"I would like the outcome of me winning this award to highlight the needs that are in our community," Dorothy Soo-Wiens said. "Every kind gesture that is done makes a bigger impact on your community."
"I believe that creating a public parkette would be a move to beautify the streetscape, provide an asset to the neighbourhood and would be a meaningful gesture recognizing the concerns of the residents impacted by the Parliament Oak Hotel development," writes John Foreman.
"We shouldn’t impose Canadian tariffs on American goods coming into Canada. Implementing a tariff in retaliation to another country is like punching yourself in the face and expecting the other person to feel it," writes Alexander Evans.
"At a juncture in history wherein climate change initiatives are generally considered by both governments and voters to be a high priority, most of the members of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s elected council apparently don’t give a damn — only if it stands in the way of development," writes Brian Marshall.
At the behest of the town, Tourism NOTL has put together a board of directors who will supervise Niagara-on-the-Lake’s tourism marketing campaigns. The town will appoint a council member to the board at a future meeting.
The games will be taking place from March 8 to 16, with the events taking place in Turin, Italy. He will compete in three alpine skiing events: Slalom, Giant Slalom and Super G.
“On both sides of the border this is going to mean people losing their jobs,” says Kathy Weiss, head of the local Chamber of Commerce. “So, discretionary spending is going to drop, while Canadians are also boycotting American goods. It’s a dangerous combination.”
This one-and-a-half-storey clapboard house was built by John Wilson in 1816. It was part of the rebuilding that took place here following the burning of Niagara in December 1813.
"All my life I have hated guns, and have found the American 'gun culture' to be absolutely horrific and insane," writes Kaspar Pold. "However, given what is happening today and what might transpire in the near future (Trump has only the next four years to do his 'thing') I am about to buy some guns."
From Lego tournaments to stuffed-animal sleepovers, there’s no shortage of things to do. Here’s what’s happening around town to help you plan your break.
"When I spoke to residents on the doorstep this campaign, top of mind for people was health care. We must invest more in our public health care system and protect it from the threat of American-style for-profit privatization," writes MPP-elect Wayne Gates.
"Should anyone not know the name immediately, Chris, a lifetime resident and businessman of NOTL, is probably responsible for more summer days photos of Old Town's Queen Street by our annual influx of tourists than anyone else," writes Sarah Sampson.
"If you are one of those romantics who cannot resist the beauty of a rose or their fragrance brings back a slew of memories of days gone by, then David Austin English roses are a must-add to your garden this year," writes Joanne Young.
To keep the restoration going, the heritage trail committee would have to raise funds for an engineering study and potentially for repairs and removals of old culverts, so getting an accurate cost estimate for the restorations was impossible.
