Yellow Door Theatre Project will host its second annual Spring Talent Night on April 28. The charity show will see local kids 18-years-old from around the Niagara region showcase a variety of talents
The fourth annual Niagara's Top Comic contest kicked off Thursday at Showtime Comedy Club in St. Catharines, with Taylor Grant, Bonez Poley and Drew Hayes advancing to the semi-finals on May 3. The competition searches
A 65-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Welland Thursday night. The incident occurred at around 10:15 p.m. on Southworth St. near Morningstar Ave. Police said a 2009 Pontiac
Ryan Fleming of Welland has always known he was meant to entertain. That, and he’s always been a self-professed “geek.” Combine those traits with theatre and arts performance training from Humber College, and you
St. Catharines police are appealing to the public for information about numerous graffiti “tags” found on Burgoyne Bridge. The bridge was vandalized sometime during the night of March 31, police said. Anyone with
In case you missed it, production crews from Hideaway Pictures and HP Holiday Calendar Productions Inc. are filming a Christmas movie called “Holiday Calendar” in Niagara-on-the-Lake this month.
The city of Welland has become the latest municipality to launch HonkMobile services for all on-street and off-street municipal parking. Welland mayor Frank Campion and HonkMobile founder Michael Back made the announcement Tuesday
The city of St. Catharines wants to know what residents think should done with the parkland around the historic Buchanan House on Niagara St. An online questionnaire will be launched this week at, stcatharines.ca/PlanYourPark to
The city of St. Catharines and Bell Canada are partnering on a pilot project to install touch-screen smart kiosks downtown. The kiosks will offer free Wi-Fi, charging stations, 9-1-1 emergency call buttons, interactive
Fort Erie firefighters are launching a door-to-door program to educate residents on the importance and legality of having working smoke and CO detectors in households. The program, called SAFE (Smoke Alarms Fort Erie)
Get out and make a splash this Saturday for just $1, as the city of St. Catharines celebrates April Pools Day at the St. Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics Centre. The event will offer residents
An expansion to triple the size of Brock University’s fitness centre is moving forward after 77.2 per cent of students voted in favour of it. The project is expected to cost between $6
Friends of Malcomson Eco-Park and the city of St. Catharines are planning a controlled burn at Malcomson Eco-Park in St. Catharines in April. The burn will “safely and naturally” reduce invasive species and
City of Welland workers start freshening up the city streets for spring on Tuesday as part of the city’s Street Sweeper program. This year’s program consists of cleaning 19 zones as identified on
Title: Spring has Sprung Description: Spring is in the air at Niagara Parks’ Floral Showhouse. Photographer: Lynn Riding, Grimsby Provided by Niagara Region.
Throughout the course of Saturday evening and early morning hours of Sunday police conducted sobriety spot checks at various locations in Niagara Falls. As a result, more than 590 drivers were stopped and
A 20-year-old St. Catharines man was air-lifted to an out-of-town trauma centre Saturday afternoon after suffering severe injuries during an ATV accident near Steward Rd. in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Terry Flynn, Niagara EMS superintendent of
The soft wet ground was the “saving grace” Saturday after a plane lost power to one of its engines and crash landed 300 metres short of the runway at the Niagara District Airport, said
As part of Thursday’s provincial budget announcement, the Ontario government revealed it will invest $10 million towards a centre for artificial intelligence at the new Niagara South Hospital in Niagara Falls. The investment is
A small Cessna plane crash landed 300-metres short of the runway at Niagara District Airport in Niagara-on-the-Lake around 6 p.m Saturday. The aircraft landed nose-first, in a field near Neob Lavender Boutique after one of its engines failed.
The District School Board of Niagara has begun an accommodation review on two Wainfleet elementary schools and has proposed building a new elementary school that would combine three outdated schools. The review will
Niagara may see an increase in Chinese tourism this year, as 2018 is officially the “Canada-China Year of Tourism.” According to the federal government, Chinese visitors are now Canada’s third-largest tourism source market behind
Municipal elections will be held on Monday, October 22, 2018 — here’s everything you need to know so far. For the first time in history, Niagara residents will directly elect the regional chair.
St. Catharines police have arrested three men and are seeking a fourth suspect after seizing more than $21,600 in heroin, cocaine and cannabis and $13,820 in Canadian currency at a Geneva St. apartment on
New maps showing lost routes along the Welland canals will be shown at Brock University on Tuesday and will be available to view online. The maps shows 19th century Welland canal routes compared
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