Kevin Maclean

It’s been a tough few years for Mary, who is now 16. She’s dealt with unimaginable grief, depression, anxiety and bullying at the hands of classmates.

Rob Reimer’s even-par 36 led all competitors in last Thursday’s men’s league at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club. Al Kavanagh was second, one shot behind.

The agency that helps Niagara young people struggling with mental health problems has launched a major new campaign to pay off the mortgage on its headquarters and free up millions of dollars to treat kids at the grassroots level.

"When Stephen Eustáquio fired the ball into the back of the net last Sunday in the dying moments versus South Africa, the adulation unleashed at outdoor watch parties, in pubs and in TV rooms across the country was heartfelt and possibly life-changing for some future football stars," writes Kevin MacLean.

Decked out in red and white, the men and women of the Niagara-on-the-Lake celebrated Canada’s birth one day early, with some fun and games on Tuesday.

A 22-year-old man was released on bail Monday after a migrant farmworker from Mexico was killed in a hit-and-run while cycling in rural Niagara-on-the-Lake late last Friday night.

Canada Day takes over Niagara-on-the-Lake, from Queen Street to Fort George. A community mourns a migrant farmworkers killed by a hit-and-run driver. Plus, the race for the next lord mayor heats up.

"We’ve seen too many hit-and-run crashes around NOTL. We’ve seen too many instances where, day or night, drivers in a rush, or without thought, push the limits, sometimes with life-altering consequences," writes Kevin MacLean.

Despite the morning fog, the 18-hole women’s league held its annual Beat the Pro contest in which players dictated the club pro shop manager Darren Smith had to use to try to get closer to the pin on the 120-yard par-3 hole #4.

More than 80 women from across Niagara gathered last week to compete for the 60th annual Wood Trophy, one of the longest-running and most prestigious amateur contests in the region.