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fctAdTag("bigbox",MyGenericTagVar,1);In a basement laboratory at Brock University, cold air blasts into a tiny chamber the size of a walk-in closet where for 24 straight hours two men shiver through a constant 7.5°C.Wearing hats and gloves but no insulated clothing, they...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 5:01 PM |
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ARTA MANO LIBERA GALLERY: A. Michael Shumate and Sandy Rasmussen, Sept.11-Oct. 10. Gallery open Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. 150 Ontario St.ANGIE STRAUSS GALLERY AND CRAFT CENTRE: Open daily 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 125Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, 905-468-2570.ARTS PLACE GALLER...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 3:56 PM |
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Walmart Canada has cancelled plans to build a store at the former Ferranti-Packard site and will instead expand its supermarket at the Lincoln Value Centre.The decision leaves SmartCentres looking for a new anchor tenant for its razed industrial parcel in east St. Cathari...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 3:56 PM |
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WELLAND — The new $90-million building project at Niagara College isn't ready — and there looks to be lots more work to do before school opens next week — but staff say it'll be ready by at least the second week of class.Construction crews are at work building, and ...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 3:52 PM |
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It’s about protecting and preserving at risk species in Canada.The Ministry of Environment announced the investment of $67,500 in federal funding towards support of environmental action with focus on protection of species at risk and their habitats.The aim of the investment is to preserve the cou...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 3:45 PM |
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Merritton festival organizers are promising to send off summer with an even bigger blast than last year.Last September's Merritton Lions' Community Days carnival featured fireworks for the first time, giving the long-running Labour Day weekend event a new draw.With a larg...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 3:19 PM |
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PORT COLBORNE — The area is receiving $67,500 from Environment Canada in an attempt to conserve and protect at-risk species and their habitats.The announcement was made Thursday by Niagara West Glanbrook MP Dean Allison on behalf of Jim Prentice, Canada's environment mi...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 2:52 PM |
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After breathing new life into some of Thorold's heritage properites, Phil Ritchie says he wants to repeat that success in downtown Niagara Falls.He's the new chief operating officer of Historic Niagara Development Inc., one of the biggest property owners in the downtown a...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 2:26 PM |
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TRIBUNE ATHLETE OF THE WEEKName: Kaitlyn McPherson, 16, WellandSchool: Ecole Secondaire Confederation, Grade 12Sport: Swimming Weekly highlight: At a season-ending awards assembly at Memorial Park, the Welland Otters Swim Club presented Kaitlyn with its highest honour. No...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 1:59 PM |
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Heading down to the Fort Erie Racetrack after a long day at the office is something the local community was able to do every Tuesday for the month of August.This week was the last run of Twilight Tuesdays at the 114-year-old border oval where instead of the race card star...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 1:42 PM |
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It can be a strange place, this Avalon Ballroom. How often do you pay $60 a ticket and have to lower your expectations?That's the deal when actors take the stage at the Niagara Fallsview Casino's 1,500-seat theatre. To them, it's a fun hobby they get to indulge in. To us,...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 1:37 PM |
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WELLAND — A health and fitness studio that caters to women is closing.Ultimate Women's Fitness Studio Ltd., on East Main St., in Welland will be closing its doors on Oct. 29, says owner Nancy Graziani.The building, which was owned by the City of Welland, was bought by t...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 1:29 PM |
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Border officials seized 2.5 kg of suspected cocaine with a street value of more than $325,000 at Queenston Lewiston Bridge over the weekend. A gun was also seized.Officers found two large packages of suspected cocaine and a firearm during a secondary examination of a vehi...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 12:57 PM |
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WELLAND — After 11 years of representing the people of Ward 3 under three different mayors, Mike Belcastro is hoping his neighbours give him the "honour and privilege" of representing them for another four years on city council.The life-long Ward 3 resident registered T...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 12:54 PM |
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It’s a blight on what is otherwise a nice, quiet town, and police want it to stop. Between Aug. 27 and 31, police received eight reports of graffiti in the Main Street area. Four of the incidents took place at and near Grimsby Secondary School. The school, homes and garden sheds were damaged in t...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 12:47 PM |
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A former pizza parlour is nothing more than a black hole in downtown Beamsville. Two For One Pizza and Wings burned to the ground in the early morning hours of Aug. 30. The fire, which started around 4 a.m., damaged three other businesses and has left a woman, who lived in an apartment at the rear ...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 12:18 PM |
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Police arrested and charged a man they believe to be responsible for robbing a convenience store Thursday.Niagara Regional Police responded to a 911 call for a robbery at 5104 Victoria Ave. around 6 a.m.They arrested a man in the area Stolen items were recovered. Police ...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 11:57 AM |
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A child’s smile is priceless.The 24th annual Help a Child Smile (HACS) Extravaganza kicked off the run up to its main event last Thursday (Aug. 26) with a flag raising ceremony at city hall. HACS, a non-profit organization that provides day trips for sick children at the McMaster Children’s Hos...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 11:45 AM |
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Police and town officials are investigating several reports of buildings hit by vandals during the night this week.The investigation is only in its initial stages and damagaes are still being recorded, but investigators say the vandalisim appears to be happening in the we...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 11:27 AM |
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Surrounded by friends and family, Russell Bland took his last few breaths at home on July 17, 2006. Three months to the day later, those same people gathered in Grimsby to pay tribute to the 34-year-old and the brave face he wore during his five-year battle with colorectal cancer. Wearing “Wheels...
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| Thursday Sep 2, 2010 - 11:24 AM |
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