Scott Hunter, an apprentice chef, adds a little pepper during a cooking demonstration. The culinary mobile theatre was a popular addition to this year's festival.
211960
Record crowds at food festival
Jessica Szenasi, 2, gets a taste of mother Melanie's gyro Saturday.
211957
Record crowds at food festival
SIGHTS AND SMELLS Three-year-old Timothy Rohrmoser gets a good whiff of a cooking creation being demonstrated at the Niagara Food Festival culinary mobile theatre, with a little help from mom Regina.
211958
Record crowds at food festival
Steve Gill and John Crowley taste one slice after another during the apple pie baking competition at the Niagara Food Festival last weekend. Gill and Crowley, members of the male chef group Les Marmiton, were judges of the competition, evaluating entries for flavour, crust, appearance and creativity. Winners were first place Chris Pawluk, followed by Shannon Grant and Jamie-Lyn Gillingham. In the kids division the order was Claire Grenier, Dennis Scherle and Shauna Gillingham.
211953
Finishing the job
Carl Berndt hams it up for the camera while working on the Welland downtown streetscaping project recently.
211956
Big push on as election approaches
Ontario NDP leadership hopeful Peter Tabuns visited Welland Monday to hit the campaign trail with Welland riding NDP candidate Malcolm Allen.
211954
Big push on as election approaches
MP John Maloney
211955
Big push on as election approaches
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Chuck Strahl was in Welland Monday to lend his support to Conservative candidate Alfred Kiers, whose father died that morning. Strahl is pictured with Conservative Welland riding association president Mel Grunstein, left.
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Fire at Welland auto shop
Fire broke out at Fix Auto on 7th St. in Welland around 9 a.m. Friday morning.
211963
Smithville Lions, Farmers' Market support Thanksgiving food drive
Janet Zantingh, Chair of West Lincoln Community Care, with market vendor Rodger Vaughan, was at the Smithville Farmers' Market to help collect donations for the Thanksgiving food drive. Vendors donated produce to fill baskets for a draw held last Saturday and next Saturday, Oct. 11.
211964
Smithville Lions, Farmers' Market support Thanksgiving food drive
The yellow coats worn by the Smithville and District Lions Club complemented the vibrant colours of the fall harvest as members collected food donations for West Lincoln Community. Saturday at Smithville Foodland were Cheryl Ganann and Murray Packham.
211961
City hopes for arena hat trick
The Welland Tigers came roaring into council chambers on Tuesday to show their support for the arena feasibility committee's report, which recommended tearing down the Welland Youth Arena and building a new three-pad arena.
211951
Moms fear loss of maternity ward
New mothers Courtney Fisher, 18, Jaycee Leonard, 16, and expecting mom Angelina Pizzacalla, 20, sit in the lounge of Hannah House maternity home on Crysler Drive. They're concerned about the proposed plan to move the maternity ward out of Niagara Falls.
211962
Andrew and Carter enjoy a special Brotherly bond
Beamsville resident and Big Brother Andrew Fleming spends an hour with eight-year-old Little Brother Carter in Smithville each week. The two have struck up a friendship which includes its share of trips into town for ice cream.
211952
Work with the proposed hospital site: Dr. Kitts
Dr. Jack Kitts, CEO of The Ottawa Hospital, addresses a small crowd gathered at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School for a public meeting about the Niagara Health System restructuring plan.
