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PHOTO: ‘Santa’ Tim Taylor helping palliative care

NOTL Santa-wannabe, Tim Taylor, is riding 600 kilometres in September in support of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Palliative Care Service. The ride is part of the annual provincewide Healing Cycle initiative. Taylor is a member of

Music Niagara showcases clarinetist James Campbell

Richard Baker Special to The Lake Report Music Niagara continues its unconventional choice of programming in its At Home Series on Sunday, Sept. 6, with a performance produced by James Campbell, the eminent Canadian

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

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

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: 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

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

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

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