player. Wayne Groulx – former NHL/Austrian league Hockey player Chris Haney – Co-inventor of "Trivial Pursuit" board game Curtis Harrison – actor, writer Mike Hominuck – player for the Toronto Rock of the NLL. Nathan Horton – Columbus Blue Jackets player Bill Huard – former NHL Hockey Player Matt Johnson (ice hockey) – former NHL Hockey Player Peter Kormos – long-serving NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Anthony Lacavera - founder of Globalive and Wind Mobile Amy Ciupak Lalonde – actress Anna Olson – host of Sugar and Fresh with Anna Olson on Food Network Canada (Born in Georgia, United States, now resides in Welland) Daniel Paille – Boston Bruins hockey player. Gilbert Parent – former Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada Mike Pelino – professional hockey coach Matthew Santoro – YouTube comedian and video blogger Mike Smrek – former NBA player (Chicago, Los Angeles, San Antonio & Golden State) Daniel Romano – Country and Rock musician, visual artist and leather craftsman In popular culture Welland's Seaway Mall gained national attention when a flash mob was filmed singing the Hallelujah Chorus in the food court in November 2010. A video of the event went viral on YouTube, gaining 14.4 million views in less than a month. On 8 December, Canada AM broadcast a live performance from the same food court, drawing a crowd of about 500 people. Welland was the site of the first scene filmed for the movie Meatballs. Actor Bill Murray appears in front of the Kmart at Seaway Mall. See also Welland Canal, Welland By-Pass, Welland Recreational Waterway Battle of Cook's Mill Niagara College List of francophone communities in Ontario References Citations External links Cities in Ontario Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario Populated places established in 1788 1788 establishments in the Province of Quebec (1763–1791)