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The Local – Friday, Oct.28 It happened in a split second – metal on bone, laundry scattered, a twisted bike frame on the side of the street, faces blurring in and out of his vision. It had been a hectic…
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The Local – Friday, Oct.28 It happened in a split second – metal on bone, laundry scattered, a twisted bike frame on the side of the street, faces blurring in and out of his vision. It had been a hectic…
Read MoreThe Local, August 4, 2022 Dale Merrill’s life has taken an adventurous turn in recent years, one he likely never could have imagined. He has been a design and build contractor for 40 years, building luxury homes in the U.S….
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Read MoreThe Local, March 28, 2022 This week marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of Isbrand Boese. A refugee from the war in Ukraine, he arrived in Niagara in 1930 with his parents and 5 siblings. Within a few decades…
Read MoreFor many of us 2022 will be remembered as a time when a caring community shone brightly, despite the second year of COVID related challenges. Last spring the delivery of more than 500 welcome kits to farm workers was a…
Read MoreThump, thump, thump. The noise was a bad omen on a beautiful Sunday afternoon as Kathy Kerr pulled over on a rural stretch of gravel road in Niagara on the Lake. Her tire hopelessly flattened and without a cell…
Read MoreOctober 29, 2021 by Jane AndresCommunity If you’ve ever visited local farm stands in search of the perfect peach you would likely have met Paul Bent at the colourful Epp farm stand on the Niagara River Parkway. Some locals like…
Read MoreOctober 7, 2021 by Jane Andres The parish of Clarendon lies in the heart of Jamaica’s mountainous countryside. Few Niagara locals have even heard of this area, yet many of us have been influenced by or benefitted from the “Clarendon…
Read MoreMaking connections enriches a community July 22, 2021 by Jane Andres It’s a Tuesday night and I’m pulling up to the Serlucca farm on Concession 2, the car loaded with groceries. Dan, the farm owner, greets me with a…
Read MoreGladstone Pusey August 30, 1963 – March 18, 2021 Broken Bank, Rock River, Clarendon A gentleman. Hard worker. Dependable. A man of his word. An honourable man. He liked to joke, to add a little levity when the going got tough…
Read MoreNiagara on the Lake Local ~ February 24, 2021 by Jane Andres Jane Andres, best known in Niagara for creating a caring community and…
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