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Sports: Team of the Week: U13 Local League 1

The members of the NOTL Minor Hockey Association’s U13 Local League 1 team are The Lake Report’s featured Team of the Week. Pictured in the front row, from left are: Michael Collins, Landen

NOTL man among 13 charged in human trafficking investigation

An unidentified 51-year-old Niagara-on-the-Lake man is among 13 people charged with human-trafficking offences following a Niagara Regional Police investigation. None of the 13 men charged were named following a court-ordered ban on the

PHOTO GALLERY: Parks Canada extending multi-million-dollar breakwall

Workers and heavy equipment are busy building part of a 500-metre breakwall and walkway near Fort Mississauga and along the northern perimeter of the NOTL Golf Club. The multi-million-dollar Parks Canada project started

Sports: Team of the Week: NOTL Wolves U18 Local League 2

The Lake Report’s NOTL Minor Hockey Association Team of the Week is the NOTL Wolves U18 Local League 1 squad. Pictured here behind goaltender Corson Dick are: Ben Dipietro, Noah Mori, Eli Bice,

Niagara College hosts career fair at NOTL campus, Feb. 5 and 6

Looking for a job? Niagara College is hosting a one-stop shop for job seekers when it presents its annual career fair Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 5 and 6 at the Daniel J. Patterson

Free February returns as NOTL Museum waives admission fee

You won’t have to spend a dime this month to enjoy all the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum has to offer. The museum is once again waiving its $5 admission charge for all Niagara residents during

Sports: Team of the Week: NOTL Wolves U18 Local League 1

The NOTL Wolves U18 Local League 1 squad is The Lake Report’s NOTL Minor Hockey Association Team of the Week. They have been one of the top team’s in the Niagara District Hockey

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

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