Ontario votes 2022: An overview of the Niagara West Riding

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THE RIDING:  Niagara West is a large, sprawling riding with an interesting mix of rural and urban areas. It includes Grimsby, Lincoln, West Lincoln, Pelham, Wainfleet and parts of St. Catharines, meaning it has a mixture of large towns, smaller villages and lots of farmland. It is the largest riding in Niagara in terms of … Read more

Niagara Children’s Water Festival to run next week

Niagara Water Festival

Niagara Region will host the 18th annual Niagara Children’s Water Festival, its second virtual festival starting next week. The event run in partnership with the City of St. Catharines, Ontario Power Generation, Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, and Brock University runs May 10-14, 2021. The Niagara Children’s Water Festival is designed for Grade 3 and 4 students … Read more

Project Share’s Coldest Night of the Year event raises record sum

Meridan Credit Union held its Coldest Night of the Year event

On Saturday, more than 150 people in Niagara Falls walked for the Meridan Credit Union Coldest Night of the Year event to support Project Share in ending the struggle against poverty and empowering people in need.

Grimsby triples food donations at Santa Claus reverse parade

Santa Claus reverse parade

The G in Grimsby might stand for “generous” if the donations at the food drive this year’s Santa Claus reverse parade is any measure. At the town’s reverse parade and Holiday of Hope event, which replaced the traditional annual rolling parade, food donations tripled over last year’s parade food drive. Grimsby’s Recreation Supervisor Trevor Ruzylo … Read more