Richard Harley, Author at Niagara Now

Ruffino’s gift certificates will help feed families in need

Ryan Crawford of Ruffino’s Pasta Bar & Grill is once again finding ways to use his love of cooking to give back to the community. This year, for every gift certificate purchased at

NOTL Hydro donates $4,000 to Newark Neighbours

Tim CurtisSpecial to The Lake Report Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro is donating $4,000 to Newark Neighbours. Other than matching employees in the annual United Way drive, NOTL Hydro typically does not make charitable donations. As a

St. Davids Lionesses collect food and money for Project Share

The St. Davids Lionesses were out Saturday morning collecting food donations to support local families in need this holiday season. The group started out at 9 a.m. and by 11 a.m. had filled

Bob Cheriton bows out after almost 20 years of Christmas parades

Still fighting pancreatic cancer, longtime volunteer sings praises of his adopted community Santa Claus hits the streets of NOTL this weekend for a COVID-friendly drive-by parade, visiting all five of the town's

NOTL Gives Back brings in trunkloads of donations

NOTL has given back to the community this year in a big way. On Saturday, the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake hosted a 3-in-1 charity drive, collecting clothes, food and Christmas presents for a variety

NOTL Legion poppy drive brings in over $16,000

Despite the pandemic, the NOTL poppy drive raised $16,527 this year, down about 20 per cent from 2019, but much better than the Legion expected. Al Howse, a spokesman for the Royal Canadian Legion Branch

New town CAO assigned to NOTL Hydro board

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s new chief administrator Marnie Cluckie officially started her new job on Wednesday. Cluckie replaces resigned CAO Holly Dowd, whose role was filled in the interim by Sheldon Randall. Randall

Niagara Nursery School receives $10K donation

The Niagara Nursery School is one big step closer to reaching its fundraising goal of $100,000, after receiving a major donation of $10,000. The contribution, by the O’Neill and Houghton Family, brings the non-profit

NOTL councillor pushes debunked claims about 5G health effects

Niagara-on-the-Lake town councillor Wendy Cheropita has some concerns about the safety of 5G cellular networks, but they appear to be based on widely debunked, fringe conspiracy theories. And last week she came within

Editorial: Council is no place for misinformation

Unfortunately, misinformation is everywhere in 2020. And unfortunately, some of that misinformation made it into a public meeting of Niagara-on-the-Lake council last week thanks to some of our elected officials. While we understand

Letter: A special request from Santa

Dear parents: Santa Claus is coming to town on Saturday, Dec. 12 (the bad weather date is Sunday, Dec. 13). There will not be a large parade in downtown Niagara-on-the-Lake, so Santa is

Council formally thanks Sheldon Randall for time as interim CAO

Being the chief administrator of a municipality is a tough job to begin with, even before a global pandemic was thrown into the mix. But interim CAO Sheldon Randall stuck with it, spending hundreds of hours serving the Town

Noisy grate a nuisance for neighbours

Editor's note: Since the interview for this story, the neighbours said asphalt was put down in some areas of the street. They say it has reduced the noise problem, but not resolved the issue completely. Two NOTLers

Road test: NOTL’s new on-demand transit service delivers

A $3 ride, for real? With Niagara-on-the-Lake's new NRT OnDemand transit system just launched, The Lake Report decided to see first-hand how the new ride-share system works and what the experience is like for users. Here's

Pleasant Manor approved for new 160-bed care facility

Existing home will be converted to community housing for seniors Pleasant Manor long-term care home in Niagara-on-the-Lake now has all the pieces in order for its new 160-bed facility, after being granted

Editorial: Town deserves massive applause for tackling short-term rental issue

Our town council deserves massive applause for taking a head-on approach to tackling the issue of short-term rentals in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Council is moving to restrict all short-term rentals to be owner-occupied by 2024, among

Rob Grindlay: Helping bring ‘magic’ to the Shaw stage

Veteran Shaw production crew member anxiously waiting for new season and debut of 'Charley's Aunt' When Rob Grindlay left work as the supervisor of the setup crew at the Shaw Festival’s Royal George

Drive-thru flu shot is preparationfor deliveringCOVID vaccine

About 300 people got stuck in the parking lot the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre Saturday. The afternoon was the final of three drive-thru flu shot days at the community centre, offered by Niagara North Family Health

Christmas trees selling quickly at annual Lions fundraiser

Everywhere man Terry Flynn says the Christmas trees at the Niagara Lions annual fundraiser are hot sellers this year. “It's been a crazy and I know it's gonna stay crazy,” he said as a steady line

NOTL band performing online show Saturday

Niagara-on-the-Lake band Back in the Daze is bringing an online performance to people across town and beyond this Saturday. The five-piece cover band is known locally for playing various festivals, including Peach Festival,

NOTL firefighters receive medals for years of service

A long list of firefighters have earned exemplary service medals for a combined more than 280 years volunteering for the Niagara-on-the-Lake fire department.

Santa’s helper in NOTL eagerly awaits kids’ letters

For 27 years, Santa’s elf Sandy Sugarswirl has been the big man’s lead hand in responding to letters from the children of Niagara. Twelve of those years have been spent in Niagara-on-the-Lake, writing

Mixed Up: Shaw actor, director releases film on Prime Video

Niagara-on-the-Lake filmmaker and Shaw Festival actor Howard Davis a.k.a. Haui hopes his new movie will help to celebrate the differences in people. Davis released his feature-length film “MixedUp” on Amazon Prime, OutTV and Apple TV last Wednesday. The movie is

Editorial: Let’s all supportNOTL businesses

A couple of weeks ago The Lake Report quietly kicked off a campaign to help local businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic. With support from the NOTL Chamber of Commerce, Town of NOTL, Niagara Holiday

Town moves to restrict short-term rentals

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is hoping to limit short-term rentals to live-in operations only by 2024. The move is one in a list of changes to the town’s short-term rental licensing bylaw, designed

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