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Correction: Rampersad is intern art director

Kimberley Rampersad is the intern artistic director of the Shaw Festival, not the interim artistic director. Incorrect information accompanied Rampersad's guest column about Man and Superman on July 11.

Letter: Signs and freedom of expression in NOTL

Dear editor: In recent weeks there have been at least two articles in The Lake Report relating to the NOTL sign bylaw. The first involved signs in Chautauqua protesting the parking problems on the area's

NOTL couple accused in $2M school board fraud

Three people face fraud-related charges after an eight-month investigation by Niagara Regional Police into financial activities at the District School Board of Niagara. The charges involve allegations of false invoicing, diverting revenue and

Music Niagara fundraiser debates pandemic merits of Mozart

Can Mozart soothe your pandemic ills? Music Niagara presents its Great Debate and Dinner on July 13 and the question is: In a pandemic, all we need is Mozart, yes or know? The debate

Mimi McEwen, 82, owned Chautauqua’s colourful Peake Inn

Shaun DevlinSpecial to The Lake Report Miriam “Mimi” McEwen, owner of the colourful Chautauqua home known as the Peake Inn, will be remembered by her many friends, relatives and acquaintances for her infectious laugh and her

Museum courtyard nurtures ‘community wellness’

The Incas knew it. So did the ancient Romans and even a few monks or two: Create a courtyard to nurture and help build community wellness. Here in Niagara-on-the-Lake, small driveway courtyards and patios are popping

Parks Canada begins reconstruction of Butlers Barracks

Parks Canada has begun reconstruction of Butler’s Barracks National Historic Site. “This is about stabilizing the structure and giving our past a future,” Parks Canada said in a news release. The work is

Strawberry Festival cancelled again, others in limbo

Brittney CutlerSpecial to The Lake Report With summer approaching quickly, Niagara-on-the-Lake's annual fruit festivals are facing tough decisions on whether to hold out for a chance to open or to cancel for another year.

Gardening: Mix annuals, perennials to add colour

This is the third in a 10-week gardening column series, organized by the Niagara-on-the-Lake Communities in Bloom committee. Janet Ennamorato Special to The Lake Report The marriage of annuals and perennials makes for a

Editorial: Church shuns its responsibility

Richard HarleyKevin MacLean The Lake Report The whole country has been taken aback by the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at a former residential school site in Kamloops, B.C., last

Police detonate WW2-era artillery shell found in lake

The single loud boom some Niagara-on-the-Lake residents heard late Tuesday night was the sound of police explosives experts detonating a Second World War-era artillery shell that was found in Lake Ontario. A retired police officer

Shaw urges supporters to lobby politicians to reopen live theatre

Stephanie BeattieSpecial to The Lake Report The Shaw Festival has joined an aggressive provincewide campaign that is asking the public to demand the reopening of live theatre in Ontario. As part of the #FairnessForArtsON

Garden of Week contest goes virtual

NOTL's Communities in Bloom committee is going virtual with its popular Garden of the Week contest. Niagara-on-the-Lake residents can now submit their gardens for consideration on the town’s Join the Conversation page in 10 categories: Container gardens, vegetable/kitchen/herb

RotaryClubbuying oxygen concentrator to helpIndia’s COVID crisis

Fatima BaigSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report The Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club is working with Rotary International to raise money to donate an oxygen concentrator to India. Many people in India have been hit hard during the

At 85, NOTL author launches her first novel

Jean Baker’s ‘Albatross Hall’ features famous historical characters, including Napoleon and Duke of Wellington Brittney Cutler Special to The Lake Report At 85, Jean Baker is a lover of history, playing piano and classical music. And

St. Michael school receives $5,500 grant to buy guitars for students

Fatima BaigSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report Niagara-on-the-Lake's St. Michael Catholic Elementary School has received a $5,500 grant to boost its music program. Principal Janice Barretto-Mendonca said the school has a “music-rich environment” with