20 Apr 2009 
Posted by Paul Dayboll
Andrea Laciok of Coyotes Run Estate Winery pours a glass of the new 2007 Red. Laciok is a graduate of Niagara Colleges Public Relations Graduate Certificate program. Photo by Andrew Towle PBy ANDREW TOWLEStaff WriterThe wineries in Ontario have seen steady growth in production and sales on a yearly...
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19 Mar 2009 Posted by Paul Dayboll
Blue Poison frog one of 25 species on display at the Butterfly Conservatory ambassadorial exhibit. Photos by Mike SheelerBy MIKE SHEELERStaff WriterThe decline of an area’s frog population is a strong indicator of a failing eco-system. Worldwide, frog populations are at record lows with a significant...
Read more → 19 Mar 2009 Posted by Paul DaybollBy JESSICA MOYSEStaff WriterWaiting.Waiting.Waiting.Some students went to Cancun in search of a foreign adventure this past Reading Week. Others decided to work a lot to ease their student debt. I, however, did none of these things.I waited. (more…)
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Photo Illustration by Ashlee KivellBy LAURA WIKSTONStaff WriterIf you’ve ever beaten yourself up over bad relationship choices, stop right now. There are so many influences in play when we chose a romantic partner, it’s no wonder we get it wrong sometimes. Tony Bogaert is a professor of psychology...
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Niagara News staff writer Mallory Bresolin walks along Bermudas Pagets Elbow Beach on the south shore. Submitted photoBy MALLORY BRESOLINStaff WriterThe world’s nicest people live in Bermuda. In December, I travelled with the Niagara College International Department for the annual Bermuda International...
Read more → 19 Mar 2009 Posted by Paul DaybollBy LYNSEY KITCHINGStaff WriterIt could be a better place, in theory.As the automotive industry in North America and around the world breaks down, change is on the horizon.The Ontario government agreed to allow Better Place, a technology company founded in California, to establish a Canadian head office...
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Niagara News ranks among the highest in Canada’s campus newspapers.The newspaper has earned four Canadian Community Newspaper Association (CCNA) prizes for reporting, photography and pagination (layout).Third place finisher in the category for overall reporting, photography and design, Niagara...
Read more → 20 Feb 2009 Posted by Paul DaybollBy LYNSEY KITCHINGStaff WriterIcewine, ironically, defrosts the frozen January economy.Running Jan. 16 to Jan. 25, the Niagara Icewine Festival brought in huge numbers of participants despite earlier fears of failure. (more…)
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Welland MP Malcolm Allen, British Columbia Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko and parliamentary assistant Gina Petrakos listen to audience concerns at the Food for Thought forum held Feb. 16 in Welland. Photo by Laura WikstonBy LAURA WIKSTONStaff WriterCanada needs a national food security policy.That’s...
Read more → 20 Feb 2009 Posted by Paul DaybollBy AMBER GIONETStaff WriterAs I step out of my clothes and onto the bed, I feel a bit nervous. Though I know the lid doesn’t fully close around me, I sometimes panic about being in such an enclosed space.I don my goggles to protect my eyes, and press the button. (more…)
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