Videos

Mike Balsom speaks with RMHC South Central Ontario CEO Mario De Divitis about Ronald McDonald House and how they continued to support families with sick children during Covid.

Guess who's turning 30?! Habitat for Humanity Niagara ReStores are celebrating 30 years in the community. Drop by any one of the 3 Niagara ReStores in Fonthill, St. Catharines or Grimsby from July 8th - 10th to take part. Mike Balsom files this report.

Our very own Mike Balsom has officially retired from teaching at Laura Secord Secondary School at the District School Board of Niagara in St. Catharines. Friends and family sent in some funny clips to send off Mike in style!! Good news though, you can still see his face on YourTV Niagara...and some buses here and there. Congratulations Mike. You deserve it!

At the beginning of June, the Ontario Hockey League held the 2021 Priority Selection and the Niagara IceDogs selected sixteen players over the course of two days. The Dogs have signed four of those players already including second round pick, goaltender Joey Costanzo. Joey joined Mike on Zoom to discuss his thoughts on playing for Niagara this season.

GO Train service between Toronto and Niagara Falls is back. Source reporter Michelle Idzenga was in the honeymoon capital to talk to passengers as they arrived from the 416! For schedule information, visit gotransit.com

Brock Niagara Penguins is a sporting program for youth and young adults with a physical disability. They offer swimming, sit volleyball, wheelchair basketball & racing, handcycling, boccia and camp. Visit niagarapenguins.org to find out more information.

Mike talks with Dr. Hirji about continuing to vaccinate, social distancing, the delta variant and masks as Niagara begins to reopen.

Get outside and read. Visit eight StoryWalks across Lincoln and Pelham. The Lincoln Public Library has also launched their Summer Reading Program. Follow them on social media @LincolnLibraryON

Ed Smith is a member of the Coalition for a Better St. Catharines. The pressing issue for the organization continues to be the clean-up of the old GM site on Ontario Street. Ed joins Mike in studio to discuss the issue.

Canada Day celebrations are going virtual in Niagara-on-the-Lake this year. Mike Balsom spoke with Amanda Gamble from the Friends of Fort George to discuss the events they have planned.

The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Fund is a registered charity, dedicated to raising funds that aid in the conserving Niagara's natural environment for present & future generations. The NPCF Speaker Series continues this June 30th with local nurse and author Yvonne van Langveld, reading from her novel "The Road to Alright". Yvonne joins Mike Balsom on Zoom to talk about her novel.

We are pleased to introduce you to Erica and Josh Karbelnik. Both competed recently in Food Network Canada's Top Chef Season 9 contest, with Erica winning the top prize and Josh at her side as her sous-chef. The former Niagara College Grads talk about their experience on the show and hint at possible plans for a new restaurant in the future. Congratulations Erica and Josh! Mike Balsom brings you this report.