Richard Hutton

St. Catharines

Reporter at The Lake Report

Writer at Freelance

Reporter at PelhamToday

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Articles

Football, hippies, and the French horn: David Pihach recalls his high school years

1 day ago | pelhamtoday.ca | Richard Hutton

E.L. Crossley Secondary School had only been open a few years when David Pihach first came through its doors. Things were different back in 1966. Crossley had a football program and Pihach found himself on the gridiron for all five years he attended the Hwy. 20 school. There was a dress code in place that forbade students wearing jeans or sporting long hair. “It was a new school,” Pihach said of the campus, which had opened in September 1963 with 600 students.
Summer is here and so is construction season in Pelham

2 days ago | pelhamtoday.ca | Richard Hutton

Not only is it now officially summer, but it is also construction season in Pelham. The Town has recently begun its annual road rehabilitation program, which will continue through to Aug. 12. Construction will occur daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting. “This year’s annual road rehab work is a big step forward in improving Pelham’s roadways,” said Jason Marr, the Town’s Director of Public Works. “It is challenging when the freeze-and-thaw cycle creates such impacts to the road network.
Fonthill Kinsmen help out new Pelham-based support agency

3 days ago | pelhamtoday.ca | Richard Hutton

A fledgling support agency for people with intellectual and physical challenges has received a financial boost from the Fonthill & District Kinsmen Club. “It's huge for us,” said Jessica Smith-Morrison, who, along with Allyesa Stewart, founded Adaptive Trails Support Services last April.
Thorold celebrates reopening of historic church

3 days ago | pelhamtoday.ca | Richard Hutton

It was a joyous occasion on Saturday morning, as the restored Beaverdams Church on Marlatts Road was officially opened for business. When the Friends of Beaverdams Church (FOBC) took possession of the 193-year-old church in 2014, it needed some TLC. And little did they know then that the efforts to restore the church would be ongoing for the next 10 years. The church was originally built in 1832 by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Upkeep on the building completely halted in the late 1980s.
Community celebrates reopening of historic Beaverdams Church

4 days ago | thoroldtoday.ca | Richard Hutton

It was a joyous occasion on Saturday morning, as the restored Beaverdams Church on Marlatts Road was officially opened for business. When the Friends of Beaverdams Church (FOBC) took possession of the 193-year-old church in 2014, it needed some TLC. And little did they know then that the efforts to restore the church would be ongoing for the next 10 years. The church was originally built in 1832 by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Flag raising in Pelham sparks discussion on reconciliation and respect

4 days ago | pelhamtoday.ca | Richard Hutton

Although he tries to stay out of politics, Jeff Hill said Doug Ford could learn a thing or two when it comes to having a relationship with Indigenous people who live in Ontario. A comment made by the Premier, stating that they can’t keep coming to the Province “hat-in-hand” looking for money left Hill unimpressed.
Radio career prepped Brian Iggulden for sales success

1 week ago | pelhamtoday.ca | Richard Hutton

Brian Iggulden hasn’t always been in the flooring business. He was once the voice of news in Niagara in the ‘70s through to the early 2000s, working at radio stations like CHOW in Welland, CJRN in Niagara Falls and, when he was just 17, CKTB in St. Catharines. “I worked there for seven years from 1969 to 1977,” Iggulden said. “When I left, I was sports director.”Working in the radio business afforded him the opportunity to meet people that he otherwise would not have, he said.
Power of the Pen: Comfort Maple story lives on through unique NPCF fundraiser

1 week ago | thoroldtoday.ca | Richard Hutton

A chance meeting 12 years ago with an arborist caring for Pelham’s historic Comfort Maple resulted in a long partnership between Marv Enns and the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Foundation (NPCF). In 2013, Enns was showing the tree to a man who had stayed with his family as a child through the Fresh Air Fund years earlier. “(He) became a lawyer, and it was really quite a nice story,” the Fenwick resident said.
Power of the Pen: Comfort Maple story lives on through unique NPCF fundraiser

1 week ago | pelhamtoday.ca | Richard Hutton

A chance meeting 12 years ago with an arborist caring for Pelham’s historic Comfort Maple resulted in a long partnership between Marv Enns and the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Foundation (NPCF). In 2013, Enns was showing the tree to a man who had stayed with his family as a child through the Fresh Air Fund years earlier. “(He) became a lawyer, and it was really quite a nice story,” the Fenwick resident said.
ICYMI: Seniors of the Year celebrated at Thorold Centre 50+

1 week ago | thoroldtoday.ca | Richard Hutton

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: A version of this article was originally published by ThoroldToday on June 5. Leslie Daniels has never been one to sit still for long. She has been involved with numerous committees over the years, lending herself to decades of advocacy on such things as the environment. For instance, as a founding member of the Better Understanding Committee, she was opposed to locating a hazardous waste facility in Thorold back in the 1980s.