A Niagara-on-the-Lake man has been arrested in connection with a series of indecent acts and assaults reported in Grimsby, St. Catharines and Niagara-on-the-Lake over three days, police say.
The Niagara District Airport is looking to reach new heights and become a regional gateway for commercial air travel as part of a new 20-year master plan released this week.
The award highlights the schools’ collaborative work in heritage conservation, including a summer project that saw Willowbank’s class of 2027 restore shutters at at an 18th-century fortress in Cape Breton.
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Early bird tickets are $49 until Nov. 8, when prices will go up to $54. As in previous years, there are limited tickets available and they typically sell out quickly.
Local sites will free admission to guests to come inside and hear from knowledgeable guides about the living and built heritage of these places.
On a sunny afternoon along Lakeshore Road, friends of Joanne Young gathered to honour her memory with a heartfelt tree planting ceremony.
The sun shone brightly as golfers dressed in period attire, breaking out long skirts, fashionable headgear, tartan regalia and other historic themes to help turn the day into a memorable and remarkable anniversary.
“This council marches to its own drummer — to hell with their constituents’ opinions, which oftimes have been supported by professional, well-documented solutions,” writes Samuel Young.
The Hummel Family Healing Cycle Ride is back this fall in Niagara-on-the-Lake, with participants hoping to raise $60,000 to support local palliative care.
Since it began entering provincial and national competitions in 2020, The Lake Report has won a total of 144 awards, more than any other community news publication in the country.
Some of the leading names in Canadian and international heritage conservation are coming to Queenston as part of the Willowbank School of Restoration Art’s annual lecture series, which is making its return this fall.
Now in its seventh year, the program has transformed 20 hydro boxes in Niagara-on-the-Lake into public art, with three more to be unveiled later this year.
The plan sets out a 10-year schedule to spend about $3.6 million on parks and recreational services. One key criticism is that the plan fails to explain how proposed initiatives will be paid for.
The new partnership will blend the region’s wine culture with its rich history while raising funds to support both the museum and the local group for farmworkers.
The asset management plan will guide decisions on maintaining and investing in critical infrastructure such as roads, water systems, parks and recreation facilities.
A human skull discovered near Read Road and the shore of Lake Ontario late last month has led to a homicide investigation, Niagara Regional Police confirmed.
The Sept. 18 presentation will examine how museums around the world built their collections over the past century — and the ethical dilemmas many now face as a result.
There’s no shortage of artistic and creative spirit in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and this past weekend, it was spilling out from porches across town.
This group of six painters, who call themselves the Artists Circle, will be displaying their work, an exhibition of original paintings titled “Inspired Impressions,” on Thursday, Sept. 11.
The game was afoot at the Navy Hall at the end of the summer for the Shaw Guild’s fundraiser, “Murder Mystery at the Hall.”
Other highlights include the Broadway musical “Funny Girl,” opening April 24 at the Festival Theatre under the direction of Eda Holmes, and the farce “One for the Pot,” directed by Chris Abraham and set to premiere May 27.
Running Sept. 3 to 29, the show features a collection of textile and fabric-based works that reflect the artist’s experimental approach to dyeing, printing and combining different materials.
Citing recent rain and favourable weather conditions in the forecast, Niagara-on-the-Lake Fire & Emergency Services has lifted the open-air burn ban after it was enacted on Aug. 11.
Town staff will install the 70 km/h signs starting Aug. 25 and Niagara Regional Police will begin enforcing the new speed limit once the signs are up.
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