Kevin MacLean, Author at Niagara Now

Sports: NOTL golfers celebrate some great scores

After kicking things off with a cheerful social gathering filled with fresh fruit and sweet treats, members of the Niagara-on-the-Lake nine-hole women’s league wrapped up trophy play in style Tuesday.

Sports: NOTL boxer loses tough bout at world championships

After a decisive win in her first bout at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, NOTL fighter Mckenzie Wright lost a unanimous decision Tuesday to a boxer from China in the round of 16.

Analysis: NOTL beach failed E. coli tests most days this summer

In the past, Queen’s Royal, home to the town’s famous gazebo, has often been declared unsafe, so this year The Lake Report obtained and analyzed water test data gathered by Niagara Region staff to determine how good — or bad — the situation was.

Sports: Sharpshooters earn prizes in NOTL golf leagues

There were prizes aplenty Tuesday as the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s 18-hole women’s league competed for closest to the pin and longest drive.

Young NOTL golfers perform well in U15 Canadian championships

Two young Niagara-on-the-Lake golfers, Kaige Zhu and Eli Perng, turned in strong performances at the Canadian under-15 championships in British Columbia this week.

Sports: Women and men duke it out on the links

Jim and Janice McMacken are back-to-back winners of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s annual Matrimonial Tournament, one of the toughest competitions of the summer season.

Altering how we pay for policing could save NOTLers millions

NOTL homeowners will pay more than $16 million for policing in 2025, but that total could be a lot lower if regional council stops using home values to calculate how the service is funded, says the former chair of Niagara’s police services board.

Sports: Excellent scores abound in NOTL golf leagues

The weather has cooled off a bit but some of the scores in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s weekly leagues have been heating up.

Sports: Mind the gap: Golfer nails ace at NOTL club

Milne, 34, has been playing since he was a teenager and it was his first hole-in-one. He and his wife both work in marketing and play regularly at NOTL and Legends in Niagara Falls.

PHOTO GALLERY: Joy and heartbreak as NOTL golf champions crowned

After two days of intense play in blistering heat and humidity, the marquee competitions for the men’s and women’s overall championships came down to the wire — and then some for the gents.

Sports: NOTL players tee it up in pursuit of Legends Cup

The winner from among the 21 participants won’t be revealed until this Sunday afternoon, as part of the club’s 150th year celebrations during its annual championship weekend.

UPDATED: Moore remains in custody in Muskoka boating case

Austin Anderson and Richard Moore, who has worked as a contractor specializing in concrete driveway installations, both were employed by GGS Niagara Landscaping.

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.

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