An anonymous donor is encouraging people to donate to Niagara Nursery School by matching donations up to $10,000. The funding will go towards the $2 million nursery school expansion at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community
The Friends of Ryerson Park say proposed solutions to neighbourhood traffic and parking problems were never about excluding people from using the park. Last week, Coun. Erwin Wiens made an emotional speech to council saying
Resident group SORE vows to fight 'completely inappropriate' proposal for heritage property Developer Benny Marotta has submitted new plans for his controversial development project on the historic Rand Estate. His company, Solmar (Niagara 2) Inc., wants to build
One of our Pandemic Heroes nominations came from Cynthia Rand, who nominated Heidi Johnson from Willow Cakes & Pastries. “She is always there when I go, with a smile and a greeting by
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake wants to hear from residents about the use of Ryerson Park, located along Niagara Boulevard in the Chautauqua neighbourhood. A town survey is asking residents their thoughts on what should be done
This week’s Pandemic Heroes nomination comes from chef Ryan Crawford, who wanted to celebrate the staff at Penner Building Centre in Virgil. He said through the pandemic, the staff have adapted and gone
A week ago, Dr. Mustafa Hirji, acting chief medical officer of health for Niagara Region, said he thought Niagara could see some of its vaccines diverted to other COVID-19 hotspots. However, this week he
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Niagara’s chief medical officer says more people are starting to avoid non-essential travel and are staying home. While people had been going out more than they did in the first and second wave
The town's administration should be careful with its messaging to residents. In recent weeks the town's messaging has left out a few important details when announcing things to the public. And while they may be legitimately
The province should not start to lift COVID restrictions until at least 75 per cent of residents are vaccinated, says Niagara’s chief medical officer of health. Dr. Mustafa Hirji says data shows if the
From the beginning of The Lake Report, three years ago next week, one of our goals was to begin to bridge the gap between longtime Niagara-on-the-Lake residents and newcomers. In our front-page editorial in
A car struck a house on Queen Street on Saturday, but police haven't said how it happened. A Lake Report reader emailed about the incident, saying they believed the incident was racing related. The
Niagara-on-the-Lake was voted Canada's most beautiful and sustainable destination for events during a virtual Earth Day event hosted by the Sustainable Events Forum. NOTL chief administrative officer Marnie Cluckie called it “a spectacular surprise and honour. Niagara-on-the-Lake had
Some of Niagara's vaccine supply could be diverted to other regions considered to be COVID hotspots, warns Niagara’s chief medical officer Dr. Mustafa Hirji. Modelling predicts that shifting vaccine distribution to focus more on hotspots
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has kicked off a new project to try to spread some joy during increasingly more challenging lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Shine and light, spread kindness” campaign asks
Niagara-on-the-Lake bylaw officers are getting slammed by people who are fed up with COVID-19 restrictions, town officials say. People were swearing, yelling “and even spitting” at bylaw officers during the weekend as they tried to enforce
Some Airbnbs accepting reservations despite lockdown The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has given out three COVID-related tickets in April, the “busiest month” since last spring for enforcement, says the town's chief administrative officer Marnie Cluckie.
Amid protests in some communities, in mainly rural areas in Niagara-on-the-Lake, a small minority of people have been putting up signs challenging the province’s COVID-19 lockdowns. The signs contain messages like “No more lockdowns” and “#Justsayno.” However,
NOTL property developer says he plans to appeal decision The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake and council acted legally in instituting a 2018 development freeze and 2019 extension of the freeze, a Superior Court justice has
Councillors claim few expenses for 2020 Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors claimed few expenses in 2020. Almost no councillors claimed expenses for conferences and events, except for Coun. Erwin Wiens who billed the town for $1,742.67
Multiple people have phoned or emailed The Lake Report to nominate Upper Canada Lodge and its staff members, residents and family of residents, as NOTL pandemic heroes. The long-term care facility was the
Developer Benny Marotta has taken the Rand Estate off the market, after putting it up for sale for $19 million in October of last year. Marotta said his family decided to take the property
Vast majority of travellers are from Niagara region, mobile data shows Niagara-on-the-Lake had fewer visitors last weekend with a provincewide shutdown and rainy weather, but still saw thousands of visitors coming, many of them for
Chatting with documentary director Mitch Azaria
Over the weekend, my partner and I had the unfortunate experience of watching a mother squirrel be separated from her two babies after a piece of a roof was removed from our neighbour's home.
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