Category :Escarpment Blog

Prevent Frozen Water Lines at Home

Gloria January 4, 2018

The City of St. Catharines has good advice for all, not just its own residents: Winter has arrived but it’s not too late to prepare your home for the cold temperatures. One of the Read More

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Tyandaga in Burlington Opposes Meridian Brick

Gloria December 11, 2017

This is material provided by the Burlington group Tyandaga Environmental Coalition. Meridian Brick (formerly Forterra Brick) plans to clear-cut approximately 34 acres of prime forest within the Greenbelt Plan Area to expand its commercial shale quarrying Read More

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CBC’s Sounds of the Seasons

Gloria December 6, 2017

Mike had fun recently. He went to CBC’s Sounds of the Season day and gave out copies of the 10th anniversary issue in exchange for celebrity autographs. Can you make out any of the Read More

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Niagara River a Sewer?

Gloria December 4, 2017

Today, Wayne Gates, NDP MPP for Niagara Falls, continued to press the Liberal government to protect the Great Lakes and Ontario water ways, and stop the dumping of raw sewage into the Niagara River. “Last Read More

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95th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (2017)

Gloria November 10, 2017

Written by Gloria Hildebrandt, photos by Mike Davis This is an authentic blog post, being a quickly written journal entry. We went to the Royal Winter Fair yesterday & saw the Horse Show. We toured Read More

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Audit of Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority

Gloria October 25, 2017

This news release by the NDP just in: On Wednesday morning, Welland NDP MPP Cindy Forster’s motion before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts calling for the Auditor General to conduct a full audit Read More

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Don Sankey photographs

Gloria October 16, 2017

Don Sankey is another photographer who entered our photo contest. Here are his submissions. Of Inglis Falls, Don writes “A beautiful waterfall located at the edge of Owen Sound. A popular tourist site that captures Read More

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Photographs by Wendy Jenkinson

Gloria October 10, 2017

Wendy Jenkinson has entered these photos in our contest. Wendy notes “I saw four beautiful white-tailed deer coming up on the Escarpment behind Brock University in St.Catharines. We all were surprised to see each Read More

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Photographs by Greg Coman

Gloria October 3, 2017

Here are entries to our photo contest by Greg Coman. Greg Coman’s recommendation: “Book yourself a campsite at Stormhaven Backcountry Campround in Bruce Peninsula National Park, so you can linger and watch the sun Read More

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Arthur Weaver Photographs

Gloria September 28, 2017

Here is another photographer’s entries to our first photo contest. They were taken by Art Weaver on the Niagara Peninsula. Art writes “I took this picture of the Niagara River while hiking in the Read More

Category :Escarpment Blog

Prevent Frozen Water Lines at Home

Tyandaga in Burlington Opposes Meridian Brick

CBC’s Sounds of the Seasons

Niagara River a Sewer?

95th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (2017)

Audit of Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority

Don Sankey photographs

Photographs by Wendy Jenkinson

Photographs by Greg Coman

Arthur Weaver Photographs

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