Two young friends from St. Davids, classmates and elite junior golfers, travel separately to Montreal to compete in a national tournament and dominate the field to finish first and second.
The Niagara Community Foundation and Niagara Foundation, two charities operating in Niagara, have put out a joint media release highlighting their similarities and differences, addressing the ongoing confusion of the two groups by people.
"I find it difficult to comprehend the 180-degree reversal of four of our councillors’ and lord mayor’s election platforms. At the time, they sounded so sincere and convincing," writes Luba Fraser.
"Rates have now dropped twice, with two more chops likely in 2024. In NOTL the market, like the weather, has been uncomfortably sticky," writes Garth Turner
"Sign up for a course and then seek to have your gratuitous grievances paraded. I simply don’t understand how somebody who occupies a property that once was a forest or an orchard or part of an Indigenous territory, can stand there proudly and cry foul," writes Peter Rusin.
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum is welcoming the public to learn about local history in an expanded celebration of its annual Past is Present Heritage Festival, which is being held this year on the civic holiday, Monday, Aug. 5.
While Brock's Monument's exterior may appear closed off to the public due to some scaffolding around the front of the entrance, the historical site is still accessible to the public for the rest of the summer — with a full calendar of events in store this month.
A presentation to the benefiting charities was made at a small ceremony in the festival’s main lobby July 30. “We are inspired by the work these organizations do,” said the Shaw's Pragna Desai. “It makes us want to do better.”
"This high-energy white fur ball has always been in great shape — loved long walks, swimming and running These days, Heidi loves walking by the lake, which is where she can become like a puppy again," writes Raffaella Florio.
Project Brew: Medieval Faire will take place at Niagara College's Niagara-on-the-Lake campus on Aug. 9 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., promising an evening of distinctive brews with Middle Ages festivities.
A new exhibition will be ready at the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre this August, from a longtime artist whose latest works invite the viewer to reflect on the enchanting world of water.
"I hope that when the courts finally open, the pickleball club relaxes its monopoly on the courts in prime morning times in favour of more public access," writes Mike Fox.
More than 120 people who often find it daunting to visit a theatre were able to enjoy a special relaxed performance of "The Secret Garden" at the Royal George Theatre last Thursday evening.
