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Making Waves on Front Street

Making Waves on Front Street

Thorold has a new skin care, hair removal and eyelash salon downtown.
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Live webcam at Lock 7 brings the world to Thorold

Live webcam at Lock 7 brings the world to Thorold

Livestream will give potential visitors to Thorold a glimpse of the engineering wonder located in our backyard
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Barf bags—the mother of invention

Barf bags—the mother of invention

Happy Mother's Day, moms!
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BEYOND LOCAL: Managing peanut allergies with 'immunotherapy' rather than avoidance

BEYOND LOCAL: Managing peanut allergies with 'immunotherapy' rather than avoidance

A study shows that oral immunotherapy is safe for preschool-aged children with peanut allergy when offered as routine treatment in a hospital or clinic
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BEYOND LOCAL: Managing the flu in the age of anti-vax rhetoric

BEYOND LOCAL: Managing the flu in the age of anti-vax rhetoric

There is no cure for polio, and the vaccine remains the most effective way to combat the disease.
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Tourist season kicks off next week

Tourist season kicks off next week

Next Wednesday marks a sure sign of springtime in Thorold—the annual opening of the Lock 7 Viewing Complex and Museum.
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Getting outside and active with May events

Getting outside and active with May events

Your community could win $150,000 in the Community Competition, one of many coming events
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Art on Front flourishes at Figg Street Co.

Art on Front flourishes at Figg Street Co.

Catch Art on the Front at Figg Street Co. on the second Thursday of every month until December, in historic downtown Thorold
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BEYOND LOCAL: Is pesticide research too dependent on industry funding?

BEYOND LOCAL: Is pesticide research too dependent on industry funding?

Most of the studies that examine the effects of pesticides are funded by the chemical’s producer
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OPINION: It's time to get tough on guttersnipes

OPINION: It's time to get tough on guttersnipes

Vandalism continually costs everyone, so why not spend some funds on monitoring and apprehension?
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