Consumers urged to 'buy local' now to help the industry recover Grape farmers in Niagara-on-the-Lake are facing the same trying times as everybody else amid the pandemic and some growers' contracts with wineries have not been renewed. Matthias
Town lifts parking ban, opens washrooms, hires help for emergency order enforcement, plants flowers Opening washrooms The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s emergency operations control group has ordered the reopening of two public washrooms in
NOTL’s tourism industry will “follow the lead of the provincial government” and will need to act quickly once tourist-focused businesses have the green light to resume operations, Coun. Wendy Cheropita says. Cheropita has been in
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Niagara-on-the-Lake firefighter recruits spent Saturday training at the old nurse’s quarters on Byron Street. Fire chief Nick Ruller said the training, which is the first session since the global COVID-19 pandemic put things
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has lifted the parking ban in Old Town. The town said the decision is “keeping in line with recovery measures taken by the province, specifically the permission for certain
Blanche Quinn will be remembered as a Niagara-on-the-Lake legend. You could write a book about her life — if there wasn’t already one. Among her numerous achievements, she was a World War Two
Niagara-on-the-Lake bylaw and a small army of tow trucks had a busy weekend trying to deter visitors from Old Town, and as hard as they tried, the visitors kept coming. The Town of NOTL
This story is the third in a series, profiling all three of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s nurse practitioners. This week’s profile, Elise Suhadolc, is one of two nurse practitioners at Niagara North Family Health Team’s Virgil
The flocks keep coming and it looks like there’s no way to stop them. While the town continues its efforts to deter visitors to keep residents safe, it is important to remember there are
The Niagara Parks Commission is encouraging people to stay home but has no plans to close its parking lots, says CEO David Adames. While the parks agency has closed public operations and recreational
Dear editor: It’s 3:45 p.m. Sunday and I just got off the Niagara-on-the-Lake webcam, curious to see what Queen Street looked like. To my surprise it resembled a day in mid-July. There were
Dear editor: The following is an open letter to Lord Mayor Betty Disero: The town does not want tourists at this time. The outlook parking at Queen and Newark streets has been closed. As
Resident one-hour permits voided but 15-minute parking zones planned for people stopping at downtown businesses still operating Effective Friday, May 1, on-street parking in downtown Niagara-on-the-Lake will be prohibited at all times, the town has announced.
The Shaw Festival filled the Studio Theatre 26 times on Wednesday. More than 7,000 people virtually lined up to watch the festival’s online streaming show That’s Shawbiz. The show was an virtual version
Town signs agreement with Parks Canada The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has signed a memorandum of understanding with Parks Canada, which allows town bylaw enforcement to give out fines on Parks Canada property. The
A community initiative to provide Niagara-on-the-Lake with masks has taken root in town. A group of volunteers called Niagara Covid Masks has set up “mask trees” around Niagara-on-the-Lake and anyone is welcome to
Nurse practitioners across the country are living in a new world. They’re finding new ways to help people from a safe distance, prioritizing in-person visits the best they can, and suiting up each
In positive, non-COVID-related news, Friday marks two years since the first issue of The Lake Report hit the streets of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Wow. What a time it’s been. It feels like forever ago, especially
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake will open a $10 million line of credit with the Royal Bank of Canada, just in case. The decision was approved Monday night during a special meeting of council
An alarming number of people are still visiting Niagara-on-the-Lake, despite the town's efforts to discourage them. Within an hour Saturday afternoon, The Lake Report surveyed 34 groups of people walking along Queen Street and found
Dear editor: It is bad enough that residents are obligated to pick up their mail from the town postal station on a regular basis as they have no home delivery. One would
Dear editor: First of all, a big apology is due to Yvonne Bredow for the despicable treatment she has received, (“Racist attitudes a common occurrence,” The Lake Report, April 16). This is disgusting and any
MPP Wayne GatesSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report COVID-19 has shaken our entire country to its core. However, it's during this time that we've seen our community rally together to take care of
Even though the town has shut down short-term rentals due to COVID-19, there are continuing public concerns that some rentals are still operating illegally. A post on a NOTL-focused Facebook group said a resident in
This story is the first in a series, profiling all three of Niagara-on-the-Lake's nurse practitioners. This week's profile, Erin Jarvis, is the sole nurse practitioner at Niagara North Family Health Team's NOTL site.
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