By Doug Draper
In a move that has at least some people in his old hometown of Fort Erie wondering what took him so long, Ontario Conservative Leader Tim Hudak has joined the rising call of south Niagara residents for a public inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Reilly Anzovino. Continue reading
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By Doug Draper
Chalk one up for the vegetarians of the region.
One of Niagara’s largest transit systems will be reviewing its recent decision to ban ads promoting a vegetarian diet over eating meat on its buses.
“I don’t find them offensive,” St. Catharines Mayor Brian McMullan has told Niagara At Large of the ads Niagara Action For Animals (NAFA) is prepare to pay to display on buses owned and operated by his city’s transit commission.
“These (ads) would trigger a concern for me if they were hateful to an individual or group, or shocking in some way. … But from what I see, they don’t fall into that category and are meant to be thought-provoking and challenging,” said the mayor. Continue reading
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Photo courtesy of Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
One of the Greater Niagara Region’s most active preservation groups, the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, and the Dent Neurologic Institute are hosting a series of music events for the public this winter in a picturesque Delaware Park setting.
The not-for profit Olmsted Parks Conservancy has continued to play a major role for years in maintaining and preserving the boulevard and park system (named after the late landscape architect, Federick Law Olmsted of Central Park fame) that has enriched the urban landscape in so many of Buffalo’s older neighbourhoods for more than a century.
The music events will take place in the Marcy Casino, a classic heritage building overlooking one of the ponds in Delaware Park and they are highlighted below in the following media release the Conservancy has shared with Niagara At Large. Continue reading
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