“This is definitely the biggest fire with regard to the most involvement by multiple departments across the region that I have been involved with, and I’ve been in the fire service for 38 years.” - Port Colborne Deputy Chief Mike BendiaFrom the Welland Tribune:
A company that made patio furniture, above-ground pool and spa accessories was destroyed Tuesday after a massive fire spread throughout its Port Colborne facility along the Welland Canal.
More than 50 firefighters with tankers and pumpers from across the Niagara region responded to the blaze after Port Colborne Fire and Emergency Services called on mutual aid to battle the inferno at Vinyl Works Canada at 2174 Barber Dr.
Fires, floods, thieves, rodents: The elderly couple has survived all manner of calamity in recent weeks, except for the one disaster they have actually been preparing for over the past 50 years — a nuclear war. Beach is the founder of Ark Two, a privately owned, 10,000-square-foot nuclear fallout shelter, sunk beneath several metres of concrete and soil on a 12.5 acre parcel of land near his home. And, yes, the 83-year-old is accustomed to being dismissed as a “kook.”
But maybe he’s onto something. - National Post
Inside Canada’s largest privately-owned nuclear fallout shelter
Tour a DIY nuclear bunker made from 42 buried buses and plenty of concrete. http://bit.ly/2yrSdn9
Posted by St. Catharines Standard on Monday, October 16, 2017
Kadyrov: «Les homosexuels doivent être supprimés afin de purifier le sang du peuple tchétchène» https://t.co/QVqp3XrnQP @RealSportsHBO pic.twitter.com/hhqICoRXvD— L'important (@Limportant_fr) July 15, 2017
Lakeport Fish and Chips in Niagara Falls will be open for business today despite a vehicle driving into the Lundy's Lane establishment early this morning.
The owners posting on their facebook page pictures of significant damage and joking someone mistakenly thought they were a drive-thru. - 610CKTB
Good morning everyone!!!
Well - today started off eventful in the wee early hours of 2-3am! Apparently, someone wanted fish & chips at that time and mistakenly thought we were drive-through!!!😂
😳We are currently waiting on a construction company to help us make this location safe for use asap, and are hoping to be open for take-out business (or delivery) by 11:00am! Needless to say - there are no guarantees in this respect, and customers can expect longer wait times for service then normal - but - hey - what can anyone do???
Anyway - we will post updates as we proceed! Thankyou for your understanding and support during this . . . (interesting??? Unique??? Unfortunate???) time - and check out the fun photos below!!!👍🏻
Overall view from parking lot - 5:00am - parking lot is cleaned up at this point.
Posted by Lakeport Fish & Chips on Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Blair Robertson Psychic Medium Car Crash
Thanks to everyone for the well-wishes. Wendy and I appreciate it very much, and I have passed those thoughts onto Eddie Diijon. I got the CCTV footage of the incident from the management of the Silk's Country Kitchen in Virgil, near Niagara-On-The-Lake. I cannot believe we walked away from this. To be clear: we are NOT "okay." In my case, I'm clear to fly but need immediate followup. I'll be seeing the docs tomorrow. I'm battered and bruised, have a nasty headache and assorted aches and pains. Not fun. What's holding me/us together is that I'm ALIVE. The driver was NOT charged. She refused medical attention. They cleared her of alcohol being a factor, but nothing else is known of her mental health, prescription drugs, etc. For reasons entirely unknown to me, she was allowed to simply go home. I WILL be pursuing this in due course, but for now, I need to get home and get taken care of. BLESS all of you for your love and energy. I truly appreciate it. And if you're ever in the vicinity, check out Silks for fantastic food and great service. Tell them Blair sent you. :-) <3
Posted by Blair Robertson on Wednesday, May 31, 2017
"My first reaction to the video is just how stupid some people can be to not treat wildlife with proper respect," he said. "This was a male California sea lion. They are huge animals. They are not circus performers. They're not trained to be next to people."
According to Canada's Marine Mammal Regulations, "no person shall disturb a marine mammal except when fishing."
Trites says the sea lion in the video looks like it is used to having people feed it.
— Meera Bains (@Meerakati) May 21, 2017
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"The project will explore the effectiveness of providing a basic income to people who are currently living on low incomes, whether they are working or not. People participating in our pilot communities will receive a minimum amount of income each year— a basic income, no matter what." (24:21 mark in the video)She then goes on to say:
"It's not an extravagant sum by any means. For a single person we're talking about just under $17,000 a year. But even that amount may make a real difference to someone who's striving to reach a better life."
