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Feb. 17, 2020 | Monday
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Jer Houghton, Now Staff
Flooding at Butler's Burial Ground Sunday. (Eunice Tang/Special)
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Flooding not on NPCA radar
Laura MacFadden stands in front of the Old Niagara Bookshop. (Jer Houghton/Niagara Now)
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This story is 50 years in the making
Rainer Hummel receives the Citizen of the Year Award from Lord Mayor Betty Disero during this year’s Spirit of Niagara Awards. (Jer Houghton/Niagara Now)
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Spirit of Niagara celebrates community
Carol Matheson, Trish Spagnol, Marlene Walther and Lesley Walsh meet for their weekly Mahjong tile game at the Community Centre. (Jer Houghton/Niagara Now)
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Mahjong community helps keeps minds active while building friendships
Artist rendering of the proposed six-storey hotel at Randwood Estate in Niagara-on-the-Lake. (Supplied)
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UPDATED: A Valentine’s Day affair
Gary Zalepa Jr., regional councillor for Niagara-on-the-Lake. (Richard Harley/Niagara Now)
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Zalepa talks transparency and infrastructure
Chew On This! dining program runs in St. Catharines at participating restaurants until Mar. 31. (Supplied/St. Catharines Museum)
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Chew On This! aims to provoke friendly dining banter
Fruit Shack Farm & Market Bakery. (Richard Harley/Niagara Now)
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Fruit Shack won't see spring blossoms
Niagara College staff members Nimisha Sumathi and Marsha Fiorino. (Supplied)
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Niagara College outfits students free of charge
Dana McNair, Paula MacDonald-Boland, and Janice Patterson and dog Quinn. (Jer Houghton/Niagara Now)
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Simpson's Pharmacy hosts four-legged friends
Tribe of Seven artists Murray Wilcox, Judy McHattie, Gordon Pollock, Diane Croker and Richard West. (Jer Houghton/Niagara Now)
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The Tribe of Seven: Brush Strokes
Supplied photo. (Pixabay)
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New fire safety resources for local farmers
New Year's Eve in Queen Victoria Park. (File photo)
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What to expect this New Year's in Niagara Falls
The City of St. Catharines is playing host to New Year's Eve Family Celebrations event. (File photo)
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St. Catharines celebrating new year with free family fun
Capt. Lemoine (Left) and cadet graduates Nathan Zalepo and Luca Lavoie. (Jer Houghton/Niagara Now)
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Bottle drive to support local cadet programming
809 Squadron. (Jer Houghton/Niagara Now)
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NOTL cadets celebrate 10th annual squadron dinner
The cannon salute. (Friends of Fort George/Supplied)
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New Years Day Levee at Navy Hall
OpenTable, online restaurant-reservation service platform. (Jer Houghton/Niagara Now)
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Trius Winery Restaurant and Masaki Sushi among OpenTable's 100 list
NRPS Holiday Toy and Food Drive 2018. (Sourced photo)
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NRPS is asking to give the gift of giving
Cast members of Robin Hood. (Sarah Jamal/Supplied)
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Chatting Robin Hood with Yellow Door Theatre Project’s Andorlie Hillstrom
Zipporah Ogoti, president of Amnesty International's Niagara chapter, helps residents Nora McLellan, Bill Talbot and Cynthia Rand prepare letters as part of their Human Rights Day event, Write for Rights, at Meridian Centre in Virgil on Monday. (Jer Houghton/Niagara Now)
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Write for Rights marks Human Rights Day
Carollers For Cancer will be singing door-to-door this holiday season. (Supplied Photo)
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A carol to fight cancer
The City of Welland is surveying residents about private cannabis retail outlets. (File photo)
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Welland residents to weigh in on cannabis retail stores
Enjoy free three-hour parking on weekday afternoons this holiday season. (File photo)
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Free holiday parking in downtown STC
Marissa "Mullsy" McMullan. (Niagara Now/Jer Houghton)
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Niagara ball hockey player heads to Moscow with Team Canada
Seed-bombs. (Supplied photo)
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Niagara Falls students to seed-bomb cemetery
Ally Dick. (Niagara Now/Jer Houghton)
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Truth and humour with comedian Ally Dick
Laura Secord Homestead, Queenston, Niagara-on-the-Lake, is being considered for the location of the Queenston polling station. (Jer Houghton/Niagara Now)
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NOTL axes plan to reduce voting stations
The Region is collecting used and unwanted batteries from April 23 to 27. (Peakpx)
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Region-wide battery collection next week
Niagara Health is encouraging people to be a donor this April. (Beadonor.ca)
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April is 'Be a Donor Month'
Guns. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Gun amnesty sees 267 guns recovered so far
Scott Baum, a greenhouse technician at Tweed Farms in Niagara-on-the-Lake, examines a flowering cannabis plant. (Richard Harley/Niagara Now)
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Canopy Growth partnership promotes higher learning at Niagara College
The former Little Red Rooster restaurant in Niagara-on-the-Lake. (Jer Houghton/Niagara Now)
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Chinese restaurant to replace Rooster
Police line. (File photo)
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UPDATED: Suspicious death in downtown St. Catharines
Niagara Falls. (File)
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Falls adopts 'Do Something Good for your Neighbour Day'
Free Ill. John Kirby (DJ K-FLiP), Joel Perusse (Ase Mor) and Luke Archibald (L. Write). (Supplied photo)
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Getting in the LOOP with Free Ill
Joe Pillitteri. (Jer Houghton/Niagara Now)
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Golf ball hunt to support Humboldt Broncos
St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik. (File)
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Sendzik talks St. Catharines age-friendly award
Police lights (Labelled for reuse)
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Fatal collision in Niagara Falls
Police are reporting a rise in distraction thefts in St. Catharines, Niagara Falls and Welland. (Police lights/File)
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Distraction thefts reported across region
Court House in Niagara-on-the-Lake. (Jer Houghton/Niagara Now)
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Activity still bustling at Court House Theatre
Welland Bridge. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Welland attracts foreign investment
Niagara College's new Green Automotive Technology Lab officially opened Wednesday. (Richard Harley/Niagara Now)
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$1.4M green automotive lab opens at Niagara College
The Ontario Association of Public Health Dentistry is promoting oral health during April for National Oral Health Month
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Brush Up program offers free dental services to Ontario youth
Rain soaked ground. (File photo)
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Wind, rain warning for Niagara
Construction is underway for a new expansion at Silversmith Brewing Company in Niagara-on-the-Lake. (Richard Harley/Niagara Now)
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Silversmith expansion to double seating capacity
Police lights. (Labelled for reuse)
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Driver clocked going 145 km/h
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