Kevin MacLean, Author at Niagara Now

NOTL native accused in Muskoka boat crash still in custody

Richard Alan Moore, 39, faces a slew of charges in the incident that injured co-worker Austin Anderson during an outing on Skeleton Lake in Muskoka.

Sports: Women take on the pro in friendly shootout

Hot weather and high humidity continue to scorch the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club but that didn’t deter a half-dozen women from successfully challenging club pro Owen Howells in a friendly shootout Tuesday.

Sports: NOTL golfer fourth in Ontario Seniors Championship

With his short game and putting firing on all cylinders, Niagara-on-the-Lake golfer Stephen Warboys finished tied for fourth in the Ontario Senior Men’s Golf Championship last week.

UPDATE: NOTL native remanded in custody in Muskoka boating crash that injured co-worker

A Niagara-on-the-Lake native who killed a cyclist in a hit-and-run two years ago is facing several serious new charges after a boat collided with a swimmer in Muskoka last Saturday evening, leaving a 22-year-old man with life-threatening injuries.

Sports: Hot week for NOTL women on the links

Suzanne Watson got things started by shooting a stellar 42 in one of the best rounds of the season in the Monday Business Women’s league.

Convicted in fatal hit-run, NOTL native faces new charges after boat hits swimmer in Muskoka

A Niagara man who is awaiting sentencing in a hit-and-run that killed a NOTL cyclist is facing new charges after a boat collided with a swimmer in Muskoka on Friday evening.

Sports: St. Davids boxer is fighting to achieve her Olympic dream

Fresh from scoring a bronze medal in June at the World Boxing Challenge in the Czech Republic, Mckenzie Wright is at the gym almost every day, training and learning, still hoping to make her Olympic dream a reality.

Sports: NOTL women solid in winning Wood Trophy again

NOTL has had a lot of success in the tournament and it’s the ninth time since 2012 that the club has won it.

Editorial: Bring back beach ‘warning’ signs

“In our view, doing away with on-site warnings in favour of passive signs leaves a lot to be desired,” writes editor emeritus Kevin MacLean. “We urge Niagara Region to revisit this policy.”

Sports: Patrick Craig’s even-par 36 tops NOTL men’s league

The luck of the Irish might have been with Patrick Craig as he scorched the course with some booming tee shots and a stellar even-par round of 36 in the NOTL Golf Club’s men’s league.

Sports: Corcoran and Peters top shooters in Business Ladies league

Lightning forced cancellation of the early shotgun start for Monday’s Business Ladies league at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club, but the late-afternoon groups were able to compete.

UPDATED: Hot enough for you? Water safety warnings elusive at Queen’s Royal Beach despite dangerous E. coli levels

The region has changed how it lets you know that water problems might be lurking at the local beach, including E. coli levels. And it is now up to beach-goers to figure it out.

Sports: Golfers hit the links to celebrate Canada’s birthday

Resplendent in red and white, members of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s nine and 18-hole women’s leagues celebrated their annual Canada Day scramble on Tuesday.

Driver pleads guilty to fatal hit-run — for second time

Deputy Crown attorney Todd Morris urged him to send Moore to jail for 12 months, while defence lawyer Jeffrey Manishen argued that a two-year sentence of house arrest was more appropriate.

Business: NOTL’s John Scott receives honorary degree from Niagara College

Niagara-on-the-Lake resident John Scott has received an honorary degree from Niagara College in recognition of his contributions to the school and to Canada’s corporate community.

Sports: Seventh hole is for the birds at NOTL Golf Club

At this time of year, besides large trees, large bunkers and wind-whipped Lake Ontario, there’s a new wrinkle: dive-bombing by red-winged blackbirds.

Sports: Wild times as Meszaros scores trifecta with another 37

On the fairways, Jim Meszaros continued an incredible hot streak, becoming top dog in Tuesday’s Woofs league, shooting 1-over 37 — for the third straight week.

NOTL man asks Court of Appeal to throw out Marotta defamation suit

In seeking to have the entire case dismissed, Hall had argued his comments on the NOTL 4U Facebook group should be considered protected speech under Ontario’s anti-SLAPP legislation.

Sports: Howe-Hull scores season’s first hole-in-one at NOTL club

NOTL’s Erin Howe-Hull notched the first hole-in-one of the season Monday evening at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club. Standing on the tough par-3 ninth hole, Howe-Hull drove her tee shot 167 yards into the cup for her first-ever ace.

Editorial: Slow down, you’re moving too fast

“Take responsibility for your actions: it might hurt financially, but the wisdom of obeying the speed limit near a school (whether kids are present or if it’s late at night) seems like something right out of Driver Ed 101,” writes Kevin MacLean.

Sports: Green wins Hunter Cup, Robitaille sizzles with 79

After bringing unseasonably wet weather with daily deluges of rain, Mother Nature finally relented this week and golfers hit the links in Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club league play.

Editorial: The first step on a difficult journey

“Curtailing or controlling some of the objectionable projects that people have protested about — with more such developments coming — will be difficult,” writes Kevin MacLean. “Because we’re not just fighting developers, we’re fighting provincial mandates.”

Editorial: Figuring out what NOTLers really want

“Whether you want to retain NOTL as an idyllic place to live and wish we could pull up the drawbridge to keep outsiders away, or you embrace it as “wine country” … the reality is our wee town is growing, it is changing and it will never be what it once was,” writes editor emeritus Kevin MacLean.

Editorial: Building a stronger Canada, together

“As Canadians, we (and our leaders) need to set aside divisions, to fight collectively for what is best for our nation, to work together to help those in our society who need it most — and to build a stronger Canada that can withstand the winds of Trumpian blustering while boosting opportunities and making life safer and more affordable for all,” writes Kevin MacLean.

Sports: NOTL runner battles heat to finish her 6th London Marathon

Slow and steady is Margot Devlin’s running motto and in 22 Celsius heat, with no breeze, her strategy was the right one: “It was brutal,” she told The Lake Report. “It was hard on a lot of the participants and the medics and ambulances were very busy with heatstroke victims.”

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