Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar addresses Niagara Catholic students during a presentation at Lakeshore Catholic to celebrate the eco school program.
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Hospital rally Sunday
Marilyn Torok and Mary Doan show their support for 24-hour emergency services at Port Colborne's hospital by purchasing a save-the-hospital pin. The pins, and signs, will fill H.H. Knoll Lakeview Park Sunday as thousands are expected at a rally aimed at saving the hospital.
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Fire Prevention Week kicks off Sunday with open house
Mike Bendia, fire prevention officer, gives a fire extinguisher demonstration. The training equipment was donated to the Port Colborne Fire Department by the Lions Club and will be part of the Fire Prevention Week activities at the main fire hall Saturday.
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Oakwood staff go bald for Terry
SURPRISING NEW LOOK Julie Tufts, an educational assistant at Oakwood School, checks out her new closely-shaved hairstyle in the mirror as students look on. Tufts, along with principal Brian Baranski and fellow educational assistants Mike Schumacker and Mary Crowe challenged the students to raise $3,000 for the Terry Fox Run, if they did, the staff members would shave their heads.
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Special guest visits Crossley for Terry Fox Run
E.L Crossley Grade 9 students Katie Guzowski, left, Emma Ferguson and Taylor Zavitz pose before joining the school on their Terry Fox Run.
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CELEBRATING TERRY FOX
CELEBRATING TERRY FOX The students of McKay School showed their Terry Fox spirit Sept. 26 by participating in Terry Fox School Day and hosting a walk in honour of the Canadian hero. In total students and staff at McKay raised $3,200 for cancer research. Pictured, front row from left, Kyle Fuller, Jakob Veldhoven, Tori-Ellen Kaye and Jessica Dussault. Back row from left are Austin Stastney, Josh Kane, Aaron Read, Brandon Bishop and teacher Gloria Arnold. The students topped last year's total of $2,500 by $700.
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Emergency training
Port Colborne Fire and emergency services tend to rescue Randy dummy and Inco's emergency team employees outside of the plant, during a mock disaster at the Port Colborne plant Sunday morning.
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Emergency training
Vale Inco's Dave Souder, right and his partner John Stouth, left helped a dead man, which was a rescue Randy dummy, out of the plant, during a mock disaster at the Port Colborne plant Sunday morning. The disaster was based on a leak that happened when a truck hit a sulphur dioxide (SO2) tank inside the plant.
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The pears are here -- it's time to celebrate
Reisling potted pears are a tasty way to enjoy the sweet, Niagara grown fall fruit.
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READY, AIM ...
READY, AIM ... Three-year-old David Foster gets a lesson in aiming a fire hose from Fort Erie Firefighter Jeff Gray. Playing with fire hoses was just one of many activities that took place last weekend at Sparky the Fire Dog's birthday party at the Leisureplex. Members of the Fort Erie Fire Department and members of the Niagara Regional Police were on hand to teach kids a number of fire-related activities.
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Out of the darkness
Lynn, who did not want her last name to be published, is recovering from a long period of grief in which she was supported with counselling from the South Niagara Life Centre. The centre, which has offices in Fort Erie and Port Colborne, is in a financial crisis and could close by year's end.
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Harvest Day at Agape Valley
Makayla Dube shows some of the things that people will encounter at Agape Valley's Annual Harvest Day tomorrow.
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SLIDERS
SLIDERS Brittany Davies, Meghan Burns, Kendra Hobbs and Lucy Turney enjoy the fall weather by going down a slide at McFarland House Park.
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New construction program gets students work site ready
Hoas Langeraap and Bruce Vandelaar, both Grade 12 students at Lakeshore Catholic, cut some wood for a construction project. The school is the first in the board to launch the major site construction program.
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Oakwood staff go bald for Terry
Oakwood School principal Brian Baranski shows off his half-bald head as Port High student Liz Fell finishes the job. Baranski along with educational assistants Julie Tufts, Mike Schumacker and Mary Crowe challenged the students to raise $3,000 for the Terry Fox Run, if they did, the staff members would shave their heads.
