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
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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
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
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
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