityTV / Taylor, Richard
• Historical landmarks gave way to progress

  Canadian National Railway / Sheraton Brock Hotel / Wollnough, Martin / Fire Hall
• Out of a bush emerged a canal, then Thorold : Postmark that has existed since 1824 becomes debatable point in new Metro

  Keefer, George / Hoover, George / Ball, Jacob / Loyalist migration / Thorold fire hall
• Governor General's visit a first for Thorold church

  Schreyer, Ed (Governor General) / St. John 's Church / Spence, Ralph (Reverend)
• Not all is well at NPCA

  Sawchuk, William / Riverfront Community / Thundering Waters / Wetland Number One / provincial auditor
• Simple slip took life of first man to successfully defy the falls

  Leach, Bobby / barrel stunt
• English cooper ushered in era of barrel stunting

  Graham, Carlisle / barrel maker
• Mysterious Italian : Niagara's first female rope walker dazzled thousands with her stunts

  Spelterina, Maria (Spelterini) / rope walker
• Queen Mother's return visit revives pleasant memories

  Milne, Doug / Queen Elizabeth / King George VI
• Spectacular gorge rockfall destroyed power station

  U.S. Schoelkopf / power station / rock slides / Draper, Richard
• Fort Niagara celebrates annual flag day

  Fort Niagara / Butler, John / French Castle / Johnson, William Sir
• Banners honour service of veterans : Wendy Leard sees tribute created in honour of her father outside her business

  Niagara Falls Downtown Business Improvement Area (BIA) / Royal Canadian Legion / Leard, Charles Prince / Niagara Peninsula Energy / Wendy Leard School of Dance / Charbonneau, Ron
• Niagara Falls city, regional council candidates get messages out : Non-partisan social platform Mainly Niagara hosts event for contenders in local election at Lundy Manor Winery

  Nieuwesteeg, Ruth-Ann / Hawkins, Sheri / Bell, Christian / meet-and-greet
• Mendola, Lynn Angela

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• Dirks, Peter P.
• Stangier, James Cameron (Jim)

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• Breeve, Jacobus

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• Prepare to pay more for vehicle insurance: Drivers can expect hikes of between six and 18 per cent

  Ivans, Daniel / Rates.ca / Spina, Jessica / Desjardins Insurance
• Stylish street car terminal devoured by Rainbow bridge

  Tower Inn Terminal / Rainbow Bridge / Queen Victoria Park / Street Cars
• First Parliament of Upper Canada laid foundation for a just society

  First Parliament of Upper Canada / Niagara-on-the-Lake / Simcoe, John Graves (Governor)
• John Waugh witnessed Fenian Raids : Owner of Niagara's first lumber mills was also most successful businessman

  Waugh, John / Clifton Planning Mill / Fenian Raids / Clifton / alderman
• Simcoe St. school in 126th year

  Simcoe Street School / Crysler, Hermanius (Monty) / Muddy Run / Simcoe Street / Fraser, Marion / Chrysler, Sarah
• Ten hardy families were first settlers in Stamford, forerunner of today's city

  Settlers / Stamford Township / Bender, Philip / McMicking, Thomas / Reilly, John / Ellsworth, Francis / Forsyth, James / Millard, Thomas / Coon, John / Thompson, Peter / Burch, John / Chisolm, John
• Leach first man to go over falls and live

  Leach, Bobby / steel barrel / Taylor, Annie Edson / Hill, William Red
• School with a view will soon be razed

  Glenview Public School / Silvertown / Durdan, Kate / Byers, Lillian / demolition / apartment house
• At Stamford Centre : 50 years of firefighting, community service

  Stamford Centre Volunteer Firemen's Association / Smith, Ala T. / Depew, James / McLeod, Keith / community service
• How Niagara Falls got its name

  Onghiarra / Thundering Waters / Father Hennepin / Elgin / Clifton / Drummondville / Father Lalemont
• 'Swedish Nightingale' Jenny Lind performed for Niagara audiences

  Lind, Jenny / 'Swedish Nightingale' / Clifton House / Chippawa Holy Trinity Anglican Church / Goldschmidt, Otto / famous singer
• Close races in three flights : only one championship decided heading into final stop on junior tour

  Niagara District Junior Golf Tour / Turner, Brennan / Beechwood Golf & Social House / Kenney, Casey / Kowalyshyn, Sierra / LeBrasseur, Noah / Freure, Nathan / Bruciul, Andrew / Freure, Nathan / Morin, Benjamin / Steve (Butch) Fellinger Award
• Booth, Brett Murray

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• Balta, Aleksandar (Alex)

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• Russell, Edward David

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• Harkness, John Martin

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• Election questions

  Diodati, Jim / Pietrangelo, Victor
• We should aim for the centre

  Trudeau, Justin
• There was no holiday
• Changing direction on recycling collection

  Insinna, Tom
• 'Things are picking up' : Welland farmers market trying to find its footing in a post pandemic economy

  Packham, Lyle "The Egg Man" / Johnson, Nate / Royer, Tori / Hill Mingle Farms
• Nicholson won't be seeking re-election, cites his family : Regional councillor won't seek second term but won't rule out political return

  Nicholson, Peter
• Games legacy is facilities and more : organizers now 'trying to make the most of these Games'

  Canada Games Park / Hamilton, Doug / Niagara 2022 Host Society / Oaks Park / Welland Sports Complex / 13 for 13 Festival / Memorial Park / Niagara Trail Maintenance Association / Meridian Centre
• MPPs calling on province to fix hospital backlogs : Burch and Stevens say constituents living in fear while awaiting surgeries

  Burch, Jeff / Stevens, Jennie / Jones, Sylvia / Juravinski Hospital / Dobias, Doug /
• 'Doctor's Dilemma' hits the mark : Bernard Shaw's savage take on the medical profession finds new layers in 2022

  Gordon, Alexis / Talwar, Sanjay / Sousa, Johnathan / Donnelly, Diana
• The observation towers of Lundy's Lane : A series of structures offered tourists a view of War of 1812 battle sites

  Durham Tower / Fralick Tower / Terrapin Tower / Oneida Tower / Skylon Tower / battlefields / Lundy's Lane / Drummond Hill Presbyterian Church / McKenzie, Donald / Fralick, Adam / Lundy's Lane Observatory Battle Ground Hotel Museum
• Summer Games brings attention to Welland : Mayor Campion said athletes complimented the city's facilities over the past two weeks

  Campion, Frank / Welland International Flatwater Centre / Welland Tennis Club / Youngs Sportsplex / Welland Baseball Stadium / Merritt Park / 13 for 13 Festival / Femmes du Feu Creations / Dance Place Welland / The Federation of Canadian Municipalities Conference (FCM)
• Impact of gift ' will be felt for generations' : Diane and Greg Slaight donate $1M to fund program expansion, pet shelter for Women's Place

  Braet, Amanda / Women's Place of South Niagara / Quinlin-Murphy, Teresa / United Way Niagara / Pathstone Mental Health / Domestic Violence Shelter
• Wrong turn at the border leads right to jail

  Guns / Mailhot, Matthew / Canada Border Services Agency
• Blame Liberals if third tourism year lost to pandemic, says MP : Baldinelli and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra have heated exchange

  Baldinelli, Tony / ArriveCAN / Badawey, Vance
• Tentative agreement reached at Brock : sides met with mediator Friday, ahead of unions strike deadline

  Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1295 / Brock facilities management staff / CUPE Local 1295 / McClelland, Ken / Chan, Ken
• A celebration of Canada's athletes : 'everything we hoped would happen has happened' chair says

  Nagy, Sarah / Hamilton, Doug / Van Koeverden, Adam / MacLeod, Cynthia / Langlois, Paul / POESY / Lumsden, Neil / Avalek, Eekeeluak / 13 for 13 Cultural Festival
• 32,000 new homes needed in Niagara over next decade : wait list for affordable housing in the region now reaches more than 9,000 households

  Moffat, Mike / Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation / Woiceshyn, Donna / Sinclair Jeffrey
• Golfer who 'couldn't buy a putt' doomed to middle of the pack : 'one good day' not enough to give former junior champ medals at Games

  Martel, Matthew / Humphreys, Cooper / Legends on the Niagara / Paquette, Guillaume / Blazevic, Peter / Niagara District Junior Golf Tour / Jiang, Tina / Kim, Lauren / Meilleur, Carlee
• Regional rivalry yields gold and silver medals : longtime training partners place 1-2 for Ontario in women's discus

  Tutti, Trinity / Tennant, Grace /
• Double direct reform

  Association of Municipalities of Ontario / Porter, Karrie / McPherson, Robin / Tibollo, Michael / Cousins, Cathy / Jugley, Adrienne /
• Nurses deserve a bump in pay
• Bell box program expanding artwork with eight pieces

  Chippawa Park / Depaulo, Brianna Lynn / Jajus, Emilia / Parotta, Aldo / Stuart, Sara Lou / South Pelham Road
• Powerful cast anchors Shaw Festival's 'Gem of the Ocean'

  Wilson, August / Akin, Philip / Parks, Monica / Judah, Nathanael / Walker, Sophia / Sparks, Jeremiah / Anderson, David Alan
• Lou Ferrigno still gets pumped up for Niagara Falls

  Tv's original Incredible Hulk / Icon Autographs / Schwarzenegger, Arnold / Ruffalo, Mark / Niagara Falls Comic Con / Dabrowski, Chris / Ponce, James
• Dismantling homeless camps costly, has a purpose : Sendzik : better solutions still being sought, says St. Catharines mayor

  Niagara Assertive Street Outreach (NASO) / O'Hoski, Erin / Sendzik, Walter / Gale Crescent / Start Me Up Niagara / Miller, Greg / Littleton, Lori
• Organization supports youngest of caregivers : St. Catharines-based association says 1.24 million youth - some as young as five - in Canada help care for family

  Momani, Aline / Momani, Sarah / The Young Caregivers Association / Pinelli, Alicia / Lewis, Michelle
• A long history behind Klondike Hotel

  Klondike Hotel / Arlington Hotel / Graham, Frederick / Henry, William / Salci, Lillian / Mangoff, Mr. & Mrs.
• Public health urges updating vaccinations for students : COVID-19 booster shot available for children aged five to 11 as new school year looms

  Hirji, Mustafa, Dr. / Omicron / Pfizer booster
• In Niagara Falls : New landmarks replaced old ones in 1976

  Afrukhteh, Djamal Dr. / Imperial bank / police station / Steinberg -Miracle Mart / Seneca Theatre
• Work underway to restore Nickel Beach sand dunes : Niagara Coastal and community partners install more than 600 metres of snow fencing

  Holinaty, Blair / Ford, Gregary / Environment and Climate Change Canada's EcoAction Community Fund / Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority / Verkade, Geoff / Khan. Nadeem / Coastal Day of Action / Port Colborne
• Maid of the Mist began in 1946 as a two-decker paddle ferry

  Niagara Falls Ferry Association / ferry service / Captain Carter
• Duchesne, Elliot / Parents - Danielle & Michael Duchesne

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• Powers, Greyson / Parents - Tyra & Thomas Powers

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• Koudijs, Leonard Hendrikus

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• Grand, Margaret (Peggy) (nee Ryan)

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• Langel, Elizabeth (Betty)

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• Melnyk, Rose Jessica (Serieska)

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• McConnell, Dana Kenzie (Dan)

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• Furguson, Murray James
• Rougoor, William

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• Patterson, Catherine (nee Mill)

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• Rodrigue, Arthur Thomas

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• Hankin Maracle, Linda
• Leonard, Judith Marie (nee Brix)

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• Arcand, Allen
• MacDougall, Joan Sandra (Bowie)

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• Hunter, Douglas Alan (Doug)

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• Armenti, Olga

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• Bosgraaf, William

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• MacDougall, Joan Sandra (Bowie)

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• Phillips, Joseph

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• Beckman, Evelyn
• Pepin, Yvon

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• Zahra, Emmanuel Francis (Len)

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• Duff, Frances (nee Demers)

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• Brochu, Fernande

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• Wrapping up a wonderful year at the library : Enthusiasm shown by program participants made 2024 special.

  CBC Kids / programs / workshops / local authors / Summer Reading Club / Niagara IceDogs story time / Trivia and Hot Chocoalate Bar /
• Niagara Falls Public Library offers a safe space for teens after school : The Stamford branch hosts programs for an age group not often seen in the Library

  MacBain Family Community Room / McCall MacBain Foundation / Youth Wellness Hibs Ontario (YWHO) / Lunch Bunch / No One Goes Hungry Niagara / Niagara Falls Community Health Centre / Niagara Region Public Health / John Howard Society of Niagara / After School at the Library / food literacy
• Delicious titles at Niagara Falls library will inspire budding chefs : Cookbooks are a good way to explore the culinary landscape

  cookbooks / recipes / stories / photos