For almost six years, Kevin MacLean has been The Lake Report’s managing editor — now, he is stepping down from overseeing the paper’s day-to-day operations, though he will remain as a co-owner and regular contributor.
Call it a fluke, miraculous or destiny, but a young Niagara-on-the-Lake golfer made a shot last week that almost no one else apparently has managed.
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club will be looking for a new head pro after the sudden departure this week of first-year pro Max Murphy.
“Perhaps the anger vocalized by those who protested this week can now be channelled into something positive in working with the town and council toward a better future. Or perhaps the breach between the two solitudes is just too wide,” writes Kevin MacLean.
Two young friends from St. Davids, classmates and elite junior golfers, travel separately to Montreal to compete in a national tournament and dominate the field to finish first and second.
The Ontario Land Tribunal has dismissed the town’s appeal of a tribunal decision that allowed construction of a three-storey, 17-unit apartment building on King Street. The project proposed by developer Butler’s Gardens Development
Perhaps the best advice is just: Enjoy the view but stay out of the water at Queen’s Royal Beach in Niagara-on-the-Lake this summer. After being closed due to high levels of E. coli
“Our seniors appreciate their current independent way of life. They’re committed to NOTL. They want to stay here as they age. But the existing housing stock may not be sufficiently diverse to accommodate their age-related needs. And this tension will only increase in the coming years,” writes Kevin MacLean.
It was the crowning touch, a perfect shot in the middle of an almost perfect nine holes of golf. A gap wedge, sailing 125 yards, over a yawning front bunker, off the flag stick — and directly into the hole.
Part of us hopes a lot of Canadian kids have been watching the Copa America and Euro Cup soccer tournaments to witness how the so-called beautiful game can be played.
We naively thought, hoped, wished that last summer’s collective civic embarrassment when the new rainbow crosswalk was repeatedly vandalized might have inspired greater tolerance in some pockets of Canada’s “prettiest little town.”
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club was pretty in pink Tuesday as dozens of women descended on the course for the bi-annual NOTL Women’s Invitational Tournament.
Local folks with a sense of history will want to take part in an event this weekend to celebrate 150 years since the tragedy — and the rejuvenation of the sailors’ cemetery plot, which was largely neglected since 1874.
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s population in 2024 is estimated at 20,863, according to Statistics Canada’s 2021 census data, together with estimates from the province and Niagara Region, the researchers say. Of that, 53 per cent (11,028)
Niagara-on-the-Lake is often viewed as an influential, well-to-do community. And in many pockets of town, that is definitely true. However, a minority of NOTL seniors — 28 per cent — has assets of
Niagara-on-the Lake golfers were resplendent in red and white to celebrate Canada Day. On Tuesday, 52 members of the NOTL Golf Club’s nine and 18-hole women’s leagues held a four-player scramble.
Independence. Health care. Social relationships. The desires, needs and focus of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s aging populace can be summed up in those three points, according to a comprehensive survey conducted by two leading Canadian researchers.
St. Davids physician Robin Williams, honoured by the Canadian Paediatric Society for her long career as a child health advocate, says much more needs to be done to protect children.
It was a round she won’t soon forget. Three-time Niagara-on-the-Lake women’s champion Louise Robitaille carded a remarkable 3-over 75 on Tuesday, a score that would leave any golfer proud. Playing in the 18-hole
Dear editor: Councillors who voted for the Marotta hotel referred to an unapproved draft tourism report stating we need more high-quality hotels in Old Town. Yet Tripadvisor just named the 25 best hotels
A critique circulated by Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Bob Bader last week sparked some quick and assertive pushback from Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa and Coun. Maria Mavridis.
Smooth-swinging senior Jim McMacken schooled the field and shot an even-par 36 to win low gross honours in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s men’s league play last Thursday. He also was closest to the
Four hotels in Niagara-on-the-Lake, more than almost any other community in the country, earned spots on Tripadvisor’s list of the Top 25 Best Hotels in Canada. Vancouver led the way with five hotels in
Jared Mines led the way in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s weekly men’s league last Thursday, firing a 2-under 34 to win low gross and accumulating 24 Stableford points to win that category, too.
A notorious stretch of Lakeshore Road needlessly claimed another life this week. We are not sure what happened or why. Any number of factors could be at play, including speed, driver error, animals crossing
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