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Jan. 19, 2022 | Wednesday
Staff Profile
Jill Troyer, Special to Niagara Now
Vidal grapes ready for overnight harvesting last week at Peller Estates Winery. (Supplied)
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January's frigid nights perfect for icewine harvest
Takeout boxes are piled on dining tables at Pieza Pizzeria. (Jill Troyer)
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Restaurants adapt to yet another lockdown
The Tweed Farms cannabis greenhouse in NOTL pictured in 2018. (File photo)
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Up In Smoke: Tweed Farms closes massive NOTL cannabis facility
Heavy rains in September mean slow start to harvest. (Don Reynolds)
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Soggy September keeps harvest plans fluid
Outdoor tasting patio at Peller Estates. (File)
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NOTL wineries say new government aid program is a big help
Chateau des Charmes is the setting for a new TV series for the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). (Don Reynolds)
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Hollywood-style film shoot comes to NOTL winery
Two new foals with their moms at Red Ribbon Stables on Concession 6 near Line (Don Reynolds)
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Newborn foals a source of joy in difficult year for NOTL stable
Across Niagara-on-the-Lake, chefs are firing up their creative juices and making culinary delights from the first asparagus crops of the season. (Richard Harley)
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Top chefs' asparagus tips
Happy hiker in a tree at Calcium Pits, in the Iroquoia section of the Bruce Trail. (Supplied)
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Hooked on Hiking: Trails should come with a warning: 'Hiking may be addictive'
Margaret Northfield, Niagara Bruce Trail Club Volunteer of the Year. (supplied: Rick Waters)
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Virgil woman honoured by Niagara Bruce Trail Club
Sheila Hirsch-Kalm after her vaccine at the NOTL Community Centre, April 1. (Supplied)
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'I got the Shot' -- Disappointed it wasn't sooner, but happy to have vaccine
Hilda Ellard, left, with Kim Mustill, right, pictured with the patio and arbour they build last summer. (supplied/Tonde Wirth)
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Life in the Pandemic: Finding ways to help others
Co-op students Mario Spinosa and Claire Findlater work on icewine pressing at Pillitteri Estates. (Don Reynolds)
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First icewine harvest for Brock co-op students
The icewine harvest begins at Pillitteri Estates. (Jeff Letvenuk/Supplied)
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Cold weather triggers icewine harvest
Melina Morsch, owner of Foxden Yoga with one of her friendly yoga goats.
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Life in the Pandemic: Frustration – but also resilience and hope
Shaw actor Kelly Wong, with his wife Cosette Derome and their daughter Amelia. Photo by Andrew Broderick
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Life in the Pandemic: Some silver linings
Frozen Vidal grapes before harvest for icewine at Pillitteri Estates Winery. (Supplied)
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Niagara icewine harvest will be late and smallest ever
Sheila Hirsch-Kalm. (File photo/Brittany Carter)
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Life in the Pandemic: She's coping but asks, Where is the vaccine?
Jason Bendig, with two of the seven greenery gnomes his father made. (Don Reynolds)
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Life in the pandemic: Death, disruption and maybe 'the best Christmas present ever'
Cats in a common area at teh Fort Erie SPCA. Former staff say the area is often overcrowded, and cats with contagious conditions are allowed in. (Deanna Buller, former SPCA employee)
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Fort Erie SPCA complaints prompt review by town
Partners in wine, high atop the harvester, Cassandra Weighaas-Barber, maintenance manager, and Amélie Boury, vice-president of winemaking and operations, at Chateau des Charmes. Don Reynolds
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Harvest time: Behind the scenes bringing in the grapes
Cabernet Franc grapes hang to ripen fully. (Jill Troyer)
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Hot summer means 'tremendous' wines, NOTL growers say
Toasted Cheesy Chalupa meets Jalapeno Noir. (Taco Bell)
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NOTL winery Queenston Mile's Taco Bell partnership draws international media attention
A couple enjoys a seated, safely distanced wine tasting at Queenston Mile with Cameron McDougall. (Jill Troyer)
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NOTL wineries making most of a difficult season
Vineyard operations manager Wade Stark stands in the vineyard at Peller Estates where the laser system is installed. (Don Reynolds)
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Early reviews for laser bird control system are positive 
Richard Linley, president of Ontario Craft Wineries, is pleased with response to petition. (Supplied)
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Campaign to cut wine tax gathering steam
Strewn sommelier Juan Nunez-Sanchez shows special distancing space at one of the winery's tasting bars. (Jill Troyer)
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COVID-19: NOTL wineries get ready to welcome visitors for tastings
The new high-tech bottling line at Henry of Pelham. (Jill Troyer)
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Innovation in Wine Country: Part 6: Henry of Pelham Winery running 'flat out' with new production facilities
Jamie Slingerland is director of viniculture at Pillitteri Estates Winery. (Supplied)
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Innovation in Wine Country: Part 5: Online sales, exports help Pillitteri Estates navigate pandemic
COVID-19 is keeping Ravine Winery's new event centre empty - for now. (Jill Troyer/Niagara Now)
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Innovation in Wine Country: Part 4: Ravine's new event centre ready – and waiting
Opening of Sunnybrook's new retail space is delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Jill Troyer/Niagara Now)
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Innovation in Wine Country: Part 4 continued: Sunnybrook's dream is delayed
Reporter Jill Troyer donates blood donor at St. Catharines clinic.
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COVID-19: NOTLers encouraged to give blood
Graham and Angela Lindfield's trawler "Lady Morgana" at Belhaven, N.C., en route to Florida. (supplied)
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COVID-19: Long-planned adventure ends with unexpected twist
B&B association president David Levesque is hearing concerns from many members
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COVID-19: B&Bs face flurry of cancellations
Coun. Clare Cameron works from home during self-isolation. (Supplied)
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COVID-19: NOTL councillor keeps busy at home during self-isolation
Steven Cohen is self-isolating with his mother Suzanne Kert-Cohen (Jill Troyer)
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COVID-19: NOTLer feels 'fabulous' to be back home
Pete Buis points out new sensors on pruning machine
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Innovation in Wine Country: Part 3: Sensors make pruning grapevines easier
Lakeview Vineyard Equipment owner Joe Pillitteri shows new vineyard equipment at a trade show. (Jill Troyer/Niagara Now)
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Innovation in Wine Country Part 2: Lakeview Vineyard Equipment leads the way
Jeremy Perkins of Bird Control Group, explains how the laser works/Jill Troyer
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Innovation in wine country - Part 1: Battle of the birds
Grape farmers and wineries investing in evolution, growth and new technologies. (Brittany Carter/File photo)
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Innovation in wine country: Tremendous progress
A new app is available to let Niagara residents know of potential floods. (Supplied)
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Instant flood warnings now available for Niagara residents
Workers at Tweed Farms in NOTL. (Jill Troyer/Niagara Now file photo
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Cannabis business faces bumpy road one year in
The water level in Lake Ontario reached a record high in the summer, and researchers aren’t sure if it will happen again next summer. (Brittany Carter/File photo
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Lake Ontario water level remains much higher than normal into winter
Richard Liu at Sunnybrook. (Special/Jill Troyer)
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Sunnybrook Owner Has Big Plans - At Home and Abroad
Grapes on vines along the Heritage Trail. (Brittany Carter/Niagara Now)
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Late, but still a promising start to grape harvest, say local farmers
A cannabis plant at Tweed Farms. (Jill Troyer/Niagara Now file photo)
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Cannabis growers in Niagara double in one year
Author Jill Troyer with her horse Oat at her first Dressage Niagara show. (Don Reynolds/Supplied)
Opinion
Opinion: Butterflies and first-time jitters for horse show competition
The Niagara, sunk in Tobermory, was once used as a sand sucker on the Niagara River in NOTL. (David Gilchrist/Supplied)
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Sand sucker lives on as dive wreck
Mary Towndrow has been brewing up homemade kombucha for five years. Doing it yourself costs a fraction of the retail price. (Jill Troyer/Niagara Now)
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Niagara College course teaches DIY kombucha making
Cannabunker, the teaching lab for cannabis production at Niagara College. (Jill Troyer/Niagara Now)
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Niagara’s (and Canada’s) first cannabis grads are in high demand
Lesslie Tunmer, the Shaw Festival's head of scenic construction, holds a miniature model of set for The Ladykillers. (Jill Troyer/Special)
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Behind the 'scenes:' Creative and technical ingenuity at play in sets at Shaw
Judo champ Fraser Bridgeman says she knows what it’s like to deal with anxiety and depression. (Supplied)
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Judo champ aims to empower kids
Local chef Tania Ganassini competes on Top Chef Canada. SUPPLIED: Food Network Canada
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Local chef headed to Top Chef Canada
Associate Head of Wardrobe, Janet Ellis with costumes for "A Boy and His Horse." (Jill Troyer/Special)
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Costumes Come Alive for “The Horse and His Boy”
Jenny Brown at NOTL Community Centre. (Jill Troyer/Special)
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Local cyclist in Italy for gruelling races
Leslie McCormick with Alex's Love at Red Ribbon Stables. (Jill Troyer/Special)
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Local Horse and Rider grace pages of Horse Sport magazine
Jim Willwerth, senior viticulturist at the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute at Brock University, tests grapevine buds in the lab. (Jill Troyer/Special)
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It's been a good winter for grapevines - so far
Jane Andres has has spearheaded the creation of welcome bags for NOTL's migrant farmworkers. The bags are stuffed with such essentials as hot chocolate, oatmeal, toothbrushes and toilet paper. (Don Reynolds/Submitted)
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Bags of food and goodies greet migrant workers arriving in NOTL
Melina Morsch of Fox Den Yoga on CBC TV's "Dragons' Den". (Supplied)
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NOTL business owner takes goat yoga to CBC’s Dragons’ Den
Treasured Recipes
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Calling all chefs!
NIagara Recycling employee Kevin Upper sorting materials. (Don Reynolds/Special)
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Niagara residents can help improve recycling
Icewine grapes freshly harvested. (Richard Harley/Niagara Now)
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Friday morning cold allows for icewine harvest
Terry Weiner and Mark Gaudet of Bikes for Farmworkers. (Jill Troyer/Supplied)
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Bikes for Farmworkers an alliance of generosity
The Region is proposing bi-weekly garbage pickup. (Richard Harley/Niagara Now)
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Changes to garbage pickup explored
Shoppers crowd into Newark Neighbours on first day open in 2019. (Jill Troyer/Supplied)
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Newark Neighbours ready for donations
Vintage 2018 Grapes. (Jill Troyer/Supplied)
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The summary of the 2018 VQAO report
Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the start of 2019 at Navy Hall Jan. 1. (Eunice Tang/Staff Photographer)
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Levee rings in new year at Navy Hall
Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club’s annual Holiday House Tour. (Laura O'Malley/Niagara Now)
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Holiday House Tour best-attended yet
The NOTL Ukesters gather every Sunday at the community centre. (Jill Troyer/Supplied)
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Ukesters Make Merry
Tweed Farms in Niagara-on-the-Lake. (Don Reynolds/Supplied)
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Inside Tweed Farms
A Christmas Carol joined the Christmas Parade Dec. 8. (Lauren O’Malley/Niagara Now)
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Jennings: Christmas Carol “A total hit”
A tai chi group meets every Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the community centre on Anderson Lane. (Jill Troyer/Special to Niagara Now)
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Tai chi for life
Tweed Farms has increased production. (Supplied photo)
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Tweed doubles-up cannabis production
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