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• Diodati, Bradley present different takes on governance : Niagara Falls Mayor says current system is flawed, Region Chair says it is working effectively

  Diodati, Jim (Mayor) / Bradley, Jim (Region Chair) / Mayor system flawed / Region Chair working effectively
• Ontario's top court amends sentence of senior convicted for role in grow-op

  Ferguson, Craig / marijuana growing operation / Port Colborne / Pinecrest Road
• Little improvement year after state of emergency : The number of Niagarans experiencing homelessness has nearly doubled from 665 to 1,177 over the past two years

  Morocco, Joyce / regional councillor / homelessness / mental health issues / addictions / DeRose, Carmen Thorold city Coun. / Chiocchio, John Coun. / Ratzlaff, Caleb Coun. / State of Emergency
• Speed cameras getting change of view

  Huson, Diana (Pelham Coun,) / Issina, Tom (Fort Erie Coun.) / Tassone, Frank / new locations for speed cameras / Niagara Region
• Slushy Steps

  Winter storm / downtown St. Catharines / Central Ontario / Southern Ontario
• Curler, sprinter in Brock sports spotlight

  Pietrangelo, Victor / mens curling team / Saldutto, Sarah / women's track and field team ' top athletes of the week
• Canadian national championship is coming to Port Colborne in May

  Steele, Bill / Cunliffe, Darren / Dool, Tim / National Para Hockey Chanpionships / Port Colborne
• IceDogs keep their foot on the gas : Niagara earns three of four points on the weekend

  Flores, Owen / Boudreau, Ben / Lavoie, Zakary / Levin, Mike / Ontario Hockey League
• New year's levee a tradition that endures : Artillery salute with a cannon, toasts and music from the Lincoln and Welland Regiment band and NRP pipers welcome in the new year

  Niagara Military Museum / Royal Canadian Artillery Cadet Corps / Lincoln and Regiment Band / Nehring, Bernard ( Lt.-Col. ) / Gates, Wayne / Baldinelli, Tony
• Niagara ice wine growers and producers hoping for colder temperatures : Conditions need to drop to at least -8 C before grapes can be picked

  Oppenlaender, Matthias / Grape Growers of Ontario / Macdonald, Laurie / Ontario Wine Appellation Authority
• Successes and challenges at Region headquarters defined 2023 : Bradley : Chair reflects on housing crisis, budget battles, an industrial 'renaissance' in year-end interview

  Bradley, Jim (Niagara Region Chair) / industrial sector new investments / Linamar gigacasting plant in Welland / housing crisis
• Health coalition holding discussion on fate of Fort Erie hospital

  Hotte, Sue / Douglas Memorial Hospital / group protest
• Solar eclipse viewing requires glasses, portable washrooms : City planning multiple activities, co-ordinating with American counterparts who will have NASA attending their event

  Moldenhauer, Kathy / Zambito, Jo (Chief) / Diodati, Jim (Mayor) / Niagara Falls Tourism
• Cold Hard Work

  Niagara Stone Road / prune grapevines / cold weather
• Hamilton's merger transition head has advice for Niagara

  Ryder, Marvin / Niagara Region / Niagara's Governance Hearing
• Owen Sound comes back to beat IceDogs : Niagara extends point streak to two games in OT defeat

  Vannetten, Ryan / Boudreau, Ben / Wycisk, Andrew / Ontario Hockey League /
• Niagara peach crop not affected by mild December

  Subramanian, Jaysankar / Marshall, Sarah / Ontario Tender Fruit Growers / University of Guelph Vineland Research and Innovative Campus
• First classes at Niagara Falls University delayed

  McLeod, Cyndi / University of Niagara Falls Canada / delayed renovations / Hatch building / Diodati, Jim (Mayor)
• Niagara gets ready to talk governance : Provincial standing committee expected to hear from 21 delegates at a St. Catharines hotel

  Diodati, Jim (Mayor) / Siscoe, Mat / regional government reorganization / Bradley, Jim (Chair)
• 'Pin Drop' a tranquil final act for Carolyn Wren : Niagara Artists Centre exhibition on display this month in downtown St. Catharines symbolizes peace and tranquility

  Wren, Carolyn / Niagara Artists Centre / 'Pin Drop' / Remus, Stephen / artists final act / Avenue Ballroom
• Richmond Hill man guilty of second-degree murder behind school in St. Catharines : Judge finds Jiapen (Jimmy) Wu was mastermind behind string of armed robberies

  Wu, Jiapeng (Jimmy) / Jing, Yan / Oakridge School / second degree murder charge
• Gare, Ronald Lewis

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• Beck, Michael (Mike)

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• Blain, William

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• Babyak-Popovich, Genevieve (DeeDee)

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• 'I'll box until I can't anymore,' says Welland's Brennan Mackay " : Seventeen year-old finds this fight game more satisfying than any of the other combat sports

  Mackay, Brennan / Napper's Boxing Club / boxing
• The tallest concrete poles in the world

  Weller, J.L. / Concrete Pole Co. / Lock 3 / hydro cables
• Latimer, Helen Julia

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• Chrest, Deborah (Debbie)

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• Roach, Michael Patrick Bertram

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• Wellenreiter, Agnes (nee Lepold)

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• Brock provost Wells named president of Laurentian University

  Wells, Lynn / interim president / president / Laurentian University / Fearon, Gervan / Rigg, Lesley / Kenyon, Tim
• New culture hub ready after multiple delays

  Bernat, Clark / The Exchange / culture hub / farmers market
• 'It could happen to any one of us' : Niagara marking Transgender Day of Remembrance amid rising hate across the country

  McTigue, Colleen / Smith, Gwendolyn Ann / Lecce, Stephen / Niagara Transgender Action Coalition / Silver Spire Church
• Teen crashes stolen car; other driver goes into labour : baby born two months premature remains in hospital

  Ridge Road North
• Encampment neighbours concerned about crime

  Thundering Waters condominium / Thundering Waters Way / Mrozek, Joe / Burgess, Jason / Lococo, Lori / homelessness
• Transit cuts, rising fares, face growing opposition : councillor calls for 'robust' bus system to help meet emission targets

  Siscoe, Mat / Niagara Region Transit Commission / Ratzlaff, Caleb
• Cutting trees may prove costly : hundreds of charges laid in Port Dalhousie

  Garcia, Carlos / St. Catharines tree bylaw / Chudoba, Paul / Smith, Darrell
• Going downtown for hoops : Brock University playing basketball doubleheader against McMaster at Meridian Centre

  Rao, Mike / Leithwood, Stephen / Niagara River Lions / Keltos, Brookelyn / Weinert, Madalyn / Addy, Jamie / Addy, Allison / Vukovic, Aleksija / Vukovic, Ilijana / Vercesi, Vienna / Niagara IcDogs / Sims, Ethan / Gannon, Riley / Sanders, Cale / Ungar, Connor / Campbell, Angeline / Fraser, Brianna / Gutierrez-Sarabia, Nicholas
• Field, Betty Lou
• Moccio, Albert Leonard
• Woram, Richard

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• Sergnese, Pasquale

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• Brown, Jean

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• Fabiani, Domenico (Mimi)

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• West, Janice Amy (nee Butler)

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• Beattie, William Douglas (Doug)

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• Varnak, Lena (nee Manzuk)

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• Lehan, Thomas

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• McGrath, James Adrian

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• Best, Rosemary Anne

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• Shirkie, Teresa (nee Golden)

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• Stemerdink, Gary John

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• Holderney, Herbert Thomas (Herb)

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• Little, Larry

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• Provost, Robert R.

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• Nazwaski, Peter Michael

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• Morelatto Wayne

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• Narsansky, James John (Jim)

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• Robert, Rohm

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• White, Brenda Ann (Crews)

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• Sicotte, Gregory Jerome

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• Altenburg, Arthur Franklin

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• Newman, Dayna Coy

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• Bowman, Brent Richard

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• McCarron, Claire (nee Lenaghan)

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• Dyball, Marjorie ( nee Hill)

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• Lauzon, Guy Frank Jr.

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• Armstrong, Dalton

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• Stanko, Joseph Antoine

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• Frail, Daniel Leo

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• Wilson, Guy

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• Bowman, John William

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• Robins, Florence Ilene (nee Sonnenberg)

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• Magee, Robert Hamilton

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• Putney, James Arthur (Jim)

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• Pitre, Therese

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• Donald, Marianne Eleanor (Haist)

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• Port Cares 50/50 winner plans trip and home repairs

  Upper, Amanda / Port Cares' / Lott, Isabell / 50/50 draw winner / Clark Lafleur, Christine / Reach Out Centre Food Bank / Port Colborne
• Structure not the root cause of Municipal woes

  Niagara Region / Niagara Municipalities / municipal governance / Ford, Doug
• Local agencies getting ready to assist homeless as cold weather moves in : Shelters available 24 hours a day in move away from temporary , emergency response

  Flisfeder, Steven / meteorologist / Jugley, Adrienne / Niagara Region / Silver Spire United Church / homeless / tents
• Niagarans bidding to welcome relatives from Gaza : Temporary immigration program will provide visas to maximum 1,000 Palestinians

  Shaath, Louy / Shat, Maysaa / Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada / Visa program
• Firefighters save dog's life while battling house fire : Working smoke alarms credited for limiting damage in blaze

  Crystal Beach Fire / Schooley Road / Smith, Chris (Chief) / working smoke alarms / dog rescue
• Man jailed for 'brazen, callous' club shooting: 'Overnight, the effort to create a safe and welcoming downtown was undone with the pull of a trigger', former Mayor writes of 2019 incident

  Stephens, Jamar / guilty / 5 year penitentiary sentence / Karma nightclub shooting
• 'Typical' year for housing market : Benchmark price decreased slightly to $617,000

  Niagara Association of Realtors / Morrissette, Nathan / pricing decreased slightly
• Pelino, Lisa

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• Stone, William Noel (Bill)

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• Francavilla, Gino

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• Watershed year for rowing club : Three Niagara Falls student-athletes receive scholarships to U.S. schools

  Niagara Falls Rowing Club / Murray, Mackenzie / Fehr, Ashlyn / Cottringer, Sabrina /
• Niagara Falls shelter residents' access to showers limited over holidays

  Summer Street Emergency Shelter / Jugley, Adrienne / Niagara Region / Craitor, Kim (Coun.) / alternative arrangements for showers
• 22 arrested for impaired driving during holidays

  impaired driving charges / drugs and alcohol / RIDE Program
• Trip to police station ends with arrests : Men suspected of thefts from vehicles in St. Catharines

  St. Catharines / Scott St. / Ontario Street / Auto damage / theft under $5,000 charge
• Blaze destroys custom kitchen business in Ridgeway : Officials are investigating fire that consumed Jia Mei Custom Countertops

  Jia Mei Custom Countertops / Michener Road / Ridgeway / Schmitt, Mark ( Chief)
• Home 'hobby shop' lost in $100,000 Welland garage blaze

  Richardson, Matt (Deputy Chief) / Albert Street / Welland / hobby shop / $100,000 in damages
• Emaciated and abused canine Gary is on the road to recovery : 'It is one of the worst cases of abuse I've seen in a very long time'

  Firmage, Tanya / Humane Society of Greater Niagara / dog found severely abused / abandoned
• Man is laid to rest in Nagara 29 years after going missing

  Missing from 1994 person identified / Canada's National Missing Personx DNA Program
• Dupuis, Clifford (John)
• Stamps, Myranda Kirsten

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• After 35 years, Heddle changes name to Ontario Shipyards : Largest ship repair and construction company on Great Lakes

  Heddle Shipyards / Ontario Shipyards / Padulo, Shaun / name change
• 2023 busy year for homicide investigators : NRP detectives are still looking for suspects in three cases

  Nine homicides 2023 / inmate death / taxi driver found unconscious / shooting death in Grimsby