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
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
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
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
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
‘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
Three members of the NOTL Skating Club have qualified to compete in the Skate Ontario provincial championships. Ashleen Hale, Samantha Frydryk and Ophelia Xie will skate in the competition set for the Stratford Rotary
As fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Bills well know, the playoffs are make or break time, no matter what you do during the regular season. On Sunday morning, when it
It was all over in just 15 minutes. But we hope the result will be remembered for a long time to come. More than 100 Niagara-on-the-Lake women (105 to be exact) ventured out
A Niagara-on-the-Lake man was among eight people arrested after police seized more than 1,000 allegedly fraudulent artworks purported to have been painted by Norval Morrisseau. Morrisseau was a prolific Indigenous artist from the
The women of Niagara-on-the-Lake are a force. That’s not news to anyone who is paying attention to what gets done in town, but it IS worthy of note. And celebration. Over the past
A large condo complex that dwarfs its neighbours on Mary Street. A high-end boutique hotel on the old Parliament Oak school property, amid a quiet residential area. A major housing and hotel project
When Niagara-on-the-Lake’s new municipal council was elected last fall, incoming members knew they’d be facing some difficult, sometimes unpopular decisions. This week, councillors were faced with one of the first of those tough
The Lake Report has again been recognized for journalism and advertising excellence, earning 17 awards from the Ontario Community Newspapers Association. The association on Tuesday unveiled the finalists in its annual Better Newspapers
Progress and change tends to grind slowly through our universal health care system. Whether it is the federal government acquiescing to demands and lobbying from the provinces, the construction of new, long-overdue hospitals
This edition of The Lake Report boasts several good news items (as it does most weeks). It’s timely and welcome front-page news that the first stage of an archeological assessment will soon begin
Good design is important. Whether it’s a building, landscaping or parkland, an artful public display – even how the news is presented on the printed or virtual page – engaging, thoughtful, impactful design
Like Niagara-on-the-Lake, our community food bank and thrift store is growing, changing and moving with the times. Newark Neighbours has always been associated with Old Town – and even draws its name from
From the outside looking in, it has been remarkable to watch the development and planning of what is now known as the NOTL Youth Collective. It began years ago as the seed of
Golfers around NOTL were out in force on the first day of the year. The snow that usually filled the fairways and covered the greens at Christmas was long gone by New Year’s
In a replay of a year earlier, life in 2022 began with more fears about COVID but great hopes for a return to normalcy. And for the most part, life did get back
Jackie Maxwell can keep a secret. About a month ago, the powers that be reached out to advise the former artistic director of the Shaw Festival that she had been nominated for the
UPDATE: The Region of Niagara has now cancelled the state of emergency it declared last week in Fort Erie, Port Colborne and Wainfleet. ORIGINAL STORY: The Region of Niagara has declared an
The weather outside is indeed frightful and it’s a good time to stay inside. And wait for the streets to be plowed. If you’re wondering how Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake snowplow efforts are progressing, the
NOTL Long Term Care has five active cases, while Upper Canada Lodge reports four All three of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s long-term care homes are weathering COVID outbreaks heading into Christmas. The Niagara Region public
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