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Golf: Chautauqua team defends its title

They were missing their leader – 93-year-old NOTL golf legend Doug Garrett – but the team of Patrick Little, Ricky Watson and Ross Robinson again won the Hilda Costen Memorial Trophy last week. With

St. Davids artist opens newest exhibition at Pumphouse

Julia Sacco Special to The Lake Report

Opinion: Short-term rentals are residences without residents

Growth of rentals is hollowing out NOTL neighbourhoods Bill Garriock Special to The Lake Report We are often asked why the hospital and both previous schools, Parliament Oak Public School and the high

Opinion: Masked locals light up NOTL life

Ross Robinson Special to The Lake Report What to do next? I already have my Christmas tree up and my ladder is out of the shed to get the lights twinkling soon. This COVID lifestyle is getting to us all,

Letter: Vandalism at old school was shocking

Dear editor: I haven’t fully moved into my new art studio at the old school house in Virgil but learned last Friday that someone broke in and vandalized the building. Both door windows

Scandal & Gossip Tour a museum highlight

Julia Sacco Special to The Lake Report Mysterious underground passageways, a Canadian spy, and tales of love and scandal. The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum's “Virtual Scandal & Gossip Tour” last week showcased some of the town's

Exploring Photos with the NOTL Museum: Dick Taylor’s boathouse

Dick Taylor’s boathouse business along the Niagara River was originally located near the Foghorn (99 River Beach Rd.) but later moved up river. There were a number of boathouses on the Niagara River. Taylor

Music Niagara hosts free double bill Sunday

Richard Baker Special to The Lake Report This Sunday, Music Niagara continues its At Home Series with music produced by two strikingly different instruments. One is all touch and a mainstay of all music; the other is no touch at all, and widely unknown.

NOTL’s Tiny Museum receives $50,000 in grants

Sarah KaufmanSpecial to The Lake Report The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum last week received more than $50,000 in grants, including a big boost for its popular mobile Tiny Museum. The museum was pleased to host Lisa MacLeod, Ontario's minister of heritage,

Rare birds spotted near outlet mall in Glendale

Steve Hardaker Community Correspondent An abundance of rarely seen birds have been spotted at the storm water pond near the Outlet Collection of Niagara in Glendale. The area has proven to be a mecca for

Op-ed: No more smiles in aisles, but let’s not lose the love

Ross Robinson Special to The Lake Report So much more than well-stocked and always clean grocery stores and wonderful staff, Hendriks Valu-mart and Phil’s Valu-mart are the unofficial social hubs of our special

Exploring Photos with the NOTL Museum: Senator Plumb-White House

This is a 1920s photograph of the former Senator Plumb-White House on King Street. The perspective is from Castlereagh Street, not far from the front of the NOTL Museum. The home was located

Op-ed: Trying to understand political stupidity

Bill Garriock Special to The Lake Report The forever question remains, “Why do supposedly intelligent people do such stupid things?” Yet, as we have recently seen, even our leaders manage to defy all logic

Music Niagara launches free virtual At Home concert series

Unable to stage concerts due to the COVID-19 lockdown and social distancing rules, the Music Niagara Festival is launching a free, new At Home series. For 22 years, the festival has brought world-class, diverse music

Opinion: Overtourism or under welcome?

Ross Robinson Special to The Lake Report “Can’t we all just love each other?” These words were yelled from the Blue Team bench while a rare fight raged on during a Wallbangers hockey game last year. Early on a Sunday

Op-ed: It’s time to redesign how Niagara delivers services: Zalepa

Gary Zalepa Special to The Lake Report The service delivery review by Deloitte LLP, requested by the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, must be a catalyst for improvements in how all levels of municipal government

Pickleball courts get new windscreens

Vince Serratore Special to The Lake Report Pickleball players at the Virgil Sports Park courts won't be blowin' in the wind as often now, thanks to $5,000 windscreens that club members purchased and

Doubles tennis returns to NOTL courts

Larry Mantle

COVID-19: St. Davids man designs plexiglass screens for businesses

Julia Sacco

OPINION: You know racism exists, don’t let it happen to others

The following is a partial text of Queenston resident Yvonne Bredow’s speech to the crowd at last week’s anti-racism rally at Voices of Freedom Park in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Yvonne Bredow Special to The Lake

COVID-19: The Checkout: How grocers and consumers are changing

NOTL resident John Scott is chair of Niagara College, as well as a former CEO, current board member and retail adviser in the grocery industry. He offers his perspectives from the grocery aisles in the

The Checkout: COVID-19: Smalltown grocers are community social hubs

The Checkout NOTL resident John Scott is chair of Niagara College, as well as a former CEO, current board member and retail adviser in the grocery industry. He offers his perspectives from the grocery

Glendale District Plan moving ahead

Steve Hardaker Community Correspondent Niagara Region planning staff have completed the final draft of the Glendale District Plan and presented it to the Niagara Region planning and economic development committee on May 13. Kirsten McCauley,

COVID-19: Soccer club cancels season due to pandemic

The NOTL Soccer Club has cancelled regular play for 2020, but is still hoping there can be some sort of “shortened” version of a soccer season. The club will be issuing refunds to anyone who has

PHOTO: NOTL friends decorate masks

The NOTL COVID-19 Lockdown Support Group has been at it again. Everyone was given a plain mask (purchased from a supplier in St. Catharines), and asked to decorate it. These are the results. Left

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