It is a rare quality in anyone to be unassuming, yet be able to command a room. Nick Andreychuk had that quality. Andreychuk died Monday, March 9, after suffering a major heart attack. He was 75. In a political career which started in 1973
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow The Town of Grimsby et al filed its reply to the defence submitted to the courts in the $18 million civil action regarding the Sobie Road biodigester project. In the suit filed in July in Ontario Superior Court b
The Town of Grimsby et al’s $18 million civil claim and the defence of the trio named in the action have now been filed in court. UPDATE Nov. 21 2019: The plaintiff has filed a response to the defence. Full PDFs of each public documen
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow A sigh of relief from town halls across Niagara could be heard last Friday when it was announced no “top down” restructuring would result from the lengthy regional governance review process. The review proces
By Mike Williscraft For NewsNow Staff and municipal officials alike were shocked last Thursday when Hexo Corp. announced it was closing it cannabis grow operation in Lincoln. The greenhouse – at the South Service Road and Durham Road
A car/motorcyle accident at Silver Street/Krick Road has sent the motorcyclist to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Monday night, Oct. 14, at about 7:30 p.m., police, fire and emergency services responded to reports of a collision at
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow West Lincoln Memorial Hospital’s vaunted obstetrics ward will be closed for business for a year after Hamilton Health Sciences officials dropped that bombshell on staff last Thursday. HHS rolled out the news to
A 68-year-old Grimsby man has been arrested on child pornography charges. In January 2018, members of the Niagara Regional Police Service Internet Child Exploitation (I.C.E.) Unit began an investigation into the online exploitation of child
A Lincoln man was arrested Wednesday (March 7)morning after a foot pursuit in a Beamsville neighbourhood. About 7:15 am, 8 District – Grimsby uniform officers responded to the area of Alexandra Avenue and Dennis Avenue in Beamsville.
Staff told last week gas bar, restaurant to close by month’s end, truck wash to stay open By Mike Williscraft NewsNow A piece of Grimsby history has been sold, with part of the facility to close. Fifth Wheel Truck Stop restaurant will clo
Sunday, July 5 at about 8:35 pm, two officers from the Grimsby office of the Niagara Regional Police Service attended a residence on Epp Street in Vineland. As a result of an interaction with a person from the residence the officers were in
At approximately 9:30 p.m. Thursday, May 14, Niagara Emergency Medical Services, Niagara Regional Police and West Lincoln Fire Services were dispatched for a fatal motor vehicle collision on Reg. Rd. 65, also known as Silver Street near Por