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.
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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 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
Sometimes it seems a higher power gets involved in our lives, creating an unique tableau that will be remembered forever. On Sunday evening, as the sun set over Lake Ontario, my helpful young neighbour
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Another groggy early morning in downtown Chautauqua and the garbage truck is noisily making its way along our streets. Ah hah. It’s Friday! How many times were we not sure what day it
Please be kind to me as I ramble way out of my depth. But we need to talk. Hundreds of unmarked graves. Islamophobia. Micro-aggressions. LGBTQ+ conversations. An ongoing deadly global pandemic. Systemic racism. Anti-Semitism.
Ross RobinsonSpecial to The Lake Report Let's think about tomorrows in our unique Niagara-on-the-Lake. George Santayana said in 1905, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it..” Lately, I have
'Twas a warm Sunday afternoon and I spent two hours at one of my happy places, where three trails meet along the Niagara Parkway recreational trail, near the wee parking lot at the east end of
Each spring, St. Davids resident and CBC Hockey Night in Canada legend Ralph Mellanby is repeatedly asked to predict the winner of the Stanley Cup. His stock response is, “Whichever team avoids injury
A lot of NOTL adult men have been missing their weekly Old Timers hockey fix. Captain Bill Dickson, no referees, slow-motion hockey, team showers and then breakfast and camaraderie at Silks Country Kitchen. The ongoing deadly
As we meander along the roads and trails of the Niagara region, please smile behind your masks and offer others a welcoming wave. So much angst, so much sadness, so many kerfuffles. Let's
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