Niagara Advance http://www.niagaraadvance.ca Recent Local News en-us Copyright: (c) 2012 www.niagaraadvance.ca, All rights reserved. As we celebrate Crossroads, we should consider history of the school it replaced http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456798 Next Thursday, the community will have the opportunity explore Crossroads Public School during its grand opening celebrations and open house.[...] Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:51:00 GMT http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456798 129725958600000000 Future of Regent St. green space up in air http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456797 Members of the Niagara Foundation, a small but dedicated group of volunteers who have saved several significant heritage buildings in town, have now turned their sights on preserving the square on Regent Street that was formerly the NOTL Lawn Bowling Club and green, an oasis in the midst of a very [...] Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:50:00 GMT http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456797 129725958000000000 If it ain't broke don't fix it, says NHS supervisor about NOTL Hospital http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456796 In all the buzz we've heard recently about hospital restructuring, there hasn't been a peep about the Niagara-on-the-Lake site. And that, says Kevin Smith, appointed by the province to figure out how to fix the regional health system, is because our little hospital isn't broken.[...] Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:49:00 GMT http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456796 129725957400000000 Foundation hopes for public support to retain Regent Street oasis http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456699 The Niagara Foundation, a small group of volunteers dedicated to the protection of Niagara-on-the-Lake heritage, hope to preserve the Town-owned green space that was leased to the lawn-bowling club for almost a century.[...] Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:27:00 GMT http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456699 129725944200000000 Leaving behind a piece of history http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456669 Ryan Gray and fellow classmate Rushon Dagelman have been working hard to produce a booklet and CD that hold a list of the popular music, movies and gadgets of 2011.[...] Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:24:00 GMT http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456669 129725942400000000 Record-breaking season ends in red http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456662 Despite a $1.5 million deficit, the Shaw Festival’s 11 plays for the 2012 season will go on, without compromising the artistic quality fans expect.[...] Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:18:00 GMT http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456662 129725938800000000 Has your spouse stopped smiling? Parkinson's could be the cause http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456658 Parkinson’s, a degenerative brain disease for which there is no known cause or cure, may go undiagnosed and untreated for years.[...] Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:17:00 GMT http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456658 129725938200000000 Euchre parties a 60-year tradition—at least http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456651 Nobody remembers exactly when the euchre parties in Virgil started. But the newer card tables have a date on the bottom—they were purchased in 1961.[...] Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:13:00 GMT http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456651 129725935800000000 Williams hat trick aids Legion tyke 0-0 shut-out against Thorold http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456647 In tyke action of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Minor Hockey Association, the Royal Canadian Legion dominated in a recent game against Thorold. Branch 124 took home a 9-0 win thanks to Ethan Williams, who earned a hat trick, and Noah Ostramecki with two goals.[...] Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:11:00 GMT http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456647 129725934600000000