Niagara Falls detour

07/03/11 Canadian settlers around 1800 figured out that if they could link the rivers and streams running into the western end of Lake Ontario with those running into the eastern end of Lake Erie, they could get shipping around the huge obstacle presented by Niagara Falls and into the upper Great Lakes and the heart of North America. So they began digging the first of several canals that would eventually ...

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PG's Shaw Festival fall trip features five shows

07/09/11 The fall Critic's Choice tour to the Shaw Festival heads north Sept. 14-17. The hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake is The Prince of Wales, a few steps from theaters, shops, parks and Lake Ontario. Included are five shows, plus an optional sixth: "My Fair Lady," a robust, classic musical. "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," about money, marriage, family and sex.

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Nine Mile workers ponder strike

07/08/11 Union workers at two nuclear power plants on Lake Ontario are set to go on strike.

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