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• Hope in Motion exceeds goal with help from past patients : Walk aims to raise $20,000 for programs at Hotel Dieu Shaver

  Hotel Dieu Shaver Foundation / Hope in Motion fundraiser / Geoffroy, Tracy / Pitkanen, Steven / Neufville, Joel / Brock Functional Inclusive Training Centre / Blair, Chuck & Nancy
• No charges against police for suspect's broken foot during arrest

  Martino, Joseph / Special Investigations Unit / 'no knock' search warrant / complainant lept over stairs / foot fractured
• Vespa lovers hold annual ride : 'You have a friend for life, because you bond over this beautiful little machine'

  Niagara Region Vespa Club / Sumbler, Wayne / Miele, Nello / Vespa Club of Canada
• 'I don't believe I'm a lost cause,' killer tells judge

  MacGarvie, Bradley / 'remarkable change' / Fraser, Alex / first degree murder / prison rehabilitation /
• Out Of The Tunnel

  Townline Tunnel / MultiSport Canada Niagara Falls Barrelman Triathalon /
• One win away from glory : Jackfish lead Baycats, 3-2, in the IBL final

  Morello, Gianfranco / Essery, Brian / Moretto, Steven
• A distinguished old streetscape disappears

  City Square / Gore of St. Paul Street / Ontario Street / Burgoyne Bridge construction
• Labertew, LaVaun Marie (Soto)

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• Perry, Marion (nee Taylor)

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• Perry, Doris
• 'Lest we forget' : St. Catharines veterans banners are symbols of remembrance : 'Our mission in the Royal Canadian Legion is to serve veterans, and this includes promoting remembrance'

  Earle, Barbara / Chassie, Ron / Hall, Cecil / St. Catharines Veteran's Banner Program / Royal Canadian Legion
• No need for so many politicians

  Niagara Region / politicians / too many
• Consider phasing out horse-drawn carriages

  Horse-drawn carriages / hot weather / mistreatment of horses / tourism
• Walk raising awareness of violence against women : Take Back the Night march returning to downtown St. Catharines Thursday

  Niagara Sexual Assault Centre / Take BackThe Night / raising awareness to end domestic violence / Your Voice Your Night / Durksen, Sheri
• Artist pays tribute to residential children, missing women and girls : Metis artist Brian Kon channels traditional bead art through paintings

  Kon, Brian / Niagara Falls Public Library / Rosberg Gallery / dot art painting / residential schools / First Nation / Metis / Inuit Children / residential schools / indigenous women
• Migrant rights focus of demonstration

  Tulloch, David / Migrant Rights Newwork of Niagara / Bittle, Chris / migrant workers protection
• MPP Gates wants to eliminate 'unfair' tax on Ontario wines : Levy on local wines creates uneven playing field, lawmaker says

  Gates, Wayne (MPP) / Lipinski, Jakub / Redelmeier, Bill / Ontario Wines / eliminate basic tax
• Firefighters turn up heat with smokin' hot calendar : Union raising funds to aid Hospice Niagara and Path Stone Mental Health

  Murphy, Adam / Kallies, Jeff / Mihaljev, Joey / Myers, Joel / McQueen, Steve / Welland Professional Fire FIghters Association / Local 481 / Bowman, Craig (Capt.)
• Need growing for child care : Educators' shortage having systemwide impact, report says

  Jugley, Adrienne / Klair, Satinder / Niagara Region / Health and Social Service Committee / private home childcare
• Two-out Homer gives Jackfish comeback win : Carlos Martinez hits second homer in as many nights for Welland

  Essery, Brian / Intercounty Baseball League / Underhill, Brandon / Martinez, Carlos / Harford, Jake
• Murderer on day parole three months back in jail over 'criminal cycle' concerns : Cara Taylor, 17, died at the hands of her obsessed former boyfriend Elio Caputo in 1993

  Taylor, Cara / Caputo, Elio / Parole Board of Canada / day parole revoked / Taylor, Steve
• Niagara needs a review

  Ford, Doug / Bradley, Jim / too many politicians Niagara Region / frustrated taxpayers
• Casino scammer guilty of fraud : Multimillion-dollar scam targeted casinos in Ontario, Quebec

  Wang, Yuan / Srosh, Daud / fraud documents / suspended sentence / three years probation ' Niagara Falls Casino Resort / Fallsview Casino
• Perrault, Raymond Joseph Arthur

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• Whillier, Marlene

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• Vilim, Carolyn Ann Florence (nee Lumley)

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• Education a joint effort
• Brock faces increasing pressure
• Transit commission rejects council request to reduce its budget increase : regional politicians will have final say when they vote on the special Transit levy next week

  Niagara Transit Commission / Olson, Wayne / Reilly, William / Bradley, Jim / NRT onDemand /
• Ukrainians remember : community will gather on anniversary of Holodomor tragedy

  Schumylo Newton, Irene / Ukrainian Canadian Congress Niagara Chapter / Stalin, Joseph / George Ukrainian Orthodox Church / Gal, Valentina
• Councillors, police clash over 2024 budget hike : demands for service 'simply exceed our current capacity, chief says

  Bradley, Jim / Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC) / Lawson, Jen / MacCulloch, Bryan / Easton, Sandra / Niagara Transit
• Wiens crowned 2023 Grape King : Niagara-on-the Lake family operates 50-hectare vineyard

  Wiens, Erwin / 2023 Grape King / Zimmerman, Debbie / Grape Growers of Ontario / Oppenlaender, Matthias
• Mayors welcome Niagara review : 'We have to have this conversation so that we can finish the conversation,' Siscoe says

  Diodati, Jim (Mayor) / Siscoe, Mat (Mayor) / Regions government structure review / Calandra, Paul / Housing Minister / Bradley, Jim
• Backlog of porn cases hits Niagara : nearly 500 investigations yet to be assigned

  Operational Child Exploitation Analysis Network (OCEAN) / Myers, Jason / Gibson, Kevin / MacCulloch, Bryan
• Exchange facing new delay : 'Furious' mayor says 'we don't want to hear more excuses'

  Bernat, Clark / Niagara Falls Night of Art / Thw Exchange / Moldenhauer, Kathy / Diodati, Jim (Mayor) / opening delayed / culture hub / farmers market
• Festival uncorking new experiences : Silent disco, food demos featured at Grape and Wine Festival

  Niagara Grape and Wine Festival / Montebello Park / Anderson, Dorian / Mayor's Invitational Grape Stomp / volunteers needed
• Region considering citizen's code of conduct : 'There are no two sides about this kind of behaviour'

  Redekop, Wayne (Mayor) / Gale, Bob (Coun.) / Holm, Melanie / Ip, Laura / Regional Councillors abuse / harassment / threats of violence
• Jackfish starter able to hold Baycats' bats at bay : Bradwell takes no hitter into seventh inning as Welland gets back in series

  Cawker, Sam / Essery, Brian / Intercounty Baseball League
• Prince of Wales Stakes wagering hits record at Fort Erie Race Track

  Stein, Justin / Velocitor / Prince of Wales Stakes / Fort Erie Race Track
• Family fundraiser looking for support : Wheelchair-accessible vehicle needed for St. Catharines girl with a rare muscular disorder

  Ferri, Lennon / Ferri, Brenda / Werdnig-Hoffmann's spinal muscular atrophy / motorized wheelchair / GoFundMe campaign / Wheels for Lennon
• Hunger Action Month requires more action to battle food insecurity : Food bank supplies at an all-time low as more people line up to feed their families

  Braithwaite, John / The Hope Centre / Digiglio, Mike / Hunger Action Month / increase in visits to food banks / Community Care / food insecurity
• United Way sets $5.2M goal : Fundraising campaign gets underway with fire truck pull

  United Way Niagara / Hallworth, Frances / Steeves, Brad / Kennedy, Sean / support for the community
• Build it or lose it, developers told

  Burgess, Jason / Pietrangelo, Victor / Diodati, Jim (Mayor) / entice developers / 8,000 homes by 2031
• Inside a 'revolution' in Canadian culture : Former VJ Kim Clarke Champniss now living in Fort Erie, recalls early days as MuchMusic exploded onto music scene

  Clarke Champniss, Kim / MuchMusic VJ / '299 Queen Street West' / documentary
• Review of Niagara governance is back on : Regional facilitator idea dropped in favour of 'open and accountable' process

  Calandria, Paul / Fenn, Michael / Seiling, Ken / Scott, Laurie / Niagara governance
• Motorcycle track was able to weather rain-shortened season : 'Surprisingly successful' Can-Am Challenge and flat track nationals helped offset revenue loss for Welland County Motorcycle Club

  Gillespie, Sean / Can-Am Challenge
• Track championships come down to the wire : Two points separate top two riders in Open Expert class

  Lawrence, Doug / Welland County Motorcycle Club
• Second helpings in St. Catharines : Haute Seconds offering gently used clothing for all walks of life

  Morenzie, Carla / Sider, Brooke / Haute Seconds King Street / St. Catharines / pre-owned clothing store
• Our job as voters getting harder

  Boghosian, David / lobby registry / too many politicians
• We don't need provinces help

  Ford, Doug / Niagara Region / regional council
• Drennan, Bruce Benjamin

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• Mezzavilla, Sharon (Sherry)

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• Kuzmich, Juliet

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• Beange, Murray Lenard Ernest

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• New Peace Bridge technology to cut trucker wait times

  Badawey, Vance / Rodriguez, Pablo / Clutterbuck, Tim
• Niagara pair joins other survivors for party at Hamilton burn unit : a scalding shower, a grease fire and a geothermal sinkhole afflicted injured patients

  Rakowski, Nicole / Miller, Alyssa / Fleming, Doug / Hanna, Natalie / Jeschke, Marc
• Four cities too expensive

  Siegel, David
• 'Simple greed' led to $21,000 worker theft : money stolen from Service Ontario

  Dupuis, Jeanette
• Serving up warmth, joy with holiday meals : Fort Erie, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Port Colborne, Welland offers Christmas feasts

  The Ridgeway Lions / Royal Canadian Legion Branch 230 in Ridgeway / Crystal Ridge Dream Centre / Niagara Worship Centre / Holy Trinity Anglican Church
• Niagara Falls housing on target : city councillors approved 800 new unit last week: more than 6,000 backed in 2023

  Lococo, Lori / Diodati, Jim / McLeod Road
• Welland man says he was too drunk to be accountable for molesting boy
• Work on collapsed condo in Welland ready to resume

  Upper Vista Welland / Morocco, Joyce / Evertrust Development
• Girls escape house fire thanks to rehearsed plan

  Fish, Stephen / Fish, Kate / Gail Avenue
• Teams help gift-givers get the ball - and the puck - rolling : holiday ticket packages for IceDogs / River Lions / and Jackfish games

  Niagara IceDogs / Niagara River Lions / Canadian Elite Basketball League / Ultimate Niagara Fan Pack / Biskup, Michelle / Welland Jackfish / DiDomenico, Elijah / Harrison, Ryan / DiRaddo, Mikey Rocco
• IceDogs fall short despite 'valiant effort'

  Niagara Ice Dogs / Boudreau, Ben / Roobroeck, Ryan / Dianov / Flores, Owen / Crombie, Calvin / Lardis, Nick
• Niagara secondary schools offering new dual-credit college courses : Niagara College partnering with Catholic and DSBN for health care and early childhood education programs

  Mete, Pat / Nicholls, Rebecca / Zaroda, Joseph
• Trelford, Sherry-Lynn

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• Carter, Alice (Myrtle) (nee Thompson)

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• Heida, Robert (Bob) (Bonne)

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• Giles, Linda Jean (nee Climo)

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• Mercnik, Hilde (Krenz)

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• Beange, Murray Lenard Ernest

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• Reeb, Douglas Donald

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• Paxton, Andrew Bruce

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• Wray, Edward Minor

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• MacKenzie, Gwen

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• How do public libraries affect their communities? Niagara Falls Public Library is holding a special Library Day event on Oct. 22

  Ontario Public Library Week / Strong Water Singers / Community Partners / EarlyON grand opening / customer appreciation day / "Libraries for Life" theme / book clubs / art classes / language clubs
• EarlyON at Niagara Falls library offers families learning, support, and fun : Niagara Falls Public Library is the perfect match for the family service.

  EarlyON Child and Family Centres / Niagara Region / drop-in programs / early literacy / early childhood educators
• Wilson, Thomas John (Tom)
• Waterman, Franki Lee
• Varga, Louis (Lou Sr.)

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• Patterson, Janet Susan (nee Slack)

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• Parker, Robert

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• Ludchen, Elfriede

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• McGuire, James Elwyn (Jim)

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• Bradt, James Roberts

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• Reece, Margaret (Maggie)

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• Godfrey, Zeversa Audrey (Versa) (nee Walker)
• Cottage, George Sidney

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• Storm, Larry

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• Families needed with ' a lot of love to give' : People invited to attend an information session on becoming a foster parent

  Family and Children's Services Niagara / Sweeney, Brett / fostering a child / information session / Johnny Rocco's Italian Grill
• Traffic-calming bollards sought for intersection where crossing guard hit

  Ratzlaff, Caleb (Coun.) / Carlton Street / Haig Street / crossing guard accident / traffic control review / bollards /
• Single mother left without home after St. Catharines fire : Business owner looking for ways to help neighbour, while finding location for Mr. Tatoo

  McMillan, Jason / Mr. Tatoo / fire damage / King Street / St. Catharines / homeless
• 'Anxious and exciting': Niagara grape harvest season starting : Growers see potential for solid yields but next 10 weeks critical

  Grape Growers of Ontario / Oppenlaender, Matthias / Zimmerman, Debbie / Mackenzie, Doug / Rosewood Estates Winery / Slingerland, Jamie / Pillitteri Estates
• Niagara needs to speed up home building

  Morrison, Alex / housing consultant / Jugley, Adrienne / Trip, Ron / Niagara Regional Housing Siscoe, Mat (Mayor) / housing shortage
• Governance review put on hold : Provincial government 'needs to come down, listen to everybody's opinion,' Mayor Siscoe says

  Calandra, Paul (Housing Minister) / Bradley, Jim (Niagara Region Chair) / Campion, Frank (Mayor) Diodati, Jim (Mayor) / Siscoe, Mat (Mayor) / municipal government structure / Ford, Doug
• Jackfish still floundering at the plate in IBL final

  Essery, Brian / Inter County Baseball League Championship / Moretto, Steven / Underhill, Brandon
• Concert to help Niagara youth afford music lessons

  Burke, Rob / Something-Something Productions / Tunes for Tomorrow Fest / fundraiser / Niagara Conservatory of Music / 'A Sea of Gold' performance / Grantham Lions Club
• Offbeat Thunderclap offers strange songs for strange times

  Thunderclap / a.k.a. Buller, Adam / 'Strange Songs for Strange Times / upcoming album
• Pelham Art Festival searching for its next leader : Annual Mother's Day weekend event is one of southern Ontario's largest such events

  Pelham Art Festival / TeBrake, Heidi / Pett, Edie Meridian Community Centre / Fonthill / replacement needed for chair