Kevin MacLean, Author at Niagara Now

Editorial: Debate, sure. Threats, never

A year into what might someday be known as the “COVID Era” everyone wishes some of our precious personal freedoms were not still being curtailed. And if you operate a small business that

Obituary: Jim Brown, 83, was a true NOTL golf legend

Niagara-on-the-Lake lost a literal golfing legend last week with the death of "Downtown" Jimmie Brown.

NOTL pharmacy opens COVID vaccine wait list

With vaccines starting to arrive in Canada, again, and the province gearing up to make it a priority to inoculate people over 80, a NOTL pharmacy has begun compiling a waiting list for those

Friends conspired to mark Donna Lailey’s 80th birthday

Celebrations and parties are verboten at this stage of the pandemic, so many milestones are passing without any acknowledgement. A group of Donna Lailey's friends decided that marking her 80th birthday was important

Tell us: Who are your pandemic heroes?

It's been a year now since COVID-19 entered our lives and changed … everything. In those 12 months, we've endured good, bad and everything in between. Looking back on life in the pandemic, The Lake Report

Fired hospital CEO eligible for $1M severance, but Niagara won’t be paying it

Fired Niagara Health chief executive officer Dr. Tom Stewart will receive a severance of more than $1 million, but it won't be paid by the Niagara hospital group. Stewart had been hired by Niagara through

Niagara gets vaccine, but rollout too slow, Simpson says

'We really should have a military-style sense of urgency around getting this done,' says NOTL pharmcist The first of 11,000 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine were injected into PEOPLE in Niagara on

Former NOTL Hydro VP charged in $425,000 fraud

Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro's former vice-president of operations has been charged with fraud after more than $425,000 was stolen from the utility. Detectives from the Niagara Regional Police Service central fraud unit arrested Kazi Marouf,

Niagara Health fires CEO after pandemic holiday to Caribbean

Niagara Health fired its chief executive officer Wednesday, days after he admitted taking a Christmas holiday to the Caribbean in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Tom Stewart was CEO of the

Hindsight 2020: The year in review

The year 2020 was an unforgettably forgettable one as the lives of literally every person on the planet were changed in some way.

Major Pleasant Manor expansion will cost $37.5 million, CEO says

The Ontario government unveiled $38.2 million in grants this week to build more long-term care facilities in Niagara and confirmed major expansion plans for Pleasant Manor in Virgil. The new 160-bed Niagara-on-the-Lake facility will cost at least $37.5

Editorial: Spreading festive cheer 2.0

The people of Niagara-on-the-Lake seem to take Christmas decorating and holiday lighting very seriously. How else to explain the amazing displays of decor around town? If ever there was a year when we all could

Editorial: Spreading festive cheer

Not even a global pandemic could hijack Santa's plan to put in an appearance in Niagara-on-the-Lake this year. The annual Christmas parade will be a drive-by featuring just the jolly old gent. This

Plan to reduce Ryerson Park visitors attracts hundreds of ‘Friends’

Door-to-door blitz shows widespread support for changes, group says The Friends of Ryerson Park had no idea they had so many friends. The community group was formed out of frustration this summer after

NOTL golf pros raise over $7,000 for men’s health

Run through snowstorm caps phenomenal Movember fundraiser

Town hires new chief administrator

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has hired a new chief administrative officer after a months-long search. Marnie Cluckie will take over the job as the town's top civil servant as of Dec. 9, the town

High winds keep NOTL Hydro crews busy

Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro crews were kept busy Sunday as a major wind storm blew down trees and power lines and caused nearly 20 separate outages. “Most were individual connections but we also had a

Golf club honours Ahluwalia with lifetime membership

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club bestowed a rare honour on one its longtime members last week – making Barbara Ahluwalia a lifetime member of the club. Ahluwalia, even at age 87, remains one of the

Golfer aces same hole twice in five days

NOTL’s Joe Doria has been on a real roll Joe Doria is going to go broke buying beer for the clubhouse denizens, if the golf season doesn’t wrap up soon. While most golfers go

Editorial: A day to remember

Every year, in every community, in every school, on main streets and at memorials across the land, we pause to remember those who fought to ensure our freedoms. It has been 75 years

Budget’s tourism plan not enough, Gates says

New Democrat says his own idea, introduced in July, is a more effective way of helping tourist sector The Ford government's budget proposal for a tourism tax credit to encourage Ontario residents to

NOTL pros honoured by their peers

The two pros at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club have been honoured by their peers for their community work and promotion of the game. Head pro Billy Simkin and associate pro Ricky Watson were

Hydro rates rising Nov. 1, but customers have new pricing option

No one likes to pay more for electricity, but after months of flat-rate billing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hydro rates are rising as of Nov. 1. But, for the first time, customers

NOTL will examine residents concerns about Chautauqua traffic, CAO says

While the traffic and crowding concerns of Chautauqua residents certainly have “some merit” and will be examined, the town’s interim chief administrator is doubtful that limiting Shakespeare Avenue and Niagara Boulevard to one-way traffic is

Chautauqua residents want town to curb traffic, visitor headaches

A group of Old Town residents concerned about traffic and overcrowding in their neighbourhood near Ryerson Park is asking the town to take some aggressive steps to control the problems. Among the proposals

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