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Editorial: Kudos to council on climate crisis

Congratulations to town council for declaring a climate emergency on Monday. It’s good to see that our elected officials recognize the advice of the world’s top scientists that yes, climate change is real,

Editorial: Solution needed for short-term rentals

Niagara-on-the-Lake has a short-term rental problem. With the increase in investment properties and Airbnbs, and taxes on live-in bed and breakfast operators, there seems to be a lack of sympathy and good policy on

RiverBrink art class offers watercolour fun for all

RiverBrink Art Studio hosted its second Portraits in Watercolour course on Saturday, giving NOTL residents a chance to hone their painting skills. Instructor Peter Malaguti is teaching portraiture and went through various watercolour techniques,

Exclusive: Marotta unveils new Rand Estate designs

A new plan for the Rand Estate has been submitted to the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, The Lake Report has learned. The new design shows significant changes to the initial building drawings, including a reduction

Editorial: Rand Estate battle is far from over

Our editorial last week about a particularly poor argument from the town’s lawyer in the court case over the Rand Estate caused a few readers to question The Lake Report’s motivation. We would like

Marotta likely to appeal court decision on Randwood

The town and SORE were victorious in court last week, but developer Benny Marotta says it’s “likely” his companies will appeal the judge’s decision. Superior Court Justice Linda Walters ruled to dismiss an application by

Council sinks idea of splash pad at Simcoe Park

The idea of replacing the wading pool at Simcoe Park with a splash pad didn’t go swimmingly during budget discussions Monday night. Manager of parks and recreation Kevin Turcotte offered the idea of

A visit to Grandmas at Christmas time

Paul Masson Writers’ Circle “We are visiting Grandma tomorrow, Karen, so I want you to do a little preparation to avoid the mishaps that occurred last year. You wore your goth costume, with

Editorial: Nominations pour in! Mag on the way!

Wow! Since last week’s paper The Lake Report has received more than 500 nominations for the NOTL’s Choice Awards. Thanks NOTL! The next step after nominations close in January is compiling the nominees

Golden Plunger: Pondview Estate Winery

As you sip any one of Pondview’s wines, you are tasting three generations of grape growing and wine-making experience. You know by now, the very first place these two gals will get to is

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