The 19-year-old male suspect remains in custody after a bail hearing that took place on Tuesday in St. Catharines. He will appear again in court on Oct. 11.
Ahead of municipal budget deliberations this fall, Coun. Erwin Wiens brought up the NOTL's stacking legal fees from fighting contentious development projects: "We're just going to go into our budget and you're going to see our legal bills."
Local food bank Newark Neighbours was short on volunteers this Saturday for its annual Porch Pickup drive, used to create Thanksgiving hampers for those in need in NOTL.
With autumn finally here, the chamber of commerce wants to celebrate by hosting its first-ever Harvest Festival — which will also serve to support the businesses, particularly farmers, in the community.
The town's number of family doctors is currently at 13 — Niagara Region's physician recruiter says they've made "great strides," "but with our current growth rate, we're still struggling to keep up with our primary care."
Protest organizer Karen Taylor-Jones implores anyone who chooses to take part in Sept. 24's demonstration to "stay respectful," as this past summer's protest saw a few protesters confront councillors with loud chants and insults.
After Niagara Transit changed the service provider for Niagara Specialized Transit, Alexis Dowsett, who uses a power chair, says she hasn't been able to get a ride since July.
It was the sight of legendary and lavish parties almost a century ago, and on Sept. 13, its history as a gathering place for the social scene of Niagara-on-the-Lake was revitalized.
Ziraldo first threw out the idea of a national standard in the early 1990s, not long after helping create VQA Ontario and VQA B.C. — “I want to finish what I started,” he said.
During a special council meeting on Tuesday, a vacancy on council was declared: there is a 60-day limit for council to find a replacement or pass a bylaw requiring a by-election.
A man who was previously employed at the Niagara Nursery School & Child Care Centre in Niagara-on-the-Lake has been charged after a child under the age of five was choked and assaulted at a daycare in Niagara Falls.
