SUBMITTED BY JOHN & PATRICIA, BRAMPTON.OPINION My wife and I have been frequent visitors to Niagara-on-the-Lake for many years and have developed an affinity for the people and lifestyle of this town. We
NIAGARA COLLEGE (Jan. 2, 2019) Second year business – sales and marketing student Lucas Holtvluwer has won a free flight, courtesy of Air Canada, as part of the first round of the three-part
SUBMITTED BY DONALD J.P. ZIRALDO. Canadian winery icons Donald Ziraldo and Karl Kaiser, who revolutionized an industry and then helped create Brock University’s renowned grape and wine research centre CCOVI, have been honoured with the first Lifetime
CHRISTMAS WITH UNCLE WILLY By: Drake Spentington (a.k.a. Bill Hamilton) Here it was, Christmas Eve, down on the farm, Uncle Willy was at it spinning a yarn. At his elbow was Jimmy;
By Hermine Steinberg Precious Gifts (Based on a true story) The first snowfall of the season had finally arrived and marked the unofficial beginning to winter festivities. Trees glistened in the sunlight against
SUBMITTED BY MICHAEL FOX.OPINION When we bought a house in Niagara-on-the-Lake in 1999, I appreciated its proximity to a small creek that flows through much of Old Town. We’re not on the creek,
SUBMITTED BY S. MOORHEAD.OPINION Response to Benny Marotta: After reading your ‘woe is me’ letter in the Nov. 29th The Lake Report, I just have to respond. First let me point out that
SUBMITTED BY DON LAIRD.OPINION Dear Benny, How are you? I am fine thanks, we are enjoying the start of the winter weather but are looking forward to getting away in January. If you
SUBMITTED BY DEREK COLLINS.OPINION Re. Marotta letter. The Lake Report, Nov. 29. 2018. It would seem to be a rather pointless effort to attempt a detailed response to all of the complaints, allegations
SUBMITTED BY SHAUN MCDONALD.OPINION Hi Benny, In response to your letter to the Editor in the November 29 edition of this paper, I have to agree that you probably have done everything completely
SUBMITTED BY BETTY CLARK.OPINION I appreciate our local paper. What a comfort, in this age of fake news, to be able to read something and know the newspaper office is literally around the
SUBMITTED BY BILL HAMILTON. It was Thursday, June 7th, 1956, and like any boy at the age of eight I was playing, carefree with my friends in the field adjacent to our home.
Pleasant Manor appreciates this opportunity to correct and clarify some of the statements made about us in the Nov. 15, 2018 issue of The Lake Report. Pleasant Manor currently accommodates 41 long-term care
Early each Sunday morning from October until late April, approximately 22 enthusiastic Niagara area hockey lovers show up for their Wallbangers Old Timers game. Both dressing rooms are filled with good-natured banter, and
SUBMITTED BY BENNY MAROTTA.OPINION What is happening with your neighbourhood? I feel for the concerns of some of the residents and I wish there was more communication between us. The problem that we
SUBMITTED BY MICHAEL HOWE.OPINION Dear Lord Mayor-elect Betty Disero and council-elect, The Niagara Foundation is profoundly disappointed and frankly shocked to learn of damage to historical attributes of the Randwood Estate as well
SUBMITTED BY SAMUEL A. YOUNG.OPINION Clearly the dog and pony show over the past year which Canada Post calls bargaining is anything but. The majority of the blame which got us to this
SUBMITTED BY TOM THORNTON.OPINION The elections are over and we now have a new mayor and a number of new council members. During their campaigning I made a suggestion to a couple of
SUBMITTED BY BUDDY ANDRES.OPINION It was very interesting to note that once our election signs were removed from our roadsides, they were immediately replaced with signs stating the following: “My trees don’t need
NIAGARA COLLEGE What started as an unexpected crop loss for hop-grower Mireille Allard turned out to be the unlikely inspiration behind the Niagara College Teaching Brewery’s frosty new brew. Allard co-owns Houblonniere Lupuline
SUBMITTED BY NIAGARA COLLEGE The world’s largest association of event management professionals has recognized Niagara College’s Event Management (Graduate Certificate) program as the pinnacle of event management certificate programs. The International Festivals and
The Niagara Foundation, a local group committed to preserving heritage in Niagara-on-the-Lake, recently asked local candidates in the 2018 municipal election to share their views on a number of key heritage and development issues
Linda Crouch, current District School Board of Niagara trustee is not running for re-election, though recently she's sought independent community volunteers to organize two candidates events for the public to learn first-hand about the differences between each of
SUBMITTED BY: Niagara College The first batch of students in Canada’s first Artisan Distilling (Graduate Certificate) program were officially welcomed into their new home, a unique state of the art Teaching Distillery at
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