Five people have died after a COVID outbreak at a Niagara-on-the-Lake nursing home. The large COVID outbreak at Niagara Long Term Care surged over the past two weeks. It grew to 90 active cases as
It’s ages past Christmas, but it’s not too late to appreciate the efforts of local Santa wannabe and Lake Reporter Tim Taylor to raise funds for NOTL Palliative Care. During the pandemic, Taylor
Maria Dos Santos was the first long-term care resident in Niagara-on-the-Lake to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. She received her first dose of the two-part Pfizer vaccine last Thursday, with Dr. Tim Bastedo of
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The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 124 in Niagara-on-the-Lake has received $10,800 in federal COVID relief funds. The money was part of $20 million set aside to help legion’s across the country through the Veterans
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The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake will look at solutions to problems with excess traffic and parking in Chautauqua. In the meantime, councillors have asked staff to report back with a temporary solution by April, to help curb traffic during
UPDATE: Latour has found a new home nearby for her school bus. After reading The Lake Report's story about the bus having to be moved, chief executive of Lais Hotels Properties Ltd. Bob Jackson
If man was unarmed, why did officer have to shoot him, Robert King wonders Robert King has questions about why police needed to shoot to kill during an incident that left 27-year-old Martin
After a long run of few cases in Niagara-on-the-Lake, COVID-19 has settled into our quaint town. With cases higher than ever before (the number of active cases this week has surpassed the total number of
Niagara-on-the-Lake laid seven COVID-related charges in December, largely due to the province's lockdown that began on Boxing Day. Prior to December, the town did not lay a COVID-related charge since May. The information on COVID
Tania Sapielak of The Mutt Hutt doesn't agree with grooming services being shut down during the provincial lockdown. She wonders why province did an about-face on whether grooming is an essential service. During the first major lockdown,
A family's dog is home safe after being rescued from a 20-foot crevice on the banks of Lake Ontario. The dog fell into the crevice Sunday while on a walk with its owners near Lakeshore
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The Lake Report received a question from a NOTL resident asking about whether dog grooming is permitted during the province's COVID-19 lockdown. Here's what we found: The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake said it's interpreting the
25 positive cases at one nursing home as infections in town quadruple in a week A resident of the Niagara Long Term Care Residence has died after contracting COVID-19 and cases in
With Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors unanimously agreeing to designate the Rand Estate as being of historical significance, any future development of the site means historic features on the property will have to be preserved, the mayor says.
Megan Vanderlee is among the first Niagara-on-the-Lake residents to have received the COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is being rolled out in Niagara this week, but she was given her first dose of the two-part
Editor's note: Thanks to Niagara Long Term Care Residence for being open and transparent about case numbers. Right now with cases of COVID-19 rising in NOTL, it's important for residents to have as much information
Two family homes were badly damaged after a vehicle caught fire and the blaze spread to the structures early Friday morning. Firefighters were called to the home at 162 Anne St. for a report of a vehicle fire against
Pickup's tires flattened, pursuit ends along Niagara Parkway; female passenger faces theft- and drug-related charges The Special Investigations unit has identified the man shot and killed in Niagara-on-the-Lake Tuesday as 27-year-old Martin Gordyn. Gordyn, who
Pickup's tires flattened, pursuit ends along Niagara Parkway Police shot and killed a man in Niagara-on-the-Lake Tuesday after a chase that started in Niagara Falls. The province's Special Investigations Unit has been called
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Non-essential travel doesn't just put the travellers at risk, says Niagara-on-the-Lake fire chief Nick Ruller. Ruller reminded council and the public that leaving the house during the pandemic can have “unintended consequences.” “One of our biggest
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After months of dodging COVID-19, two of Niagara-on-the-Lake's long-term care homes are now in the midst of outbreaks. The Niagara Long Term Care Residence on Wellington Street (formerly Chartwell) declared an outbreak on Saturday after one
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has moved forward with some of its proposed changes to the short-term rental licence bylaw, despite outcries from industry stakeholders who wanted the decision to be made by the town's newly approved
Dear editor: My husband Ken Hernder has retired after 38 years as a Queenston volunteer firefighter. With our population growing and recruitment becoming more difficult, the town is considering amalgamating Queenston and St. Davids fire operations. I'd like to offer some insight into
Queenston firefighter Ken Hernder says leaving the fire station doesn't mean his time with the firefighting community is over. The Virgil resident (Greater Virgil Area, as he says) is retiring from firefighting after
Health group will move to new building behind CIBC Some of Niagara-on-the-Lake's doctors are getting new digs. Next January, five NOTL doctors and the entire Niagara North Family Health Team are planning
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