"Sometimes the negative 'press of events' can lead us to believe that there are no 'wins’ to celebrate. But, au contraire, there are," writes Brian Marshall.
It is the last week of summer for many families as school is back in session on Tuesday. This week's photo is of NOTL youth hanging out on the docks as the steamship, the Cayuga, pulls away.
Running Sept. 3 to 29, the show features a collection of textile and fabric-based works that reflect the artist’s experimental approach to dyeing, printing and combining different materials.
Jim and Janice McMacken are back-to-back winners of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s annual Matrimonial Tournament, one of the toughest competitions of the summer season.
"Improv is hard work. If the goal of Murder-on-the-Lake is to take very good care of its audience, this production succeeds admirably," writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
"I was part of a wonderful tableau of Canadiana, with people of all ages, ethnicities, clothing styles and spoken languages. No rhyme or reason to it, it was just happening," writes Ross Robinson.
"Why stop at 70 kilometres an hour limits? What are the statistics that made council do this? How many died in NOTL auto accidents?" writes Lorne White.
"It is so rewarding to be able to grow your own food. I grew up on a farm — every year, we planted a large garden that would feed my family of eight for the entire winter," writes Joanne Young.
"Tourism will always be a vital part of our local economy, but unchecked special events risk undermining the very character of our town," writes Ed Werner.
"How many other developments in Niagara-on-the-Lake have been approved without the full adequacy of the supporting infrastructure?" writes Gienek Ksiazkiewicz.
"In the 1950s, the federal government recognized that aviation could be an important part of the development of the Niagara Peninsula," writes Kenn Moody.
One demonstration, the perfect volley, attracted the largest crowd. Its firing includes a line of soldiers shooting their muskets at the same time to create one loud and simultaneous shot.
