August 2020

Golf: Chautauqua team defends its title

They were missing their leader – 93-year-old NOTL golf legend Doug Garrett – but the team of Patrick Little, Ricky Watson and Ross Robinson...

Golf: Women cruise to big win over men in team competition

Clobbered. Routed. Thrashed. Beaten. Overmatched. Just not their day.

Town orders Sentineal carriages out of spot near Prince of Wales, boots business to Byron Street

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is kicking Sentineal Carriages to a new curb. The company, which has operated horse-drawn carriage tours in town for decades, will be...

Horse protesters’ video with ‘message from NOTL’ sent to town’s legal team, mayor says

A video that claims to send an official message from the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake and Tourism NOTL has been making the rounds online, spurring action from the town. Niagara Now...

Carriage protesters descend on NOTL

But a large crowd of residents turns out to support Sentineal family's business In the latest episode of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s carriage wars, animal rights activists descended on the...

Letter: Short-term rentals help families experience NOTL

Dear editor: There has been some talk in the news and letters of late about the problems that short-term rentals bring to the town. In...

Letter: Don’t let Airbnbs overrun NOTL

Dear editor: Re: Bill Garriock's opinion piece, "Short-term rentals are residences without residents," The Lake Report, Aug. 20: Coincidentally, I recorded a program on TVO over...

Letter: Arresting abusive protesters could be solution

Dear editor: Regarding the ongoing protests in NOTL against horse-drawn carriages and your story, "Police worry as tensions rise over carriage protests," (Aug. 20): While it can be...

Letter: Finding a path to racial equity

Dear editor: Your friends and neighbours, followers of the Baha'i faith here in Niagara-on-the-Lake and believers in the oneness of humankind, have like most of...

Letter: Slash credit card fees to boost economy

Dear editor: The biggest driver of any economy is consumer spending. Therefore it's time to slash credit card user fees, inject billions of dollars into our stressed economy and...

Letter: Police need to prosecute protesters if they break law

Dear editor: To begin with, I would like to make it clear that I am not a supporter of At War for Animals Niagara. On the...

Neighbour unhappy with winery driveway

Marion Hassebroek says the driveway to Queenston Mile Winery “isn’t compatible” with the residential neighbourhood on Queenston Road. During Monday’s council meeting she outlined some...

Arch-i-text: Another Secord survivor

As I mentioned in last week’s column, Peter Secord, apparently despairing of ever receiving a grant, left Niagara in 1793. However, his absence did not halt the...

Council shoots down idea of tax break for heritage district businesses

The Town of NOTL won’t be refunding 2020 taxes to businesses in the heritage district of Old Town. A motion that would have had town...

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