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From his workshop in NOTL, Rene Bertschi is using his high-tech 3-D printer to produce face shields for health care workers. “I just saw a need to help our community to protect us from this deadly
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Walk, don’t park at the park. Because parking lots are now closed to deter visitors and promote physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s the message from the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, which has
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Draft day was a memorable one for Tai York and 15 family members
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the Shaw Festival to near the “breaking point” financially and the company has now cancelled all events until after June 30, says executive director and CEO Tim Jennings. “We continue to
We all know these are difficult times, for everyone. Staying safe and healthy are paramount. Here at The Lake Report, our skeleton crew, supplemented by input from loyal readers and a small army of regular
After days of confusion and mixed messages, the federal government finally announced late last week that seasonal farm workers would be allowed in to Canada to help our farmers and help ensure the
‘There’ll still be theatre. We’ll still be here, we’ll bounce back, but we want to make sure the community we serve bounces back, too,’ says artistic director Tim Carroll The show does, indeed,
Avoiding community spread key concern as town staff, leaders meet multiple times daily In the midst of a state of emergency, NOTL’s fire and emergency services department is working hard to make sure the
Life for all of us has been turned upside down in the past few weeks. And the way we go about our lives is going to continue to change for the foreseeable future.
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Should I stay or should I go? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told Canadians travelling abroad that “it is time to come home.” But as many travellers are discovering, and writing about on
One of the most talented and successful Niagara youth hockey teams in recent memory saw its season come to a crashing halt last week, thanks to the COVID-19 epidemic.
New expressions have found their way into the everyday lexicon in the past week or so. Social distancing. Flattening the curve. Self-isolating. And COVID-19. Yes, these are scary times for many people, especially
Organic garbage is wet, gross, smelly, it can ooze, attract unwanted rodents, make a mess – you get the picture. But that is precisely why it needs to go in your green bin, not your
The times they are a-changin’ and, perhaps, nowhere is that more obvious than the media industry. With news literally at our fingertips and with more options for obtaining information than ever before, we
There’s a tradition at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club that every New Year’s Day some golf-crazed souls venture out onto the first tee and smack a ball up the fairway into the snow drifts
In the digital information age, there are few secrets that don’t eventually find their way into the public realm. That’s usually because someone, somewhere knows the truth or knows when some sort of
Kevin MacLean Managing Editor When emergencies occur, whether it’s a fire, car crash, medical emergency or major tragedy, almost always the first to arrive on the scene is the fire department. Whether we
Eight-year-old Maya Webster took her fight for government-funded glucose monitors to Queen’s Park Wednesday. The Niagara-on-the-Lake youngster, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age two, met with Niagara Falls MPP Wayne
Music Niagara’s first-ever ChoralFest kicked off in spectacular fashion with the Elmer Iseler Singers last weekend and the festival continues with a series of choir concerts over the next several days, including Sing-along
A Niagara-on-the-Lake long-term care home, where an altercation between two residents has led to a manslaughter charge, has been the subject of two “critical incident” investigations since March. Chartwell Niagara at 120 Wellington
Kudos and congratulations to Hazel Norris and Molly Shara, two 13-year-old activists from Niagara-on-the-Lake, who have decided they want their municipality to take the climate crisis seriously. The St. Michael Catholic School students
The mournful sounds of The Last Post. Rhythmic footfalls of veterans and cadets, marching to honour the past. Heartfelt, tearful tributes to men and women who fought for their country. Young and old,
Kevin MacLean Managing Editor We asked and you answered. Nearly 500 readers participated in The Lake Report’s first readership survey this fall and we are indebted to you for the exceptional feedback and suggestions
The Ontario government caught almost everyone off-guard last week when Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark dropped some unexpected news: The Tories were NOT going to wipe out the regional system of government that
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