Dear editor: I read with interest Molly Bowron’s news story on April 4 detailing the harrowing escape by two young Israelis from the brutal Hamas attack, (“Young survivors relive terror of Oct. 7
For many golfers, a visit to the place that bills itself as the Home of Golf — the Old Course at St. Andrews — is a bucket list destination. Anyone who travels to
It was a dull and cloudy afternoon, when day turned to night for just a few minutes. The promise of a rare total eclipse did not come to fruition in the skies over
Oops. Chautauqua residents spent three years researching solutions to speeding on the community’s narrow streets and then lobbied the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake to implement them. After much to and fro, the result was
Wasn’t That A Party? At least no one was Blinded by the Light from Staring at the Sun. Monday’s Total Eclipse of the Heart had the potential to be a marvellous time for
If it wasn’t for a few bad bounces or some lucky breaks going their way, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Wolves U18 rep team would have been playing Sunday for a chance to bring home a
You’re new in Niagara-on-the-Lake and don’t have a family doctor in town. Or you’ve lived here forever and maybe your doctor has retired or moved. Or you’ve never needed one. Or perhaps your
It wasn’t the finish the coaches or players hoped for but it was a good reminder that you need to play three full periods of hockey if you want to contend for a
‘It is impossible for grief and joy to co-exist,’ victim’s mother laments A lovingly crafted, homemade black cross marks the spot in a ditch along Lakeshore Road where Matthew Wilson died after
All season, the goal of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Wolves U13 Local League 1 team was to win the league championship — and they rounded out the year doing exactly that. Seeded first after a
For the past three months, a speed camera near Crossroads Public School has been targeting drivers who exceed the speed limit. It’s all part of a Niagara Region program to boost road safety
NOTL U18 Wolves to compete in provincial finals after ousting Fort Erie Defenceman Calo Zambito was the big-game hero again for the Niagara-on-the-Lake U18 Wolves rep team, scoring their lone goal in
The irony of Niagara-on-the-Lake chief librarian Cathy Simpson being fired over an opinion piece about Freedom to Read Week should not be lost on anyone. There were a few complaints, including an internal
The good news for those who were caught by the speed camera on Niagara Stone Road in Virgil is that this is the final week it will be enforcing the limit. For now.
NOTL native works out and practises with OHL club daily A year ago at this time, Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Kaleb Dietsch was winding up his minor hockey career and preparing with his AAA team
Next stop, Kingston. The Niagara-on-the-Lake U18 Wolves rep team has qualified for the provincial championship tournament and will compete for top honours in Kingston from April 5 to 7. Defenceman Calo Zambito’s third-period
Cathy Simpson, the CEO of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library, was fired Tuesday morning over the controversial content of an op-ed column published by The Lake Report. The Feb. 22 opinion piece, “Censorship and
We laud and respect the hard work and countless hours for too-little pay that our elected municipal leaders put in to try to serve the best interests of our community. It’s a tough
St. Davids fighter Mckenzie Wright has one more shot at making Paris Games A single point and a lone judge who saw her bout differently was all it took to derail boxer
It was perhaps fitting that Niagara-on-the-Lake boxer Mckenzie Wright’s latest ring battle occurred on International Women’s Day. Fighting in the 50-kilogram weight class, the diminutive 33-year-old Niagara College nursing grad is pound-for-pound one
This opinion piece has been updated to reflect that Samuel Young’s suggestion actually was to have a new long-term care facility built on the old NOTL hospital site, not on the grounds of
The Olympic Games aspirations of Niagara-on-the-Lake amateur boxer Mckenzie Wright suffered a setback Friday when she lost a split decision in a qualifying tournament in Italy. Heading into the third and final round
Kimberley Rampersad plays a leading role in the Canadian theatre scene, as an accomplished performer, director, choreographer and mentor — and for the past four years, as the associate artistic director of the
From newborn to their nineties, the women of Niagara-on-the-Lake turned out this past Monday morning in a show of strength and solidarity. Tomorrow — Friday, March 8 — is International Women’s Day and
We have marvelled many times over the years about the effort and selflessness that people in our town exhibit when it comes to helping their community. The willingness of so many people to
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