Habitat For Humanity's Customer Appreciation Days event will be held at their 3 Niagara ReStore locations ( Grimsby, St.Catharines, Fonthill) from Thurs-Sat, June 19-21. Offering huge discounts all 3 days and on Saturday, June 21^st, each store will have a free community bbq from 11a-1p with family-friendly activities. 

This special tour, available by pre-booking only, offers a unique opportunity to explore areas of HMCS Haida that are typically off-limits to the public.

With a maximum group size of just 10 people, you'll enjoy an intimate and personalized experience. Discover the hidden corners and hear the untold stories of this historic naval ship, guided by our knowledgeable staff.

Don't miss your chance to see the HMCS Haida from a whole new perspective!

Melissa Schnarr and Karl Dockstader will read their poetry before an open mic segment for anyone that would like to share their work.

Melissa Schnarr is Anishinaabe and Kanien’kehá:ka from Bkejwanong Territory (Walpole Island First Nation), with family ties in Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. She is a writer, scholar and educator who is currently pursuing a PhD in Indigenous Education at Western University. She also serves as the chair for Western’s Indigenous Writers’ Circle and as a Visiting Cultural Teacher for the London District Catholic School Board. Her work has appeared in the Temz Review, TNQ, the Windsor Review, Luna Station Quarterly and Yellow Medicine Review. Her first poetry chapbook, Secondhand Moccasins, was published in 2023 by Anstruther Press and was shortlisted for the bpNichol Chapbook Award. Her first full-length collection, A Bow Forged from Ash, will be published by Palimpsest Press and is slated for release in late Fall 2025 (under the name, Melissa Powless Day). She lives in Deshkan Ziibi (London, Ontario) with her research assistants, Pixie the chihuahua and Shiloh, the orange tabby.

Karl Dockstader is Oneida, Bear Clan, and has been an advocate, activist and educator in One Dish, One Spoon territories for the past decade. He hosts a nationally syndicated radio show called One Dish One Mic. Karl’s background includes leadership roles at both the Niagara Regional Native Centre and the Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre, which will support him in advancing the Niagara College’s Indigenous education strategy being developed over the next academic year.

The Dirty Pioneers have been performing for over 13 years and are one of the top dance and party bands of the Southern Ontario region.

They have been entertaining crowds young and old. Executing an incredible night of music for clients and patrons alike.

Packing one of the most diverse set lists around, the band delivers the smooth sound of 60's soul/R&B, the jagged hard rock of the 80's and the modern day top 40 like they were always meant to be blended together.

A guaranteed full night of fun and dancing awaits you with every Dirty Pioneers performance.