Once the St. Davids and Queenston fire stations reach their end-of-life, the two will be consolidated into one station. Council approved the consolidation Monday night at its committee of the whole meeting, as well as
Looking to go see some holiday light displays this year from the safety of your vehicle
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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.
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
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
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