On the anniversary of the fatal crash two years ago, Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada unveiled a roadside memorial sign on York Road in honour of 34-year-old Ashley Marie Vaillancourt.
On Friday, July 4, the latest test results by Niagara Region's public health department gave Queen's Royal Beach a passing grade for the first time in two weeks.
Although the original agreement called for preserving two rows of trees, the developer removed one of them and the other was later taken down after a health assessment found the trees posed a risk during windstorms.
Mariah Reese runs a private Facebook group, Joyous NOTL, which aims to spread positivity and connection across the community. “There's a lot of people that have made friends because of the group,” says Michelle Reynolds.
Jocelyn Pepe draws on both her professional background and her own mental health journey, which she shares in the book. She will be at the NOTL Public Library on Thursday, July 10.
This year's Artistry by the Lake market proved a huge success over the Canada Day weekend, attracting crowds of eager buyers from across Ontario and many American tourists.
"We know so little of our history, and so much of it is instructive. As a people, we have an amazing tendency to forget what we don’t want to remember," writes Ross Robinson.
"This isn’t about nitpicking. It’s about recognizing that Canada Day in NOTL isn’t just a party — it’s a platform. A chance to show the world who we are, and how much we care about this place and this country," writes editor-in-chief Richard Harley.
"This application risks undermining the district’s founding principles by demolishing three 19th-century buildings and significantly altering the streetscapes of both Queen and Victoria streets," writes Brian Marshall.
"We typically think of a hedge being kept trimmed to maintain a certain shape or height, so a more formal style. For a more relaxed or informal look, you can also let the plants grow into the shape and size that they want to be," writes Joanne Young.
Who won the War of 1812? That will be the big question when American historian Donald Hickey and Canadian Ronald Dale meet each other on a panel at the NOTL Museum on July 12.
"Not only did we defend our borders from our neighbours to the south and distinguish ourselves from them, but we also demonstrated to Britain that the settlers here in the colony had true grit to defend our homes," writes the NOTL Museum.
