Ross’s Ramblings: Humble NHL legend Guy Lafleur’s quiet visit to NOTL
Guy Guy Lafleur died a few weeks ago and the Montreal Canadiens and their adherents showed class and love as they cheered for him one last time. They know how to love each other,
Author's Latest
Ross’s Ramblings: Mothers Day on the Niagara Parkway and in the Kyiv subway
The luck of the Canadians or the resilience of the Ukrainians? Sometimes, life is overwhelmingly a matter of luck and timing. On a perfect weather Sunday afternoon for Mother’s Day last weekend, I
Ross’s Ramblings: A proverbialplethora of Porta Potties is plaguingourpretty metropolis
Yes, some of us have had way too much time on our hands during the ongoing deadly global pandemic. And my ramblings today may cause a parallel reaction to the strange result of
Ross’s Ramblings: A chance to bring more diversity to NOTL Sports Wall of Fame
Not to worry, folks, it is not my intent to write a scholarly academic article discussing the rights and freedoms of all sporting residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake. However, let me attempt to spur
Ross’s Ramblings: Not in the antipodes, but the Stanley Cup has been MIA
Let’s get back to our Canadian roots, and talk some hockey. I’m distressed by what has happened to “our game.” Between 1948 and 1998, the first 50 years of my life, we Canadians could argue that
Ross’s Ramblings: When COVID strikes, self-isolating gets lonely in a hurry
Last Wednesday afternoon, I suddenly became a member of the COVID-19 in-crowd. After just over two years of listening to medical statistics, watching Dr. Theresa Tam and Dr. Peter Juni and Dr. Anthony
Ross’s Ramblings: Spring is here, with traditions and confusion about ‘the cottage’
Spring is teasing us, and even the NOTL dog walkers seem to have a spring in their steps. Dogs are tugging at leashes and dog walker discussions are solving many of the problems in
Ross’s Ramblings: Spring is here, with traditions and confusion about ‘the cottage’
Spring is teasing us, and even the NOTL dog walkers seem to have a spring in their steps. Dogs are tugging at leashes and dog walker discussions are solving many of the problems in
Ross’s Ramblings: Stephen Leacocks Mariposa could be NOTL, with a side of Jos Louis
Try to follow my Ramblings this week as I do my best to combine two subjects that contribute to what makes Canada my unique home and native land. Please be a bit patient.
Ross’s Ramblings: ‘Detective Kids’ find lost keys in hard-to-find NOTL park
I lost my ring of keys in Rye Heritage Park last Thursday. Car keys, door keys, post box key, other keys. What a pain. My tennis pal Manny and I looked everywhere for
Op-ed–Ross-Why is ‘negative’ good news and ‘positive’ bad news?
Ross Robinson Special to The Lake Report Many of us on our planet speak English. A complex language to be certain, it often forces me to get my thickest book off the shelf. The
_copy-768x512.jpg)
Ross’s Ramblings: NOTL snowblower jockeys conquered this year’s epic Canadian snowfalls
They’re everywhere. They’re everywhere. Is it just me, or has there been a dramatic increase in snowblower usage this winter? So many driveways and sidewalks have been groomed to perfection so soon after
Ross’s Ramblings: With Beijing Games done, Canada Summer Games are next
I worked at the Munich Olympic Village in 1972 and the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976. In the athlete cafeterias, I was on a multinational 1052-member team, putting out over 15,000 meals each
Ross’s Ramblings: Simply put, NOTL is a ‘THE’ town
Isn’t it sweet and simple to live in a town without too much choice? It may seem presumptuous, but our municipality’s name isn’t Niagara-on-Lake Ontario, or Niagara-on-a-Lake. Since it changed from Newark, we have been
Broadcast legendRalph Mellanby was active inNOTL sports community
I always felt lucky after spending time with Ralph Mellanby at his home above St. Davids. He enjoyed visitors and warmly shared his memories and memorabilia. His wife Gillian would sometimes remind me
Ross’s Ramblings: Walkers, please wear light-coloured clothing or reflective vest
Warning: The following contains graphic language and disturbing thoughts. Anyone who gets queasy at the thought of blood, shattered bones and even death, should not read further. Full disclosure: I have no right to preach or
A reminder of importance of the food supply chain
While enduring nearly two years COVID-19, we have been bombarded with new words, new phrases and new knowledge. We have learned so much about things we had always taken for granted. Who ever thought
Ross’s Ramblings: Is NOTL in danger of becoming a BANANA republic?
BANANA: Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything. It seems that almost every week a new and clever acronym enters our local lexicon. Several decades ago, CAVE was first uttered locally by the late entrepreneur Kevan
Ross’s Ramblings: Out for a RIDE, twice in one night
Sometimes in life we are lucky to enjoy an excellent experience twice. Very rarely though, twice in one evening. After a delightful Christmas Covelli pizza and chat with my son at Garage Pizza
A truly Canadien moment thanks to young friends
It was a dark and stormy night back in early December, as I watched “Jeopardy!” on the television. I was doing OK, but what do I know about ancient Greek mythology or classical
Ross’s Ramblings: NOTL tennis players on cutting edge of new game
Canadian physical education teacher and sports innovator James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 as an alternative to the injury-prone game of football. He was in Springfield, Mass., which enjoys cold winters and this new
Ross’s Ramblings: Time for NOTL to fly a flag at Queen’s Royal Park
A proud and patriotic Canadian flag should be flying in Queen’s Royal Park, to be featured in millions of memories and souvenir photographs of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Picture it, if you will. A group of
Ross’s Ramblings: Tennis players persevere, despiteMother Nature
Niagara-on-the-Lake Tennis Club director Rosemary Goodwin worked hard to organize singles tournaments in October, staring down Mother Nature and persevering for over three weeks to declare champions in both men's and women's divisions.
Ross’s Ramblings: We cant have our Pinot Grigio and drink it, too
Not to seem like a lifestyle coach, but perhaps we should all sit in our favourite chair for a few minutes. Relax, think tolerance, think globally, think inclusivity. Sometimes, we want this, but
Ross’ Ramblings: End the sexism of women’s Olympic uniforms
Ross RobinsonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report I have had it with the obvious demeaning of our female athletes. Volleyball, the indoor version, is my favourite sport to watch. I have seen, live
The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.
© All Rights Reserved, Niagara Now.