"For those readers who want a look inside this once magnificent home, check out the movie 'Red' on Netflix. The house is featured at about the 58-minute mark," writes Laura Cousens.
The Lions Club hosted its annual Easter weekend food drive outside Hendrik’s and Phil’s Independent stores, collecting non-perishables and cash for Newark Neighbours, which supports food-insecure residents.
Margot Devlin completed her first Paris Marathon on Sunday — and the 20th of her career. She also has run the New York City Marathon a dozen times, London's five and two in Niagara.
“The problem I see is the government is changing rules (strong mayor) and all we're getting is more housing approved, not built," says Niagara Foundation head Lyle Hall.
The Village announced the Clayfield Commons, an eight-acre mixed-use project featuring retail, office space, a grocery store, restaurants and a hotel, set to be completed by May 2026.
The provincial fire marshal is looking into the cause of the blaze and assessing the damage to the 193-year-old home. "It’s pretty clearly a total loss,” said one man who witnessed the fire on Wednesday morning.
"On April 28, Canadians can choose to put aside our regional bickering, reject populist leadership, and elect a prime minister capable of leading Canada through these dark times. We must have a strong national leader who has never been in the thrall of the Trump cult and whose policies do not align with MAGA ideology," writes Keith McNenly.
"Growing native groundcovers in our gardens has become more and more important. Many of the groundcovers we have been growing for years, because of their dependability and ease of maintenance, are now included on the invasive species lists," writes Joanne Young, sharing a list of her favourite native groundcovers.
"Last week was the 89th playing of the Masters. Has there ever been a final day with more drama, more class, and more great and bad shotmaking? Rare double bogeys were not so rare, and emotional swings became almost too much for both spectators on the course and those of us watching on television to handle," writes Ross Robinson.
