Richard Harley, Author at Niagara Now

Honouring Canadas Indigenous allies

Remembrance Day might not even exist, if not for Canada’s Indigenous allies who fought to help the British in the War of 1812. During the battle of Queenston Heights, without the courage of Mohawk chief

GiantUNICEF tap box a creative way to reinvent fundraising, says NOTL tech worker

While most other kids were getting ready for trick or treating, Ben Van Veghel-Wood was out on the streets of Old Town in Niagara-on-the-Lake raising money for UNICEF. The 12-year-old and some of his classmates

Police charge Niagara Falls man, 39, in NOTL fatality

Niagara Regional Police have charged a 39-year-old Niagara Falls man in relation to an August collision in Niagara-on-the-Lake that left a 19-year-old woman dead and a 19-year-old man with serious injuries. Police charged Dimitris

Editorial: Poppies, Parliament Oak and perseverance

As many have no doubt seen (because it’s hard to miss!) the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum has created an incredible art project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the poppy being used as a symbol of

NOTL Sparks learn about Diwali, the Festival of Lights

Priya Litt Special to the Lake Report

Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake reinvents popular Taste the Season event

Get ready to sip some VQA wines and taste some gourmet pairings, as the popular Taste the Season tour of NOTL's wineries returns this month. Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake chair Andrea Kaiser said she's looking forward

Resident urges people to attend meeting onParliament Oak development

Alan Gordon wants everyone who cares about the future of the former Parliament Oak school site to take part in a public meeting on Nov. 8. A resident of Regent Street, near the old school, Gordon

‘Secret’ video highlights Shaw Guild’s fall garden tour

The Shaw Guild has been cooking up a special surprise for avid gardeners. This year, with the regular June garden tour cancelled, the guild instead hosted its first fall garden tour, offering a different view

A short cut to mushrooms: NOTL foragers find and cook up edible wild fungi

You want to cook them well, and know what you’re cooking.

Editorial: Punishing illegal short-term rentaloperators

Councillors have finally taken a hard stance against short-term rentals by slapping bad actors with a one-year licence ban. As we have been strongly advocating for council to get this industry under control, we must

Tears shed as expanded nursery school opens

There were tears of joy and thanks Saturday as the expanded Niagara Nursery School officially opened and showed off its new facilities.

No parade? No way: Residentsfrustrated with continued COVID-19 cancellations

There's a lot that isn't happening again this year in Niagara-on-the-Lake. No Santa Claus parade, no concession stands at the Virgil arenas, the Candlelight Stroll is up in the air. The continued cancellations all have two things in

Editorial: Town needs to get back to business

We’ve all had it with COVID-19. For two years, most of us have been following the rules, patiently waiting to get back to normal, or the new normal. But while many municipalities have

No NOTL Christmas parade, but Santa will do adrive-byagain

Niagara-on-the-Lake traditional Christmas parade is cancelled this year – again – but the big man will still be coming to town. Instead of the regular parade through Old Town, the town is again hosting “Santa Around the Town,” which

Condos or hotel planned for former American Hotel site

Niagara Falls builder Blythwood Homes buys waterfront property for $1.9 million The site of the former American Hotel on Niagara-on-the-Lake's waterfront could become condominums or a hotel, says its new owner. Blythwood Homes purchased the 61 Melville St.