Kevin MacLean, Author at Niagara Now

Editorial: A day to celebrate Canada

“ … Our home and native land. True patriot love in all of us command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The true north strong and free … ” As the words

Sports: NOTL soccer aims to reduce abuse of referees

The president of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Soccer Club is “fully supportive” of Ontario Soccer’s decision to use bodycams to try to reduce abuse of young soccer officials. The decision by the province’s governing body

Sports: Men can’t repeat Taylor’s Canadian Open magic despite 100 tries

In the wake of British Columbian Nick Taylor’s victory in the Canadian Open – ending a 69-year drought since the last time a Canuck won the national tournament – members of the Niagara-on-the-Lake

Editorial: Action needed on Black burial ground

As public demonstrations go, last Sunday’s march in support of finding graves and restoring the Niagara Baptist Church Burial Ground was more media event than public show of support. That’s unfortunate and we

Town, SORE lose bid to recover legal costs from Solmar

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake and the resident group SORE have been denied recovery of legal costs totalling more than $600,000 in a dispute over plans from 2018 to implement a heritage designation

Sports: NOTL’s Pagnotta is forever pitching in

Volunteer coach’s latest ‘job’ was convening Ontario girls high school soccer championships Joe Pagnotta figures that by the time July comes, he’ll be able to take a bit of a breather. Maybe.

Sports: Niagara’s U19 men’s team wins basketball bronze

The Ontario Cup championship weekend didn’t start out the way coach Jonathon Thorpe and his Niagara Rangers U19 men’s basketball squad had hoped. But they still were proud to bring home a bronze

Sports: A tale of two perfect golf shots

Tara Di Leo’s most memorable golf shot (so far) ended up as a hole-in-one – and she didn’t even get to see it unfold. Playing in the Business Ladies league on Monday, June

Letter: There are no positives in Marotta hotel proposal

The following letter to town council was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. Attached is a drawing of developer Benny Marotta’s proposed hotel, with the Prince of Wales hotel in front

Sports: Photo Gallery – NOTL pickleball tournament kicks off

Competition in the inaugural NOTL Classic pickleball tournament began early Saturday morning at the town arena complex in Virgil. Admission to all games is free. Don’t miss our exclusive photo gallery online. The

Sports: Lisa Allen steps back and scores hole-in-one

Every golfer dreams of acing a hole and for most it remains that, just a dream. Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Lisa Allen did it for the second time, scoring a hole-in-one Friday morning on the NOTL

Editorial: We need to be better than this

Not once, but twice last week within days of the installation of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s rainbow crosswalk, someone vandalized it by driving vehicles on the new paint and doing “doughnuts” to burn rubber into the

Sports: Whistlin’ Jim McMacken shoots his way to another top finish

Jim McMacken continued his stellar play this season, carding an even-par 36 to scoop low gross honours in last Thursday’s men’s league action at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club. The laid-back whistling left-hander also

Sports: Rangers men’s basketball squad ready to compete in Ontario Cup

The Niagara Rangers under-19 men’s basketball team has high hopes going into the Ontario Cup championship tournament in Markham this weekend. Niagara finished the regular season tops among the second tier of teams

McLaren supercars making a pit stop in downtown NOTL

It will be a car show unlike any that has hit the streets of Niagara-on-the-Lake before. With the Monaco Grand Prix just ended and the Barcelona F1 race this weekend, NOTL is getting

Editorial: Rainbow crosswalk is just a first step

We’ve come so far, but still have so far to go. There was a time not so long ago – in the lifetimes of many of those in our community – when the

Supporting Red Roof’s good work

Red Roof Retreat executive director Steffanie Bjorgan and her husband Moe receive a cheque for $1,000 from the Agape Fund, courtesy of Niagara-on-the-Lake insurance broker Jim Garrett and B&B operator Johnson Hu. The

Sports: Carmichael goes one better to be WOOFs’ top dog again

Ted Carmichael is the top dog for the second consecutive week. He followed up last week’s 2-over 38, bettering it by a shot with a score of 1-over 37 on Tuesday in the

Sports: Rangers men’s U19 basketball team captures championship

They lost their first league game on Saturday, but a clutch performance in their final regular season game helped the Niagara Rangers U19 men’s basketball team come out on top as division champions.

Sports: Chang’s 95 is top score in women’s 18-hole league

May Chang’s score of 95 was tops in Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club 18-hole women’s league play on Tuesday. She edged Cathy Murray by one shot. Other top shooters were Margot Richardson and Patty Garriock with 98 and Ginny

Sports: U19 Rangers basketball team still undefeated in league play

After going 6-0 in their Ontario Basketball Association division, the Niagara Rangers U19 men’s team was moved up one tier to face some stiffer competition. That’s where head coach Jonathon Thorpe, of Niagara-on-the-Lake,

Sports: Watson tops men’s league with even-par 36

Reigning club champion Ricky Watson was in fine early-season form last week, shooting an even-par 36 to lead all competitors in Thursday men’s league competition at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club. Ken Porter took

Sports: Dietsch meets coaches during 67’s development camp

Niagara-on-the-Lake native Kaleb Dietsch got to meet some of the Ottawa 67’s coaching staff and other draft picks at the club’s 2023 development camp. The defenceman from the Southern Tier Admirals U16 AAA

Editorial: A suite approach to housing affordability

The times they are a-changin’. The famous vagabond poet from Hibbing, Minn., wrote those words in a much different context some 60 years ago. But Bob Dylan’s musings are as true now here

Sports: Rangers battle back to win Barrie basketball tourney in OT

The Niagara Rangers U19 men’s basketball team faced some stiff competition at a weekend tournament in Barrie, but fought their way through it all to bring home the championship. The Rangers, coached by

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