With Ontario in need of millions of new trees, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Trees Ontario, along with its partners, the Ontario Forestry Association (OFA) and local planting agencies will host six free tree planting workshops across the province this fall. The free workshops will inform landowners about tree planting techniques, financial incentives and ways they can reduce their environmental footprint.

Writing a letter for someone during this time may sound hard since you can easily make e-mail messages in just five minutes. Only few would dedicate time in writing a letter for someone who works abroad or for someone who lives in a far off place. Below are the tips on how you can make your love letters easy and better.

We might have heard about the most absurd urban legends in the country. All those infamous numbers we avoid in elevators or those days that should never coincide with 13. We all have at least 5 or more recollection of the most popular urban legends and hearsays the many Americans fear of hearing or actually experiencing.

An all day concert featuring many of Niagara’s top bands will be featured at The Hose Brigade Hall, 5786 Dunn St., Niagara Falls, Sunday, September 5, from 2pm- 1am. Among the 16 featured bands are many winners and nominees from the Niagara Music Awards and the Hits FM Rock Search, including the Roxwells, Roger Marin, Sea of Golden Burgundy, and Beth Moore.

Yoga has been known not just for the stretching where people find a more flexible body but also by the meditation that they practice. It's the art of keeping balance in one's life thus releasing all stress and rejuvenating mind and body. For those who wish to begin or are constantly disturbed by busy people outside (from all the talking or the honking of the cars), here are ways to help you do your meditation.

Georges Laraque, 33, is becoming a figure skater; at least as part of the Battle of the Blade series, one of CBC's popular programs. The second season will be starting on Sept 26 and fans of the former enforcer would see how Laraque would be graceful on the ice. Seven other former NHL players have signed on for the second season of CBC's popular Battle of the Blades series.

Your time and friendship are needed to help welcome people from other parts of the world to our community. Through the Host Program at the Welland Multicultural Centre, volunteers are matched with newcomers to enjoy friendship for one hour on a weekly basis. Volunteer as an individual or with your entire family! Volunteer families are needed with infants, young children, adolescents, as well as volunteers who are seniors - people from all stages of life are needed! Help make Welland a welcom

Nothing can be more alarming that reading an article or receiving an email that claims that a certain brand of shampoo, lipstick, or deodorant causes cancer. What’s worse is if the brand mentioned is the one you use! Now that’s something to be concerned about. In 2003, news about lipstick containing hazardous amounts of lead surfaced in the market, causing havoc to women and the cosmetic industry.

[URL][URL]My name is Avaia Di Marco. I am 2 years old. Shortly after I was born I suffered several seizures and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. This affects all of my limbs, my vision and my communication. I am fully dependent on my parents to do everything for me. I have recently been accepted into a program in Germany for Stem cell research.

November 5, 2010 Shaw Theatre, tickets available by calling the box office 1-800-511-SHAW. All tickets $75 ($1.00 admin fee if you buy in person, $7.50 to order via phone). Proceeds go to Wells of Hope.

Come Celebrate Grimsby's Roots this upcoming Saturday at 2:30pm! The Town of Grimsby will be unveiling their first Natural Heritage Tree Plaque in Historic Grimsby Beach. The Grand Old White Oak is estimated to be 350 years old, so we're celebrating with a Grand Event! There will be a Professional Tree Climbing Demonstration by Arborwood, a photographic display of Early Grimsby Beach with guest Dorothy Turcotte, and Birthday Cake and refreshments! <br

Dwight A. Hennessy, Fort Erie, Ontario resident and associate professor of Psychology at Buffalo State College, will receive the President’s Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creativity during the 23rd annual Academic Convocation ceremony at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, September 16, in Rockwell Hall Auditorium.

Pelham Public Library is proud to be part of a new and exciting partnership with Lincoln, Fort Erie, and Niagara-On-The-Lake Public Libraries and Niagara College. This college and public library automated system partnership is the first in Ontario and second in Canada. The new Niagara Evergreen Consortium is proud to announce that its five libraries will be switching to Evergreen, an open-source library system, between August and November 2010.

If you have an eye for fashionable in-demand clothing, you may be able to generate an income by selling clothing online. Customers are sometimes reluctant to buy clothing online (just 8 percent of clothing purchases were made online, according to a 2006 Shop.org report), but if you can find a niche and items that people really want you may be able to achieve some level of success in this endeavor.

In my opinion this recent photot in Wainfleet is in fact a hoax. Cougars and Panthers have just the slightest curve at the end on their tail that makes distinguishable from a house cat. That slight curve is nowhere to be found in this photo. My guess is that its a regular old black house cat, super-impossed and placed on a farm settign background, good try I dont believe this is a cougar.

The St. Catharines Museum is pleased to announce the opening of Arts of China: Glimpses of an Ancient Civilization, a travelling exhibition produced by the Royal Ontario Museum. Comprised of 40 artifacts dating from the Shang Dynasty (c. 1300-1050 BC) to the Qing Dynasty (AD 1644-1911), Arts of China examines Chinese history, culture and classic traditions come to life through the exploration of three materials closely associated with China - jade, bronze and ceramics.

Jul 30, 2010 Come to Queen Street Niagara Falls to view the 22nd Ontario Provincial H.O.G.G. Rally and all the great looking machines. This year’s rally has been set up to provide all participants the opportunity to take advantage of being tourists as well as rally goers.

District School Board of Niagara POLICY MANUAL SECTION: HUMAN RESOURCES - GENERAL POLICY E-9 TOPIC: HUMAN RIGHTS PAGE: 1 of 1 DATE: April 2009 REVIEW April 2014 REVISED: The District School Board of Niagara is committed to maintaining a learning and working environment which actively promotes and supports human rights.

No one single exercise can enable you to lose the beer belly but “slight edge” repetitions of a variety of simple exercises can make a massive difference in just a few weeks. I should know after losing the beer belly aged 45 in 2007 and it’s stayed away too! Perhaps the most effective exercise to lose the beer belly is what I call “air cycling”.