Sports: Men’s and women’s golf leagues tee off
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s busy league season has begun. The Thursday men’s league teed off last week and the men’s WOOFs league officially hit the links on Tuesday. The women’s 9 and 18
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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 last weekend. The defenceman from the Souther Tier Admirals
Simpson’s Pharmacy purchased by SRx Health Solutions
Simpson’s Pharmacy, a venerable Niagara-on-the-Lake health care institution for more than 45 years, has been purchased by SRx Health Solutions Inc., a major Canadian health and pharmaceutical company. Sean Simpson, who has been running
Sports: NOTL’s Kaleb Dietsch heads to Ottawa for introduction to OHL life
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Kaleb Dietsch spent last weekend celebrating a hockey dream come true – being drafted to the Ontario Hockey League. This weekend, he’ll be in the nation’s capital with other rookies chosen by
Sports: Pair of NOTL runners complete London Marathon
Most people travel to England to see the sights and soak in the history, but two Niagara-on-the-Lake runners separately were there last weekend to run 42 kilometres in the London Marathon. As Margot Devlin
Sports: NOTL hockey player Kaleb Dietsch drafted by Ottawa 67’s of the OHL
Defenceman chosen 46th overall in Friday night’s major junior draft Niagara-on-the-Lake native Kaleb Dietsch realized his hockey dream Friday night and was drafted to the Ontario Hockey League. Dietsch, 16, was chosen 46th
Sports: NOTL player works out with top OHL prospects
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Kaleb Dietsch was one of just 24 elite defencemen invited to the Ontario Hockey League’s annual pre-draft development combine last weekend in Oshawa. In all, 76 of the top U16 players
Sports: Team defence key in two Rangers basketball wins
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Chad Thorpe led the Niagara Rangers U19 men’s basketball team to two wins in their first weekend of the 2023 season. Teams travelled to George Brown College in Toronto on Saturday to
Analysis: Council responses to questions about relationships
In the aftermath of a controversial incident in which a developer gave a town councillor an envelope containing $10,000 in cash, The Lake Report posed a detailed series of questions to all members
Sports: ‘They’re all champions,’ coach says of silver medallist NOTL Wolves
As far as coach Joe Pagnotta is concerned, every one of his team’s 13 players is a winner. “They’re all champions,” he said after the U11 Niagara-on-the-Lake Wolves rep team took the silver
Editorial: Accessibility for all in downtown NOTL
When you’re able-bodied, whether young or older, almost nothing can stand in your way. Literally. However, not everyone is so lucky and that doesn’t mean they effectively should be shut out of places,
Sports: NOTL hockey player Kaleb Dietsch hoping to be drafted to OHL
Elite 6-foot-2 defenceman ‘can do it all,’ his Niagara coach says It’s been a remarkable year for Niagara-on-the-Lake hockey player Kaleb Dietsch. The 6-foot-2 defenceman earned an invitation to Team Ontario’s tryout camp
Most Randwood demolition requests rejected by heritage planner
A massive, 835-page town planning report rejects most of Solmar’s requests to demolish or make substantial changes to buildings and other heritage assets on the historic Rand Estate property. The report, by the
NOTL Wolves U11 team takes silver in provincial hockey championship
UPDATE #2, Sunday, April 9: The Cinderella run of the Niagara-on-the-Lake U11 Wolves rep team at the provincial hockey championships ended with a second-place finish in Sunday’s finale. The Wolves lost a 6-2 decision to
SPORTS UPDATE: NOTL Wolves U11 team takes silver in provincial hockey championship
UPDATE #2, Sunday, April 9: The Cinderella run of the Niagara-on-the-Lake U11 Wolves rep team at the provincial hockey championships ended with a second-place finish in Sunday’s finale. The Wolves lost a 6-2 decision to
SPORTS UPDATE: NOTL Wolves U11 team takes silver in provincial hockey championship
UPDATE #2, Sunday, April 9: The Cinderella run of the Niagara-on-the-Lake U11 Wolves rep team at the provincial hockey championships ended with a second-place finish in Sunday’s finale. The Wolves lost a 6-2 decision to
Editorial: Action needed after tragic crash
In the wake of a senseless tragedy, such as the death of Louise Leyland, struck by a cyclist on a Queenston residential street on a clear, bright spring day, demands for action and
Pedestrian dies after being struck by cyclist in Queenston: Louise Leyland was active with Friends of Fort George and other community groups
An 81-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a cyclist near Willowbank in Queenston on Saturday afternoon. Louise Leyland, who was active in community organizations in both Queenston and Old Town, died
Sports: U18s have arena rocking with last-second playoff win
The Meridian arena in Niagara-on-the-Lake was rocking Saturday night as the NOTL Wolves U18 rep team staved off elimination in the Niagara District hockey finals. They’d lost game 1 of their best-of-three series
Sports: NOTL skater wins provincial gold
Niagara-on-the-Lake figure skater Ashleen Hale won gold in the STAR 9 O14 women’s competition at the Ontario championships in Stratford on the weekend. The teenager, representing the NOTL Skating Club, also took a
Sports: U11 Wolves win league championship in dramatic shootout
As playoff hockey goes, it had just about everything. High-energy, end-to-end action, big saves, a late-game comeback, three periods of overtime – including a penalty shot, a shootout, then a joyful celebration for
Editorial: Important questions for NOTL’s councillors
Richard Harley and Kevin MacLean Editors A week ago now, we reported in great detail about an incident in which Niagara-on-the-Lake developer Benny Marotta gave Coun. Gary Burroughs an envelope containing $10,000 in
Sports: With 12 players ‘retiring,’ NOTL U18s qualify for Ontario championships
A dozen core members of the NOTL Wolves U18 rep hockey team are wrapping up their minor hockey careers in the next two weeks – but first they have some unfinished business. The
Editorial: Good sports, all around
It’s spring – finally, thankfully – and that means warmer weather. It also means that winter sports seasons are coming to an end – and this year, as often in years past, there
Editorial: The future of old NOTL hospital
‘We don’t want to see the old hospital’s future use become mired in studies and reports and indecision’ There are a lot of important issues facing the new Niagara-on-the-Lake town council. Councillors
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