Liz Palmieri
Executive Director, Niagara Community Foundation

My go-to cure for the February blahs is…
…Sunday afternoon drive in the country with some great tunes on the CD player

Top spot in Niagara for Valentine's dinner…
…any place where someone else, besides me, is preparing the dinner

My forecast for 2012 is…
…celebrate and build on Niagara's strengths

Best-kept secret in Niagara is…
… Cinéfest Niagara

Gary Burroughs
Chair, Region of Niagara

My go-to cure for the February blahs is…
…indulging in baked treats.

Top spot in Niagara for Valentine's dinner…
…don't tell my wife, but I'm not sure. I'm open to suggestions.

My forecast for 2012 is…
… Niagara eagerly welcoming countless visitors to enjoy and partake in our 1812 Bicentennial celebrations.

Best-kept secret in Niagara is…
…Saturday mornings at Penner Lumber!


Kerry Painter
President & CEO, Scotiabank Convention Centre

My go-to cure for the February blahs is…
…to have a fabulous hot maple-laden breakfast at White Meadows Farm and then go tobogganing out back after and work it off!

Top spot in Niagara for Valentine's dinner…
…I'll be dining with Anna and Michael Olson. She's testing new recipes, what could be more Niagara than that?

My forecast for 2012 is…
… a year of prosperity for the Niagara Region, lots of business for the Centre and a healthy/happy year for my family and friends.

Best-kept secret in Niagara is…
… watching the Friday night fireworks from the porch of the Loretta. Fortunately, the owners are friends and they let me share their secret place!

Bones
Mascot, Niagara IceDogs

My go-to cure for the February blahs is…
…Niagara IceDogs home games and planning new pranks for the visiting teams.

Top spot in Niagara for Valentine's dinner…
…The Keg – mmm, prime rib... do they have doggie bags???

My forecast for 2012 is…
…mainly sunny with a 100-per-cent chance of a great IceDogs season!!!

Best-kept secret in Niagara is…
…Rozie's Breakfast Café on Main Street in Port Dalhousie. Great breakfast!


Jack Lightstone
President & Vice-Chancellor, Brock University

My go-to cure for the February blahs is…
… a trip with my granddaughter to the heat, humidity and lush environment of the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory, supplemented, if possible, by a trip to the Carribean.

Top spot in Niagara for Valentine's dinner…
…Zest restaurant, in Fonthill

My forecast for 2012 is…
…that we will create and well-integrate all of the elements of an effective economic-development ecosystem serving all of Niagara.

Best-kept secret in Niagara is…
…the Morningstar Mill, and the Decew Falls tumbling into a spectacular gorge behind the mill.