Niagara Regional Police are investigating a smash-and-grab break-in at the NOTL Golf Club on the weekend. Sometime between Friday and Sunday morning, someone shattered a large window in the pro shop and then
Wilma Morrison, a longtime advocate for the recognition and preservation of Niagara's black history, has died. Morrison, 91, lived at Lundy Manor Retirement Residence and died of COVID-19 complications. The Niagara Falls home has been devastated by the
After another weekend onslaught of unwanted visitors to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Lord Mayor Betty Disero says she is not yet fed up but she is “on a mission” and won’t be distracted from trying to
Please stay home. Don’t come to Niagara-on-the-Lake. We really want you to visit, just not now. Another time. Please. Those are the messages the Town of NOTL has been trying to get out to
Billionaire accused of participating in pro-democray protests Jimmy Lai, the billionaire tycoon behind Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Vintage Hotels, has been arrested in Hong Kong, accused of participating in pro-democracy demonstrations last year. Lai, 71,
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Linda Anderson-Kozik has updated her front garden decor with a sign focused on the pandemic. The Queen Street garden always features a seasonal theme, whether it's Easter, Canada Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day
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'Stay away' is the key message. And bylaw officers will now ticket those violating provincial orders Stay away. That’s the succinct message Niagara-on-the-Lake wants tourists to hear as the town tries to
Some 30 wardrobe staff from the Shaw Festival are using their expertise to produce masks and gowns for health care workers. With the festival suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Shaw workers
Kevin MacLean Managing Editor Sometimes the truth hurts. Or is uncomfortable. Or lays waste to our closely held beliefs. Or makes us angry. The Lake Report reported two weeks ago about instances in
Financially scraping by, week-to-week, festival hopes to return to stage in July The Shaw Festival is counting on the federal government’s promise of $500 million for the arts, culture and sports sectors to
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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
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