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For this week's "YourTV History", we go back to sometime in 2000 or 2001 for The Crime Stoppers of Niagara Appreciation Evening at Hernder Estate Wine. Since 1999, Crime Stoppers in Ontario has made 125136 arrests and paid out over $8 million in cash rewards to those who called the program with information which led to an arrest.

It was April 2001 when Hershey Canada and The Niagara Parks Commission teamed up to present the first ever Easter Egg hunt, with over 250,000 eggs hidden throughout Queen Victoria Park. And somewhere amongst them were a few "golden" eggs - with a grand prize of a trip to Disney World for the winning family. We hope you enjoy this piece of Niagara history!

This episode of YourTV History takes us back to December 1999 when Miss Canada Mireille Eid made a visit to Niagara Falls and toured the Illumination Tower with the very - capable tour guide Rick Stokes!

In honour of this Sunday's Wrestlemania, YourTV History takes a look back to July 2002 when WWE Niagara Falls opened it's doors to the public. Mark Wikobrado was there that day to learn more about Clifton Hill's latest attraction as well as greet some very special visitors who came by for the Opening Ceremonies!

In honour of thie 2019 "The Many Hands Project", a student-driven community project run by Niagara College's Event Management Program - our YourTV History segment goes back to the 2003 event, where that year's recipient was Bethlehem Place.

The recipient for 2019 is Pathstone Mental Health - and you can find out more about the program and how you can help by visiting https://manyhandsevents.wixsite.com/mhpevents

In honour of this year's Niagara College Seafood Gala taking place Friday April 5th at The Fallsview Casino Resort (visit niagaracollege.ca/seafoodgala for ticket information), YourTV History takes a look back to the April 2006 event that each year raises funds for equipment, learning resources, scholarships and bursaries.

It's the March break and if you're not careful you may get stuck at one of our international border bridges crossing into the States or returning home to Canada. Do you have a NEXUS? On this week's YourTV History segment, we decided to see the beginning origins for NEXUS with The Smart Border Declaration and Action Plan, resulting in a binational deal between the United States and Canada. The aim of the plan was to continually improve border security, information sharing, infrastructure protection, and law enforcement co-operation between the two nations.

If you grew up in the Welland/Port Colborne area, you are probably familiar with The DeFranco Family - five siblings who racked up a number of Top 40 hits in the early 70's along with numerous television appearances on shows like "American Bandstand" and "The Mike Douglas Show". Back in November of 2001, brothers Tony and Benny DeFranco returned home to Port to visit with friends and family, and reminisce about their days growing up in the area.

For today's look at Niagara's past, we go back to December 1996/January 1997, when The Buffalo Sabres held three practices in the Region; Fort Erie, Niagara Falls and St. Catharines. Not only did the team entertain their fans, but also provide financial support to our area organizations.