Pesky pigeons perturb core dwellers (St. Catharines Standard)
September 7, 2007 on 10:44 pm | In St. Catharines Ontario | No CommentsIt’s a daily routine Dianne Mannen would gladly do without. Every day when she arrives for work at the downtown St. Catharines women’s clothing store she owns, Mannen is greeted by a fresh load of pigeon poop outside the Queen Street shop.
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Wine council should get off high horse about route change (St. Catharines Standard)
September 7, 2007 on 10:44 pm | In St. Catharines Ontario | No CommentsI’m still playing catch-up from my recent holiday sojourn. With any luck, I should be up to speed by early October. Anyway, I was reading that the new boss of the Ontario Wine Council stopped by for a visit with The Standard’s editorial board two weeks ago.
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Ajax high on hazardous waste list (News Advertiser)
September 7, 2007 on 10:44 pm | In St. Catharines Ontario | No CommentsAJAX — Ajax had the fifth highest amount of hazardous and industrial waste generated by municipalities in Ontario in 2005, notes a recent report. The Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and
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Taking it to the street; The inaugural James Street Reading Festival brings four nights of theatrical performances to … (St. Catharines Standard)
September 7, 2007 on 10:44 pm | In St. Catharines Ontario | No CommentsIt was an idea for a simple author’s reading festival that evolved into an entertainment showpiece for St. Catharines’ core.
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LCBO short-changing Ontario wines: Conservative leader (St. Catharines Standard)
September 7, 2007 on 9:48 am | In St. Catharines Ontario | No CommentsOntario’s liquor control board is hindering the domestic wine industry’s market access, says John Tory.
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NHS takes next step toward new hospital (Niagara This Week)
September 7, 2007 on 9:48 am | In St. Catharines Ontario | No CommentsST. CATHARINES — Hospital officials, politicians, fundraisers and donors all gathered at the corner of First Street and Fourth Avenue Tuesday afternoon to celebrate what is being called a major milestone in the building of the new hospital.
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Pigeons causing trouble downtown (St. Catharines Standard)
September 7, 2007 on 9:48 am | In St. Catharines Ontario | No CommentsIt’s a daily routine Dianne Mannen would gladly do without. Every day when she arrives for work at the St. Catharines women’s clothing store she owns, Mannen is greeted by a fresh load of pigeon poop outside the Queen Street shop.
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A life changing trip to Broughton Island (Nunatsiaq News)
September 7, 2007 on 9:48 am | In St. Catharines Ontario | No Comments“It gave me the confidence that I could live nearly anywhere and survive.” In October, 1978, 15-year-old Luc Bélisle left St. Catharines, Ont. for a youth exchange trip to Broughton Island, the community now known as Qikiqtarjuaq.
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Otters post win over ‘Dogs (OurSports Central)
September 7, 2007 on 9:48 am | In St. Catharines Ontario | No CommentsST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Ryan O’Reilly scored twice including the game winner with 4:39 remaining in the game to lead the Erie Otters to a 6-4 win over the Niagara IceDogs in an Ontario Hockey League pre-seaosn game played tonight at the Jack Gatecliff Arena.
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NATIONAL; Critics say new holiday bad economic plan (St. Catharines Standard)
September 6, 2007 on 7:31 pm | In St. Catharines Ontario | No CommentsOntario workers could be enjoying a new paid holiday by as early as this coming February if the governing Liberals win next month’s provincial election, Premier Dalton McGuinty suggested Tuesday, but critics panned the pitch as a bad economic plan.
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It’s time for motorists to turn off our idling autos at the schools (Stratford City Gazette)
September 6, 2007 on 7:31 pm | In St. Catharines Ontario | No CommentsIt’s a familiar scene in front of schools across Ontario: exhaust fumes billowing from a lineup of idling cars. Parents are waiting to pick up their kids after school, the worst place and time for vehicle idling.
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Heavy smog advisory extended through to Friday (St. Catharines Standard)
September 6, 2007 on 7:31 pm | In St. Catharines Ontario | No CommentsA smog advisory for Niagara has been extended through to Friday by Environment Canada and the Ontario ministry of environment. Environment Canada is calling Thursday a spare the air day.
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Niagara region under a smog advisory (St. Catharines Standard)
September 6, 2007 on 9:46 am | In St. Catharines Ontario | No CommentsA smog advisory was issued Wednesday by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment for the for the entire Niagara region. The advisory will remain in until further notice.
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Chinese partners ‘interested in real icewine’ (St. Catharines Standard)
September 6, 2007 on 9:46 am | In St. Catharines Ontario | No CommentsHis winery and vineyards are now owned by a Chinese company. About 3,000 cases of his Vidal icewine are headed to Chinese wine lovers this year. The name on the bottle, Yasay, means happiness and enjoyment in China.
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‘Panhandler’ granted bail in downtown slaying (CTV.ca)
September 5, 2007 on 7:19 pm | In St. Catharines Ontario | No CommentsThe only suspect charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing and beating death of a St. Catharines man in downtown Toronto has been granted bail.
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Panhandler granted bail (The Globe and Mail)
September 5, 2007 on 7:19 pm | In St. Catharines Ontario | No CommentsYoung woman charged with second-degree murder in stabbing death of a St. Catharines man
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Accused killer granted bail (CNews)
September 5, 2007 on 7:19 pm | In St. Catharines Ontario | No CommentsA 21-year-old woman accused in the death of a man during an early morning scuffle with panhandlers on Queen St. W. walked out of a courthouse yesterday and into the arms of her waiting family.
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