Recent Blog Posts by Gary Zalepa Jr.

Past Dinner for Red Roof Retreat, Sun. April 29th

 10th Annual Pasta Dinner Fundraiser In Support of Respite Programs for Children with Special Needs  www.RedRoofRetreat.com John Michaels Banquet Hall 1368 Uppers Road, Thorold Sunday, April 29th, 2012 Doors Open at 4 pm Dinner at 5 pm   $20.00 per person $10.00 for children 6 -12yrs Children under 5yrs Free Prizes and Auction   Pre-order tickets by: ...

COFFEE BREAK FOR THE ALZHEIMER SOCIETY

  Niagara-on-the-Lake- Lord Mayor Dave Eke & Town Council will host an Alzheimer Great local fundraising event. Coffee Break fundraiser for the Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region on Friday,February 24, at 10:30 a.m. in the foyer of the Town Administration Building. Members of the public are encouraged to join the festivities and make a donation to this worthy cause while enjoying some ...

Home Prices Edge Higher in January

OTTAWA – February 6th, 2012 The MLS® Home Price Index rebounded in January following monthly declines in each of the two previous months, according to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). The MLS® HPI is designed to be a reliable, consistent, detailed, and timely way of gauging home price trends. It is calculated each month and covers five major ...

Arts & Blooms

RiverBrink Art Museum and the Garden Club of Niagara Celebrate Autumn with ART & BLOOMS, a Special Exhibition on October 21, 22 and 23   NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario. From Friday October 21st through Sunday October 23rd, a special partnership between RiverBrink Art Museum and the Garden Club of Niagara will present ART & BLOOMS, a three day exhibition showcasing the internationally ...

A Remembrance Day Event sponsored by Walker Poole Nixon LLP

Featuring special guest speaker Professor Emeritus Desmond Morton Walker Poole Nixon LLP cordially invites you to a Remembrance Day Dinner featuring a talk by renowned historian, Professor Emeritus Desmond Morton of McGill University. Professor Morton will be discussing the role of Canada in the First World War in honour of Remembrance Day. Wednesday 9 November 2011 Drinks at 5:30pm; dinner ...

Lecture Series at RiverBrink Art Museum, Queenston

RiverBrink Art Museum Lecture Series Presents “Charles Pachter on In Search Of Simcoe” Sunday, October 16th at 2:00 pm   NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario. On Sunday afternoon, October 16th at 2:00 pm, well-known Canadian artist Charles Patcher will present his contemporary take on John Graves Simcoe and his pivotal role in the resettling of Loyalists from the American colonies ...

Fort George Event Aug 13&14

FIFE AND DRUM MUSTER AND SOLDIERS' FIELD DAY FORT GEORGE, NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE AUGUST 13 & 14, 2011     Four Fife & Drum Corps and seven Infantry Squad will perform throughout the day at Fort George - August 13 & 14.   The "troops" will parade through downtown Niagara-on-the-Lake @ 9:30 a.m on both Saturday and Sunday (weather permitting).   At. 2:00 pm an amazing ...

NOTL Minor Hockey Registration Deadline

For all the hockey parents in NOTL... Deadline for early registration is Aug 1st. See attached memo from Minor Hockey regarding online registration. Just a reminder to go online to our new website www.notlhockey.com to register your child for the upcoming 2011/2012 hockey season before August 1st to avoid the $75 late fee per player.  We have a new program called Toolbox (being used in soccer ...

The Niagara Pumphouse invites Albright-Knox- Cancelled!!

“New York Abstract Expressionism” Friday, June 3, 2011, 6:30 p.m.               Come join us to celebrate our first ever lecture series with guest speaker Nancy Spector, Associate Curator of Education at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo. Nancy will speak on Abstract Expressionism and mid-twentieth century American artists such ...

Free Admission Victoria Day Weekend at Art Museum!

RiverBrink Art Museum Celebrates Victoria Day Weekend With Free Admission.   Opening for its 28th season, RiverBrink Art Museum celebrates Victoria Day weekend (May 21-23) by offering free admission to the public.  Housed in a 1960’s mansion on the Niagara River, RiverBrink Art Museum features annually changing exhibits from the renowned art collection of Samuel E. Weir, Q.C ...

Village Garage Sale _June 4th

Garage sale The villages of  St Davids and Queenston are having garage sales Saturday June 4 at 8 am There will be a BBQ held at the Firehall in Queenston in the late morning.(located along the Niagara Parkway in Queenston)

What's Happening Around Town April 18- May 1 2011

For Niagara-on-the-Lake events, Shaw performances and art exhibitions read the Niagara Historical Society Newsletter 1812 Lecture series Shaw, 'My Fair Lady' & 'Candida' www.shawfest.com WillowBank Lecture Series www.Willowbank.ca

Music Niagara

        Don't miss the two upcoming concerts in Music Niagara's Transept Series : Sunday, April 10 at 4:00PM Come celebrate the 100th day of the year with violin music by Joseph Suk and Karol Szymanowsky, and the gem of chamber music repertoire – the famous Antonin Dvorak’s Piano Quintet op. 81 performed by Atis Bankas, violin; Yaroslav Pugach, piano; ...

Social Media and Real Estate

 

REALTOR.ca Ap for iPhone

Ottawa, ON – December 21, 2010 – The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) today released its REALTOR.ca app for the Apple® iPhone®. REALTOR.ca is the most visited real estate website in Canada, listing on average some 350,000 properties at any time. “This free application brings Apple iPhone users the features and functionality of the REALTOR.ca website, as well as some ...

Resale Markets Firm Up In October

According to the Conference Board of Canada and their analysis of Real Estate Board data, resale markets are tightening and prices in most areas are rising.   Locally in Niagara, unit sales figures are up 1.9% from September but still below those from October 2009. The number of resale homes available in October 2010 was still lower, 5% below the numbers in 2009. As some sellers ...

Remembrance Day Ceremony Virgil Public School 2010

Nov 11, 2010 Virgil Grade 4 Class Poem The following was delivered to Students, parents, teachers at Virgil Public School...   Greetings, from Lord Mayor & The Council of Niagara-on-the-Lake…   Remembrance Day. What are we asking YOU to remember exactly? ·        Vimy Ridge, Canadian soldiers, Juneau Beach ·        ...

Local Transportation Solution

In the current NOTL municipal election the issue of a transit solution has been on the minds of many voters. Since the launch of my campaign, support for a solution was a vital part of my platform. Connecting NOTL to the Region and abroad and a local point-to-point service within the Town is required. The Town's completed transportation study supports this and has identified the transportation ...

Sponsoring local Rangers Minor Basketball

Dear Gary, Thank you so much for your donation of $500, we really appreciate it.   This is a tremendous help to us. Many thanks again Gary, your generosity is appreciated. Sincerely, Jennifer & Bruce Caughill NOTL Rangers   A league of their own   A league of their own. A number of girls from Niagara-on-the-Lake were on the Niagara Falls Red Raiders novice squad that ...

Queenston Art Show OCT 14-17

Queenston Art Show Oct 14-17

Councillor Gary Zalepa Jr. Files Nomination Papers

MEDIA RELEASE  Seeks Election to Niagara-on-the-Lake Council   August 5, 2010.   For Immediate Release …    Niagara-on-the-Lake (NOTL) Councillor Gary Zalepa Jr. today filed nomination papers for the October 25, 2010 municipal election seeking the return to Town Council.  He is the first NOTL councillor to indicate his intentions. “I feel I ...

What Can You Do- To Save NOTL's High School?

Media Release July 13, 2010:  Our community (NOTL) has shown support for “Friends of NDSS” in the past and we have greatly appreciated it.   It has encouraged us as a group to continue to battle for secondary education in our rural community and has funded the numerous and highly informative “Freedom of Information” requests from the District School Board of ...

Canada Day in Niagara-on-the-Lake

July 1st – 4th- Shaw Festival Performances. 905-468-2172 www.Shawfest.com     July 1st – 3rd- Artistry by the Lake: The Chamber of Commerce presents a juried show of over 80 artists in Queen’s Royal Park by Lake Ontario. 9am- 5pm. 905-468-1950 www.niagaraonthelake.com   July 1st- Canada Day at Fort George with celebrations held in Simcoe Park during ...

Local Seminar Series

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Sustainability Network in partnership with the local Public Library is offering the following speakers seminar. Tuesday, June 15 at 7:00pm at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Libary. This Green Speaks Seminar entitled, "Eco-Driver Primer", featuring Brian Moncion of the Ministry of Transportation. This seminar will focus on sustainability from a transportation perspective. ...

Support NOTL's Secondary School

RESIDENTS ASKED TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR NDSS NOTL residents and those who support the Town are needed to write the MPP Kim Craitor and ask for the Minister of Education to stop the closure of the Town's only secondary school. All the links required to complete a letter are below. Please take a moment and complete a letter. The case to support a local secondary school has been well documented in ...