Kevin MacLean, Author at Niagara Now

Halloween activities at native centre and Red Brick Church

The Niagara Regional Native Centre on Airport Road will hold its annual Halloween “Spooktacular” on Saturday, Oct. 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The day will include “trunk or treat” goodies, a

Man accused in death of NOTL nursing home resident dies before case gets to trial

A man accused of manslaughter in the death of a fellow resident at a Niagara-on-the-Lake nursing home has died prior to his case being heard in court. Robert Barry Stroeh, originally from Port Colborne,

Golf: That’s a wrap men’s league ends with shootout

Super senior Warren Tutton schooled some of his fellow members of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club last week, winning two of the closest-to-the-pin shootouts as the Thursday men’s league wrapped up its season. Eyeing flags

NOTL bylaw has no controlover private signs

Statute only governs business signs and is not unconstitutional, lawyer says. But enforcing it on people's lawn signs is a whole other problem Signs, signs, like the old song says, are everywhere. “Please Slow Down,” “Every

Golf: WOOFs celebrate their season finale

More than 70 golfers hit the links on a misty, foggy Tuesday morning to compete in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club WOOFs league final shootout. Teams of four scrambled around for nine holes then, over pints

Queenston opens its doors for visitors to explore the village

Queenston is opening the doors to several of its historic community buildings and attractions, encouraging everyone to come out and explore the village. “Explore Queenston” is a one-day Open Doors tour from 10 a.m. to

PHOTOS: Skaters are back on ice

The Canskate program is back on the ice with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Skating Club. Pictured, at Centennial Arena, coach Allison Sotola works with a group of beginners while coach Darlene Dortono helps guide a student

Golf: Women celebrate ‘retiring’ Ricky

Ricky Watson likes to quietly go about his job as associate pro at Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club – and always shuns the limelight. He couldn't escape it on Tuesday afternoon, however, as members of

Former hydro executive won’t serve jail time for $425,000 fraud

Kazi Marouf, 66, repaid all the stolen money, receives conditional 2-year sentence A former vice-president of Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro, who stole more than $425,000 from the utility and then repaid it all, will

Analysis: Election is over, so let’s get to work on pandemic, economy, jobs

No matter what way you voted, no matter who you supported, no matter how happy or not you are with the outcome or the fact we even had a snap federal election Monday,

Golf: Women hand out the hardware

As fall rolls in, the golf season is winding down and that means trophy season is gearing up. The Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s 9 hole women’s league handed out some of its hardware Monday.

Spreading joy one basket of fruit at a time

Wally Bogusat shares Niagara's delicious bounty with friends, neighbours and strangers Wally Bogusat hates to see food go to waste – especially tree-ripened, Niagara-grown, delicious, healthy fruit. So the retired grocer has taken

Golf: Yamamotos win annual Matrimonial Cup

They faced pressure akin to playing the back nine of the Master’s on a Sunday but 35 couples happily duelled it out in the Matrimonial Cup tournament at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club. For the participants,

Golf: Women take pro to school and then he returns the favour

Eight members of the Niagara-on-the-Lake 18 hole women's league beat the club pro in a fun shootout competition last Tuesday morning.

Woodbourne Inn inspires design of St. Davids Little Library

More Little Free Libraries are popping up in neighbourhoods around Niagara-on-the-Lake. The latest addition to the communal book stop is coming to St. Davids, where a Little Free Library will be erected at

Golf: Men’s team squeaks out colourful victory over women’s squad

The men’s Ryder Cup team at Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club seems to finally have found a way to defeat the women’s Solheim squad in their annual head-to-head competition. Dress in your most colourful, mismatched

Editorial: Riding is one to watch: It could be a wild race

Richard HarleyKevin MacLean The Lake Report Traditionally, Canada’s left-of-centre vote is divided among the Liberals, the NDP and the Greens. That’s where the whole rhetoric comes from that a vote for Green or

Golf results: A big payday for Murray

Glen Murray led a parade of four golfers who beat the heat and each shot 2-over 38 to take low gross honours in men’s league play at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Course last Thursday. Murray was

Election ’21 notebook?? Sign, sign everywhere a sign

It's election season and signs promoting various federal candidates are proliferating around Niagara-on-the-Lake.

What do YOU want done with old NOTL hospital?

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is inviting expressions of interest about how the old NOTL Hospital site could be used. Will it be knocked down, bulldozed, redeveloped for commercial or retail purposes? Converted into a

Golf: Jenkins has career day but Derby scoops top spot

Steven Jenkins posted a career low 1-under 35 in men's league play last Thursday and collected 24 points for tops under the modified Stableford scoring system. But his round wasn't quite good enough to win

Commons keeps off-leash area, but with new restrictions

Dogs will continue to be allowed to run free on part of the Commons in Niagara-on-the-Lake, but Parks Canada is restricting off-leash pets to the large field just north of John Street. Extensive

9/11 memories, 20 years later: Tell us yours

On a Tuesday morning 20 years ago the lives of North American residents and travellers worldwide changed forever. For many, the plane hijackings and the attacks on the World Trade Center's twin towers and the Pentagon

Editorial: Public information: Part 4

In Ontario there is a legal statute called the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, a behemoth piece of legislation designed to ensure the protection of privacy of individuals in

Challenging themselves to walk that extra mile

Dynamic duo embraced the challenge to step out all over town For Sheri Ruby, every day is literally a walk in the park. Or around the block, on the treadmill, up the

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