Niagara Blog

Man ends his life by jumping into Niagara Falls. Circa 1980’s.

It was 2 years ago, when the 14 year old foster child killed three-year-old Matthew Reid in a Welland foster home.
The killer, now 16 and whose identity is protected by the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was sentenced Friday for the murder of the boy, who was found dead the morning of Dec. 15, 2005. She […]

Clipped from the Globe and Mail
It’s a cold November day on the Niagara River, barely above freezing. A steady rain beats upon the rushing water. A rainbow trout stirs deep in the river, her red band dark in the depths. Fierce river currents push her to cliff’s edge, and she falls to a pool 170 […]

Port Colbourne Harbour Railway’s ex-CN S-13 comes off an industrial spur in Thorold. With no warning lights, this looks like it could be a rather dangerous spot at times.

Clipped from the St.Catharines Standard
There’s something of a frantic edge to Freida Overholster’s voice. And for a good reason.
There is always a seemingly self-replicating pile of work for the Salvation Army to do over the Christmas season. As a program co-ordinator, Overholster is always busy.
Normally, the organization starts getting its holiday programs in order in […]

Part 1 of a collection about the Merritton Train Tunnel that runs under the 3rd Welland Canal. Look forward to more newspaper clippings, photos and videos from what is now known as, The Blue Ghost Tunnel.

Also see: Part 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

These guys need a lesson on how to pull a car out of snow.

Tickets are still available for the Welland and District Humane Society’s annual Silent and Live Christmas Auction. The auction will be held on Saturday, Nov. 24 at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 4, 383 Morningstar Ave. There will be a wonderful assortment of items for both the silent and live auctions, from fun-filled three day, […]

While in Port Colborne to see a play, a woman climbs off a porch, tries to get on someones motorcycle and stands on a newspaper box.

Clipped From The St.Catharines Standard
Terry Wilson’s first impulse was to grab a couple of rain jackets from his car and cover the body of a woman lying on the street.
Then Wilson turned his attention to her inconsolable male companion, who witnessed the woman being struck and killed by a tractor-trailer at the corner of Welland […]

This guy tours the old police station in Niagara Falls and hears what sounds like a phone ringing. This building was also once the Post Office, the Customs House and was featured briefly in the 1953 movie “Niagara” starring Marilyn Monroe.

*This video has been embedded from Metacafe.com and has no relationship to the Niagara […]

Clipped from the Welland Tribune
For the second year, Welland’s mayor, Damian Goulbourne, will help make the holiday season a little brighter for a local charity.
The Mayor’s Charity Christmas Ball will return to the city on Saturday, Nov. 24, to raise funds for the Niagara College Scholarship Fund this year.
Daniella Wright, part of the team that […]

Crime Stoppers of Niagara is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the person or persons responsible for the damage to a number of vehicles throughout the city of Niagara Falls.
Sometime between Sunday October 7, 2007 and Tuesday October 9, 2007, person or persons unknown, committed acts of mischief by damaging a number of […]

Not quite sure what is going on in this video from Thorold entitled “Not Make Sense Hour” Part 3. Maybe you can make some sense of it.

The Spirit of Christmas is alive in Ridgeway with horse & carriage rides, carol singing, hot apple cider and other wonderful Christmas treats. From December 7th to 9th. Call Dena Sahs at 905-894-0214 for more info.

Here is a pretty funny fight caught on tape down at the falls.

Check out the expression on the little girl with the white shirt.