January 26, 2022

Parent says she fears COVID restrictions can cause ‘lifelong trauma’

Sara Chojnicki, a parent volunteer with a child attending the Virgil “learning pod,” said she chose the alternative school because it relieves children from pandemic restrictions...

Learning pod is a ‘unique situation,’ Ministry of Education says

The status of the parent-led learning pod operating out of the old Virgil public school is unclear but the Ministry of Education suggests the pod should be considered a private school. However,...

Top doctor says rules are needed at Virgil alternative school

Niagara's acting medical officer of health says a learning pod in Virgil needs to be classified to determine exactly what rules apply to it, noting some...

Exclusive: 50 children attending maskless, non-distanced ‘learning pod’ in Virgil

Pod operation is now under investigation by provincial, regional and town authorities More than 50 children and volunteers are gathering every weekday in Virgil in a maskless,...

Editorial: Time to shut down maskless ‘alternative learning’ school

It is shocking to learn of an unregulated, private “alternative learning” pod school operating in our community, flying in the face of COVID protocols. As we...

Old Town gateway design moving to tender

Project expected to be completed in the spring of 2023 The new gateway entrance to Old Town has been shrunk to meet its budget and approved for tendering by...

NOTL figure skater feels ‘like myself again’ thanks to backyard rink

Parents built rink to help daughter’s return to the sport she loves Niagara-on-the-Lake figure skating star Ashleen Hale says she has regained a part of...

Pink Pearl fundraiser to support young women coping with cancer

Niagara-on-the-Lake resident and ovarian cancer survivor Elise Gasbarrino is inviting people to attend a virtual online fundraiser for Pink Pearl — an organization she started to...

RiverBrink returns Feb. 2 with exhibition on lichen art

Debra AntoncicSpecial to The Lake Report/Niagara Now A new exhibition at RiverBrink Art Museum transports the viewer into the mysterious and seemingly alien world of...

From dirt to Destiny: An Indigenous woman’s journey to success

She calls it dirt, what she used to put in her body. At the Niagara Regional Native Centre’s annual Christmas party Destiny Bailey wore an...

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Parent says she fears COVID restrictions can cause ‘lifelong trauma’

Learning pod is a ‘unique situation,’ Ministry of Education says

Top doctor says rules are needed at Virgil alternative school

Exclusive: 50 children attending maskless, non-distanced ‘learning pod’ in Virgil

Editorial: Time to shut down maskless ‘alternative learning’ school

Old Town gateway design moving to tender

NOTL figure skater feels ‘like myself again’ thanks to backyard rink

Pink Pearl fundraiser to support young women coping with cancer

RiverBrink returns Feb. 2 with exhibition on lichen art

From dirt to Destiny: An Indigenous woman’s journey to success

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