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David Green to host 2018 St. Catharines Arts Awards
Local artists will showcase the amazing talent in St. Catharines at this year’s Arts Awards ceremony, hosted by David Green. The 2018 St. Catharines Arts Awards, presented by event sponsor Meridian Credit Union,
Tree planting Friday at Burgoyne Woods
Employees from the IKEA St. Catharines Pick Up and Order Point along with city officials and representatives from Tree Canada will plant trees, including a variety of hickory species, at Burgoyne Woods Friday from 10:30
Strawberry Festival returns in June
The 35th annual Strawberry Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake returns to St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on June 16. As is tradition, the event will include plenty of strawberry shortcake, crepes and jam and a barbeque. As well,
NOTL firefighters to go door-to-door in June
Niagara-on-the-Lake firefighters will be going door-to-door again this year as part of the Safe Home, Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Program. Firefighters from all five NOTL stations will be out the first two
Western Union fraud settlement deadline
Those defrauded through Western Union from 2004 to 2017 are eligible to claim their money back until May 31. In January 2017, the Western Union Company, a global money services business headquartered in
Region awards contract for new civic park
?Niagara Region announced Friday that Adesso Design Inc. of Hamilton, Ont., has been chosen to design and build a new civic park at Niagara Region headquarters. Region staff awarded the contract May 1. The project contains the five key
Fourteen Niagara singers to attend OMFA provincial competition
The Ontario Music Festival Association will hold its annual provincial competition for voice, musical theatre, piano, strings, speech arts, brass, and chamber groups in Hamilton this year, from June 11 to 16, at various venues and will
St. Catharines youth forum on the power of voice
St. Catharines' youth advisory committee is hosting its youth forum at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre on May 29, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Young people under the age of 25 from
NC students win two gold medals at Skills Ontario competition
Niagara College students took home two gold medals for mastery of culinary arts and hairstyling at the 2018 Skills Ontario Competition, held at the Toronto Congress Centre May 7 to 9. A second-year culinary management
Author Elizabeth Murray to share memoirs of parent who lived with dementia
The Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region will welcome Canadian author Elizabeth Murray for a special presentation about her experiences living with a parent with dementia on Thursday. Murray, who resides in Winnipeg, will
What’s open and closed Victoria Day in St. Catharines?
Victoria Day holiday weekend marks the opening of some of the community’s favourite summer activities. Parks and trails Regular maintenance at City parks and trails began earlier this month and will continue until
Buying and discharging fireworks: What you need to know
St. Catharines Deputy Fire Chief Frank Biancucci is warning St. Catharines resident to be safe, use common sense and follow the City’s rules for using fireworks this Victoria Day long weekend. “From a safety perspective, we recommend
Regional candidates from all ridings will debate healthcare at four events in May
Four Niagara-based organizations have invited local candidates to debate healthcare at four public events in May held in St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Welland and Grimsby. The Niagara Health Coalition, the Canadian Association of
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