Tim Jennings remains an optimist. It’s a must when you’re overseeing operations of the Shaw Festival, a major regional economic driver and the country’s second-largest live theatre operation. There is no room for pessimism
Dear editor: I earlier protested the upcoming installation of a speed camera near Crossroads Public School (“Speed camera near Virgil school is just a cash grab,” letter, Sept. 21), as it has historically
Rain or shine, sleet or snow, Niagara-on-the-Lake always turns out for Remembrance Day. A year ago, in torrential rain, the crowd was a bit more sparse than most years, but many simply grabbed
Niagara-on-the-Lake got the royal treatment on Saturday. Princess Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, spent a day in town, touring a winery and attending a gala dinner at the Queen’s Landing Hotel. The large
St. Davids boxer Mckenzie Wright arrived home from the Pan American Games on the weekend with a bronze medal and a promise to herself that she will do everything possible to land a
It is important at this time of year that we remember. Remember the sacrifices and the contributions of those who gave their lives in two world wars and in other conflicts. It was a different
The usual arena sounds of youngsters shouts and glee were replaced this past weekend by the creaks and a few groans of aging oldtimers hitting the ice for the 41st annual NOTL Ambassadors
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Kaleb Dietsch took the next step in his hockey career this weekend when he made his regular-season debut with the Ottawa 67’s of the Ontario Hockey League. The lanky, 6-foot-2 defenceman was
An estimated 5 million Canadians do not have a family doctor. In Ontario, that total is about 2.2 million people. Across Niagara and in Niagara-on-the-Lake, several thousand people have no family physician. We’re
St. Davids boxer Mckenzie Wright’s bid to fight for Canada in the Paris Summer Olympics suffered a setback Thursday afternoon when she lost a unanimous decision to American Jennifer Lozano in the semifinals
Niagara-on-the-Lake boxer Mckenzie Wright has fought her way to the quarterfinals of the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. The diminutive Wright scored a 3-2 decision over Aylin Dayana Jamez of Guatemala on
As autumn blows in, the golf season is winding down for another year. The Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s popular Thursday men’s league wrapped up its season last week with its annual dinner and prize
Migrant farm workers are the backbone of Canada’s – and Niagara’s – agricultural sector. Without the men and women who leave their families behind and travel from their home countries, the agricultural industry
Who wants an indoor swimming pool in Niagara-on-the-Lake? Perhaps the better question is: Who doesn’t want an indoor swimming pool in Niagara-on-the-Lake? The idea has been batted about in NOTL for many years, because,
Police have charged a 37-year-old man in the fatal hit-and-run collision that killed a Niagara-on-the-Lake cyclist in July. Niagara Regional Police detectives arrested a man Tuesday in the death of 84-year-old Nestor Chemerika. He had
There are many memorable sights and landmarks around Niagara-on-the-Lake. In an area with so numerous links to important historical events, we are fortunate to have many monuments and reminders of that past. But
Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town steeped in history. In fact, we honestly wonder if any other community of similar size can boast nearly as many connections to significant historical events and individuals. We
Nearly 50 members of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s nine- and 18-hole women’s leagues turned out to wrap up their season Tuesday. Besides their golf game, lunch and prizes, the women raised $145 for
Blue skies and low humidity made for perfect tennis weather and an exciting finish to the Niagara-on-the-Lake Tennis Club’s season on Saturday. An enthusiastic crowd at Memorial Park cheered on the competitors as
It has been a sad week for Canadian journalism. The bad news started quietly Sept. 12 with word the Glengarry News, a 131-year-old family-owned newspaper in Alexandria, Ont., north of Cornwall, was closing.
It was a frenzied NOTL-focused scavenger hunt on four wheels. Unsuspecting Niagara-on-the-Lake residents, visitors and business operators encountered a non-military invasion Saturday morning as nearly 100 road rally participants scurried around town trying
Had he lived, Terry Fox would now be 65 years old, a pensioner. His landmark birthday fell about six weeks ago, on July 28. But it’s impossible to see him as a senior citizen.
Despite retiring from civic life after decades of community work in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Jim Collard knew he wasn’t quite done. Born and bred in NOTL, he spent 30 years on town council, served on numerous
Niagara New Democrat MPP Wayne Gates is reintroducing legislation to cancel the basic tax charged on Ontario wines, a move the wine industry has been aggressively lobbying the Doug Ford government to make.
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