The march at the Niagara Baptist Church Burial Ground on Sunday didn’t turn out as planned, but supporters kept their heads high. “I was hoping there’d be more people here but we’re here,
Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Steven Gregg couldn’t help but tear up when he heard his parents’ love story recounted to the audience at the NOTL Museum last Thursday. “It’s kind of surreal to just walk
If you have some spare room in your house and are looking for a bit of company, you could consider becoming a foster parent for a cat in need. NOTL Cats Rescue is
Dogs splashed into the weekend at the Meadow in Niagara-on-the-Lake for a sunny afternoon of showing off their best tricks — or just having fun taking a dip in the pool. The Niagara
The Niagara Clippers stepped up to bat against the Vineland Lions once again this year — and they came out victorious. They beat the Lions 55-54 during the annual farmworkers cricket competition on
For some pickleball players at the NOTL Classic pickleball tournament, the joy of the sport doesn’t just come from scoring a point or serving an ace. Just ask Lia Carlyle and Melanie Chittenden,
A small plot of land at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church brought members of the Polish community from across North America to Niagara-on-the-Lake this past weekend for a day of remembrance. A
Due to improved air quality after recent forest fire activity, the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has lifted the open-air burning ban as of Tuesday morning. Last week, smoke from forest fires in Ontario and
A 49-year-old woman from St. Catharines is dead after her small SUV struck a tree on Lakeshore Road in Niagara-on-the-Lake Saturday morning. Niagara Emergency Medical Services paramedics were on the scene and treated
A Niagara-on-the-Lake health fair for migrant farmworkers is returning to Niagara-on-the-Lake at the end of the month and is in need of donations. The fair is returning in person for the first time
An upcoming seminar at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum will shed light on stories of Ontario’s often-unrecognized women farmers – who stepped up when their country needed them the most. Co-authors of “Onion Skins and
The NOTL cadets’ bottle drive is back this weekend and they want all of your empty bottles and cans. The 809 Newark Royal Canadian Air Cadets will be collecting refundable liquor, wine, beer
A report detailing archeological research at a historically Black cemetery in Niagara-on-the-Lake is being kept under wraps until it’s presented to council, likely later this month. The first stage of an archeological assessment
Smog from wild fires forced cancellation of all NOTL soccer practices and games Tuesday and Wednesday, and will keep District School Board of Niagara students indoors at least on Thursday. “It’s the right
A resident group has been working as hard as bees to create pollinator gardens along the heritage trail. Protect Our Pollinators, a group of five NOTL women wanting to save pollinating insects like
The Niagara Health Coalition was one of many coalitions that participated in a citizen-run referendum against new rules for health care across the province. The referendum was held nearly two weeks ago by
Jamaican government sent team to Canada to investigate claims Members of a migrant farmworkers group are worried that a report by a Jamaican fact-finding team ignores the concerns of many
Young people in Niagara-on-the-Lake will soon have the chance to see what their professional lives could look like if they stay in town. The NOTL Youth Collective’s new program “Careers in NOTL” will
Natalia Sepúlveda-Lastra and her late fiancé’s dreams of opening a cafe truck are finally becoming a reality. Ryan’s Lounge cafe truck opens on June 3 in honour of Sepúlveda-Lastra’s late fiancé, Ryan Konkin,
Students from Westlane Secondary School in Niagara Falls learned the value of volunteering last week at Red Roof Retreat. Red Roof Retreat is a charitable organization that provides programs and camps to children,
Not everyone may be aware a momentous piece of Black history took place here in Niagara-on-the-Lake. A new museum exhibit being unveiled this June, however, will be dedicated to this history, and the
Royal Oak Community School is bringing down the walls of its classrooms this week. For one week, students have left the indoors behind and are participating in educational activities outdoors. It’s part of
Construction of the new Glendale roundabout at Glendale Avenue and York Road has begun this week. The work, which began June 1, will be ongoing until the end of July. During different stages
A Jamaican farmworker in his early thirties died in his sleep at a Niagara-on-the-Lake bunkhouse last Friday. The 31-year-old employee at P.G. Enns Farms lived at a bunkhouse on Read Road. He was
Tuesday night’s Nyanyas of Niagara gathering was the charity group’s first in-person fundraiser since the pandemic began – and they’re declaring it a huge success. More than 70 tickets were sold at $30
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