Kevin MacLean, Author at Niagara Now

Sports: Women’s leagues celebrate Canada Day

The 9- and 18-Hole NOTL Ladies League celebrated Canada Day a bit early with scramble golf game on Tuesday at the Niagara-on-the Lake Golf Club. The weather was perfect, the games were fun

Editorial: A berry important return to life as we knew it

At last weekend’s Strawberry Festival, a certain joy was in the air, almost palpable, as what is perhaps the unofficial kickoff to summer in Niagara-on-the-Lake returned after far too long. Organizers and festival-goers

Sports: Derbyshire dominates WOOFs with steady play

Rain played havoc with the Thursday men’s league at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club again last week, but the Tuesday WOOFs competition escaped the downpour. And 30-time club champ Mark Derbyshire continued his steady

Sports: Darling’s 87 is tops in 18-hole women’s play

A week after heavy rains washed out most competitive league play at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club, action resumed on the links. Michele Darling’s 87 won low gross in the 18-hole women’s league on

Editorial: Community needs to support pickleball club

In the court of public opinion, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Pickleball Club is definitely a winner. In the court in Welland, however, it lost. People love the game for its exercise, camaraderie and fun. And

Editorial: Election is done and real work starts

And now, the real work begins. Despite being written off early in the COVID pandemic by some pollsters, pundits and political analysts, Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservatives roared back and were

Editorial: Wayne Gates has earned another term

Now, it’s time to decide. Looking at the big picture politically, for many this provincial election is a referendum on how Doug “Get It Done” Ford has navigated our province through two years

Sports: Couples League returns for ‘9 and dine’ fun

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s Couples League teed off Friday for its first official “9 and dine” event since the pandemic hit. The popular evening league prides itself on being a fun and social group

Sports: Ruth Dowsett leads 9-hole women

Ruth Dowsett was a big winner in the nine-hole women's league Tuesday at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club. Her 51 was good for a share of second place low gross honours and a net 39 tied

Sports: McMacken scores big in two men’s leagues

Jim McMacken topped the Thursday men's league competition, taking low gross honours at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club on May 12. The whistling lefty also won net skins and gross skins on #1. Best score under the Stableford system was Martin Vagners. Other

Editorial: Make an informed choice

Has anyone noticed? There’s a provincial election campaign sleepwalking its way across Ontario now. In two weeks, Ontarians will have a chance to pass judgment on the past four years of governance by Doug Ford

Editorial: In a pickle over noise

In a little over a month, a court in Welland is expected to rule on a Niagara-on-the-Lake woman's complaint about noise from the town's outdoor pickleball courts. We understand the repeated “cloppity, clop”

Legal battle ends with ownership change at NOTL Golf Club

North America’s oldest golf course has some new owners. Control of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club changed hands suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday after a prolonged legal battle between operators John and Jill Wiens

New Lake Report project celebrates life in NOTL

The Lake Report is launching an ambitious new feature for readers – A Year in the Life of Niagara-on-the-Lake – a 12-month odyssey that will document in photos, and a few words, life and

Sports: Golf leagues get back into the swing for another season

Leagues are back in full swing for another season of friendly and fun competition at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club. In the WOOFs Tuesday men's league on May 10, Rick Janes led the way, winning

Sports: Women make a splash to kick off NOTL golf season

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s women’s nine and 18 hole leagues had an awesome start to the season Tuesday, says nine holers’ captain Deborah Williams. “Our theme was a ‘Splash of Colour’ and everyone was dressed

Editorial: Please don’t feed the coyotes

It's coyote season in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Again. The canids are leaving their dens, looking for food and, in many cases, scaring the heck out of residents. People's fears are justified. Indeed, these are wild

Editorial: Another shot at defeating COVID

COVID-19 is a stubborn foe, as we all know from the turmoil we have endured over the past two years. Whenever we let down our collective guard during that time, the insidious virus

Easter sunrise service returns to tiny Wayside Chapel

After a two-year break due to the pandemic, Niagara-on-the-Lake’s tiniest house of worship will again hold an Easter Sunday sunrise service. “Everyone is welcome” to come out April 17 for the 7 a.m. service,

Timberrrr: If a tree falls on the golf course, does it make a sound?

One of the most demanding holes at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club just got a lot less demanding. The sixth hole is guarded by a series of bunkers and until Tuesday a huge 80-year-old

Sports: Falls native is new head pro at NOTL Golf Club

A little over a week into his new job as head pro at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club, Keith Vant has yet to have a day off – and he doesn’t expect much rest

NOTL nursing home approved for major expansion

The Ontario government is expanding a Niagara-on-the-Lake nursing home as part of a program to modernize and expand six long-term care homes in Niagara and Hamilton. The Niagara Long Term Care Residence on Wellington Street

Niagara MP on Putin’s list of banned Canadians

Niagara Falls MP Tony Baldinelli and all his parliamentary colleagues have been banned from visiting Russia under a decree by President Vladimir Putin. The Russian leader's announcement banning a total of 313 prominent Canadians came

Editorial: With election on horizon, time for town council to act is now

Niagara-on-the-Lake has an awful lot of short-term rentals. And the fact that 10 per cent of all residential homes in Old Town are some form of short-term rental should be a wake-up call

TRAVEL-promo-Show and tell: Share stories and photos of your travels

People from Niagara-on-the-Lake travel to some of the most interesting places on Earth and we’d like to hear about your vacations. So, if you have ever wanted to be a travel writer, here is

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