Some students at the Willowbank School of Restoration Arts will soon be eligible for an $10,000 annual bursary to help pay for their studies. Ecclesiastical Insurance Office PLC announced a new partnership with the
Update #7, Friday, 5 p.m. A male employee badly burned in Thursday’s explosion and fire at a Port Weller chemical plant has died of his injuries. Niagara Regional Police Insp. Rob LaPlante announced
Richard Harley and Kevin MacLean Editors Ah, the feeling of being refreshed after spending time with family for the holiday season. Now it’s a time for resolutions and renewal. And The Lake Report is
It was a rainy night in Virgil for the second annual Christmas tractor parade. Lake Report photographer Dave Van de Laar was on the scene catching the best moments and brightest tractors on
This Christmas card of Queen Street shows former businesses Monika’s Coffees and the Greenbacks store. The former Customs House, c. 1825, is on the right. The Customs House was where the paperwork for
A Niagara-on-the-Lake writer has drawn on his years as a thoroughbred horse groom and as a journalist to produce his first mystery novel. “The Pale Horse,” by Old Town resident T. Lawrence Davis,
This photograph features David Seitz and Bill O’Brien peeling potatoes for the troops at Niagara Camp here in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Here I thought peeling potatoes for my Irish brood was exhausting. Imagine peeling potatoes
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club’s daytime Holiday House Tour this weekend has reached its capacity of 3,000 visitors, but a few tickets might still be available for the evening tours of the McArthur Estate.
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Legion branch 124 is gearing up for December, with a few holiday surprises planned. The branch will host a Christmas craft show on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4
Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro is again collecting non-perishable food and unwrapped toy donations as part of its annual pre-Christmas charity drive. Donors can drop off items at the utility’s headquarters on Henegan Road in Virgil
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Niagara-on-the-Lake’s chance to GO get vaxxed is this Sunday. That’s when the GO-VAXX bus rolls into town. To reserve a spot on board for your COVID-19 vaccine or booster, you can book online or
Queenston’s Willowbank School of Restoration Arts hosted a classical music salon concert Sunday afternoon, a unique fundraiser rooted in the estate’s long history. It was the first “Reimagining Willowbank” event organized by the
Virgil’s Yellow Door Theatre Project is presenting the world premiere of an original Christmas musical, “Nobody’s Children,” Dec. 7 to 10. The play, written by Lezlie Wade and Scott Christian, and directed by Kerry Ann
Santa has seen it all in his yearly visits to St. Davids Vet Clinic. The man in red has encountered pets on both the naughty and nice list – including the “chihuahua that year
Niagara-on-the-Lake philanthropists Lauren and Vaughn Goettler have pledged $1 million to help ensure the acquisition, stabilization and protection of 407 King St., the site better known in town as The Wilderness. “We love our
A Niagara-on-the-Lake couple is matching up to $50,000 all contributions made to support the only organization in Ontario providing a continuum of care in respite, residential and hospice palliative services to medically complex children
Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Jim Alexander is officially a Living Landmark. The heritage consultant, builder, cabinet maker and expert on historic home restoration has been honoured with the Niagara Foundation’s Living Landmark award. The award
Ferox by Fabian Reis has been named the official white wine for the Ontario Legislature for 2023, one of three wines to receive the prestigious designation for the coming year. The Niagara-on-the-Lake winery’s
Niagara-on-the-Lake “Jam Queen” Kim McQuhae has done it again. The proprietor of Gryphon Ridge Highlands brought home an armload of awards at the 100th anniversary Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. She entered the preserves competition
This year’s NOTL Rotary Club Holiday House Tour is shaping up to be the most successful one yet. Organizers have already sold more than 3,000 tickets and revenue is more than $165,000, a
By Sharon VanNoort VanNoort Florists has been serving the community for over 60 years. Rita and Harry VanNoort started this business back in 1961. In February of 1985, Harry and Rita passed
From a rare view of the Milky Way and the Northern Lights taken in a single frame in Iceland, to a breath-taking panorama of a bright blue ice cave in Antarctica, photographer Rick Vyrostko’s
‘Abstract, whimsical’ pieces featured in show at NOTL gallery When Gail Hawkins was 11, her father gave her a toolbox as a lesson in independence. And she discovered how to use that
The Niagara-on-the-Lake branch of the Royal Canadian Legion has a series of programs planned to commemorate Remembrance Day this year. The events during the first two weeks of November are “to remember the
Erwin Wiens tops councillor results with almost 5,000 votes as four rookies win seats Kevin MacLean Evan Loree The Lake Report Gary Zalepa had no idea he had already won. Sitting at
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