Saturday’s Pumpkin Spice Fall Fair at Joseph’s Estate Wines marked one of the first of many autumnal festivals coming to Niagara-on-the-Lake this fall season. The winery hosted numerous vendors with handmade goods, live
Debi Goodwin has been writing fiction her entire life, but hasn’t realized a novel until now. Goodwin’s third book and first published work of fiction, “Rains, at Times Heavy,” is a story about
Once again, Joe Pillitteri brought his love for comedy and passion for charity together, helping to raise almost $87,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation. Friday’s comedy night at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre in
The healing powers of music, love and community encapsulated a Sunday evening at the Willowbank Love Garden, where a fundraiser was held to help collect the supplies needed to tend to the school’s
Enough money has been raised to start repairs on Niagara-on-the-Lake’s landmark clock tower cenotaph. Thanks to residents and businesses in the community, the century-old cenotaph will soon be able to undergo the internal
The Moderator of the United Church of Canada is only able to visit a dozen or so of the church’s 2,700 congregations across the country every year – and Grace United was one
Volunteers from Newark Neighbours took on the role of unloading and unpacking donations during this Saturday’s Porch Pickup from nearly 100 addresses. Cindy Grant, the food bank’s board chair, said thanks to all
Life with a serious illness takes a toll on more than just the body, says Jodey Porter. Her husband, Ben Buholtz, suffered a stroke in 2022 and is now working through rehabilitation. Constant
Toronto-based artist Mark Crofton Bell’s latest exhibition in Niagara-on-the-Lake aims to capture moments in time spent with his mother, who resided in a long-term care facility for the last five years of her
Coun. Erwin Wiens had a tremendous stroke of luck during the town’s golf tournament on Sept. 14, scoring a perfect hole-in-one and winning $10,000 that he and his wife Dorothy Soo-Wiens have big
Nearly 50 years after departing Niagara District Secondary School, about 100 graduates were eager to come together from near and far for a reunion at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Legion on Saturday. The former students,
Terry Fox and his story have touched the lives of countless Canadians – and NOTL residents are no exception. As one of the top fundraisers in the country per capita, Niagara-on-the-Lake’s annual Terry
“Code Grey” is one in a series of stories in The Lake Report about health care in Niagara Region. In hospital parlance, “Code Grey” means loss of essential service. As the Niagara
After a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, an annual fundraiser focused on helping people in Guatemala access life’s basic necessities is focused on rebuilding its sense of community. Wells of Hope’s Passion fundraiser
In the spring of last year, Valentyna Zavhordnia moved to Canada from Ukraine, becoming one of the nearly 6 million refugees fleeing their home country since Russia’s invasion began last Februray. Now a
A group of cadets in Niagara-on-the-Lake are aiming to raise money for an educational trip to significant political and military sites in Ontario – by collecting empty bottles. Cadet training officer Heather Emptage
When nine-year-old Quinn Findlay was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in January of this year, it was an extremely stressful time for her entire family. “She was in the hospital for a whole
After looming tall over Queen Street for more than a century, Niagara-on-the-Lake’s landmark clock tower cenotaph is in desperate need of internal repairs. Members of a residents committee dedicated to overseeing the cenotaph’s
Fred Fox says he can feel a sense of community when he visits small towns like Niagara-on-the-Lake. “I think in a small community everybody knows each other and who’s been diagnosed with cancer.
With all of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s community pools closed for the season as of Monday, the town urges residents to beat the late summer heat at the Virgil splash pad. It will remain open until
This year marks exactly two centuries since construction was completed on the Grace United Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Since the church’s opening, parishioners have been gathering in its pews for generations. The church has
Members of the U14 NOTL soccer team, front row: Mark Baranski and coach J.P. Konik. Middle row: Vanessa Rezza, Angelina La Valle, Matthew Amodeo, Leonardo Cocozza. Back row: Taylor Nickerson, Jacob Froese, Patrick
One week, 48 boats and only two bags of garbage. Thanks to Sailor for the Sea’s Clean Regatta protocols, this year’s Shark World Championship in Niagara-on-the-Lake was able to be as eco-friendly as
For Carol Butler Ross, the weekend’s assembly of the Butlers of was all about spending time with family – even if they had never met before. The Virgil resident, who moved here seven
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