Niagara-on-the-Lake’s new parks bylaw, which among other things bans barbecuing, limits opening hours and prohibits drinking alcohol, has had a rough ride in some circles since it was passed last week. Now the
An electrical malfunction caused a massive fire last month that did more than $1 million in damage to businesses housed in three huge, repurposed former barns on Townline Road, the Ontario fire marshal says. The
Sean Simpson understands some are reluctant but advises all the vaccines will prevent serious COVID complications Sean Simpson is keen to start vaccinating the 3,500 people on his pharmacy’s growing notification list,
Life since COVID-19 has changed things for all of us. We’ve experienced hardships, heartaches and challenges, but also new and sometimes unexpected reasons to be thankful.
A former Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro executive who has been charged with defrauding the utiliity of more than $426,000, has now repaid all the money. Hydro CEO Tim Curtis said the entire $426,992 amount was
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
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Niagara-on-the-Lake lost a literal golfing legend last week with the death of "Downtown" Jimmie Brown.
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
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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
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 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
'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
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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 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
The year 2020 was an unforgettably forgettable one as the lives of literally every person on the planet were changed in some way.
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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
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
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
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
Run through snowstorm caps phenomenal Movember fundraiser
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
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
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
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
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
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