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Sports: Team of the Week: U9 Local League

The Lake Report’s NOTL Minor Hockey Association Team of the Week for this week is the U9 Local League team. Front Row: Auston Cwiertniewski. Middle row: Aiden Popivanov, George Petrakis, Luke Boyack, Brock

Enjoy museum talks from the comfort of home

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum is taking the chill out of the winter season with programs that can be enjoyed from the comfort of home. The museum is offering weekly virtual lectures throughout the rest

St. Catharines hospital to be renamed for Marotta family after $15M donation

Niagara Health says a multi-million dollar donation from a Niagara-on-the-Lake family will go a long way toward transforming health care in Niagara. Sisters Angela Marotta and Melissa Marotta-Paocelli made a $15-million donation to

Zalepa following legal advice in declaring conflict on Rand

Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa says his decision to declare a conflict of interest over the development of the Rand Estate was not taken lightly. Development of the historic property has been one of

Sports: Team of the Week: U8 Local League

This week we salute the NOTL Minor Hockey Association’s U8 Local League team as The Lake Report’s Team of the Week. Front row: Dylan Degroot, Jaxon Thwaites, Ariana Lebrasseur, Brock Friesen, Noah Werner,

Sports: Team of the Week: U7 Initiation Program 2

The members of the NOTL Minor Hockey U7 Initiation Program 2 team are this week’s Lake Report Team of the Week. Front row: Brendan Teichgraf, Cole Fowler, Grayson Bell, Jack Sykes, Sophia Pillitteri

Niagara Parks chefs team up for culinary journey

Chefs from Niagara Parks restaurants will demonstrate their culinary skills at an event designed to showcase the region’s culinary heritage. Bill Greenan, head chef at the Queenston Heights Restaurant in Niagara-on-the-Lake, will be

NOTL restaurants make OpenTable’s top healthy restaurants list

Two Niagara-on-the-Lake restaurants have made it on OpenTable’s new list of the top restaurants in Canada where diners can eat healthy while still enjoying fine cuisine. Masaki Sushi and Treadwell Cuisine are two

233 kilos of suspected cocaine seized at Queenston-Lewiston bridge

The Canada Border Services Agency says it seized 233 kilograms of suspected cocaine at the border near Niagara-on-the-Lake, valued at an estimated $6.5 million. The agency said a lone male driving a commercial

Fundraiser puts food on table of families of fallen farmworkers

The community came together during the holiday season to help the families of two farmworkers whose lives were cut short and one who is in hospital after he was injured on the job

PHOTOS: Taking time to celebrate the new year

A sizable crowd turned out as usual on New Year’s Eve to ring in the new year at midnight at the clock tower on Queen Street, then promptly head home. Linda Anderson-Kozik, with

Sports: NOTL skaters compete in Stratford

Four skaters from the Niagara-on-the-Lake Skating Club competed at the Stratford December Classic competition held Dec. 15 to 17. Pictured are Samantha Frydryk (Star 5 – 3rd place), Alexx Hill (Star 8 –

Sports: Team of the Week: U9 Minor Development

The Lake Report’s first Team of the Week for 2024 are the members of the NOTL Minor Hockey Association’s U9 Minor Development team. Front row: Logan Nichols and Daxton Thompson. Second row: Leon

Photo gallery: Penguins swim in the Niagara River

Start the new year with a big bang at annual levee at Navy Hall

Looking to start your new year off with a bang? Look no further than the annual New Year’s Day Levee at Navy Hall. Hosted by the Friends of Fort George and Parks Canada,

PHOTO GALLERY: Santa Claus was running through town: Event raises $5,200 for NOTL Youth Collective

Santa Claus is coming to town very soon, but Christmas came a bit early in NOTL last weekend when hundreds of Santa Clauses were running through town. A small army of red-clad Santas

PHOTO GALLERY: Crowds cheer as Tractor Parade rolls through Virgil

Farm tractors (large and small), vineyard equipment, flatbed trailers, ATVs and much more took to the streets of Virgil on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 14 to celebrate the third annual Virgil Tractor

Youth Collective is charity of choice for January’s Black Tie Gala

Niagara-on-the-Lake’s annual Black Tie Gala will make its return at the start of 2024, with the proceeds this year going to help out the young people of this community. The gala is set

Sports: NOTL figure skaters compete in Keswick

Members of the NOTL Skating Club skaters attended the Keswick Invitational Skating competition Nov. 24 to 26. It was the first competition of the season for those in qualifying events to have their

PHOTO GALLERY: Huge crowds turn out as the sun shines on NOTL’s Christmas Parade

Dozens of groups from Niagara-on-the-Lake and beyond took to the streets on Saturday for the annual Christmas Parade. Santa was the main attraction, of course, but the Grinch was everywhere, too. It was

Sports: Team of the Week: U7 Initiation Program 1

Members of the NOTL Minor Hockey Association’s U7 Initiation Program 1 team are this week’s Lake Report Team of the Week. Front row: Harper Herriman and Catharine Hope. Standing: Reece Nichols, Theodore Jansson,

Sports: Team of the Week: U11 Local League 2

Meet the NOTL Wolves U11 Local League 2 team, this week’s Lake Report Team of the Week. Goalie Michael Duc, front row: Berlin Falk-Raey, Regan Doyle, Logan Folino, Jack Clattenburg, Emilio Kauzlaric, Sawyer

Arts: NOTL author chosen for crime writers’ panel

A Niagara-on-the-Lake author has been selected to participate in a panel discussion hosted by the Crime Writers of Canada in Toronto this December. T. Lawrence Davis, whose debut novel “The Pale Horse” came

Arts: Yellow Door’s ‘Newsies’ is selling out fast

The Yellow Door Theatre Project of Niagara-on-the-Lake is back this holiday season with another production brought to you by the talented young performers of the Niagara region. They’ll be hosting productions of “Newsies,”

Enter The Lake Report’s wrapping paper contest

The Lake Report is excited to announce its first-ever wrapping paper design contest. In our final issue of the year in 2022, we transformed the two pages of our centrespread into holiday wrapping

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