Long-time heritage advocate and volunteer Bill Thompson has been honoured with the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Lifetime Achievement. Thompson received the award at the virtual presentation on Thursday, […]
After a successful experiment in Summer 2021, Grimsby’s Downtown Improvement Area board is rebooting its Comedy Night in Grimsby series. Last summer, the series operated in Coronation Park each Wednesday […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare (EDIH) has been selected as contractor of choice to rebuild West Lincoln Memorial Hospital. Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS)made the […]
While merchants in Grimsby On The Lake have had a litany of issues with on-street parking, problems have also spanned condo properties as well. Problems with customer parking being […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow The parking chickens are coming home to roost in Grimsby’s Winston Road neighbourhood, according to several business owners. Problems were evident when businesses in the […]
The invitation is out for everyone – men, women, and children of all ages – to join the 2022 World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 4. The theme for […]
By Joshua Shkopiak For NewsNow Grimsby Museum has recently made some big changes to their business model, switching to a voluntary donation format for entry admission. “We wanted to make […]
Over the last year, I have been trying to step back and assess how many years it will take the Town of Grimsby to recover from the antics of […]
Four members of Grimsby Heritage Advisory Committee resigned last week a after pattern of abuse, bullying and discrediting became too much. Kate Sharrow, Mark Radey, Olia Jurychuk and Anne Brabant […]
A 31-year-old Hamilton man faces a second degree murder charge in the death of Grimsby resident Paul Pender. Last Thursday, Feb. 3, Haldimand OPP and other emergency services responded to […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Grimsby’s fight regarding its Main Street East heritage study went to another level week when council removed a nominee to the Town’s Heritage Conservation District […]
What started as a dream of Teddy Jaskula Sr. to own a bar/restaurant will culminate this April when Teddy’s Sports bar officially changes hands. Owners Sandy Jaskula and her brother […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow The changes in average real estate value numbers from 2011 to 2021 are impressive: • Grimsby up 150 per cent to and average of $866,000; • […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow A major suggested schedule change at last Tuesday’s Heritage Advisory Committee meeting touched off a lively debate after members were told staff were recommending the group […]
Re your Dec. 9 column on the scope expansion the Planning Department has undertaken with the Main Street East study we would agree, the direction taken by Planning is totally […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Early morning gunfire, safety concerns and confrontations with hunters have become commonplace since Grimsby council altered the Town’s firearms bylaw last fall. Petitions and posters have […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow One more hurdle remains – the awarding of the reconstruction contract – before shovels hit the ground for the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital rebuild. Three construction […]
A Grimsby teen is facing an “assault with a weapon” charge after a stick swinging incident during a minor hockey game in Beamsville Dec. 10. Niagara Regional Police from 8 […]
Grimsby Town Hall will host a WALK-IN ONLY COVID vaccination Clinic Saturday (jan. 8) and Sunday (Jan. 9), while a GO-VAXX APPOINTMENT ONLY clinic is set for Beamsville on Sunday. […]
Nobody was happier than I when the plug got pulled on Grimsby’s council session Monday night. This was not due to the cause – a major power outage which affected […]