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Farm worker retires after 35 yearsat Pillitteri

Promises kept: The saga of how Rodney Smith and his family came to Canada and built a life here Jamie Slingerland Special to The Lake Report After 35 years in Niagara, Rodney Smith is retiring

Op-ed: All you need is love and a strategic plan

Beatles’ 'Get Back' series has lessons for getting things done David Israelson Special to The Lake Report Anyone who watched the entire documentary “The Beatles: Get Back” that was released a few

Museums final virtual lecture Dec. 15focuses on role of Black settlers in Niagara

Barbara Worthy Special to The Lake Report For the final virtual lecture of 2021, the NOTL Museum is presenting Rochelle Bush and her lecture on “The Lesser Known: Uncovering some of the Black

Op-ed: Unanimous consent on conversion therapy bill was a special moment in Parliament

Tony Baldinelli Special to The Lake Report On Wednesday, Dec. 1, something very special happened in the House of Commons. Following Question Period, the Conservative shadow minister for justice, Rob Moore, rose from

Hockey: With holidays on horizon, Jr. A Predators extend win streak

Kevan Dowd Special to The Lake Report It’s shaping up to be a very happy holidays for the Niagara Predators with three straight wins last weekend, but some of their opponents may have made

Hockey: Jr. A Predators aim to keep winning streak alive

NOTL team's star goaltender recruited to play in U.S. junior league Kevan Dowd Special to The Lake Report Niagara Predators general manager Johan Eriksson is hoping for nothing but wins from now until Christmas break

FUTURE VISION: Part 7: Mandatory accessibility demands that old hospital plan be modern, innovative

We asked readers for their suggestions regarding what should happen to the old Niagara-on-the-Lake hospital site. With its prime location and history in town, the municipality is going to consider formal plans for

part 2: The Sinking of the Foam: NOTL author recounts the haunting story of the loss of all aboard

Intrigued with the story of the sinking of the Foam

Hockey: Predators light up scoreboard against weaker rivals

Kevan Dowd

Writers Circle showcases NOTL authors in’Books at the Barn’ onDec. 4

Paul Masson Special to The Lake Report Book lovers can meet local authors and buy books for Christmas at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Writers’ Circle book fair. The Dec. 4 sale will be held under a tent

Curator digs deep into museum’s War of 1812 collection

Barbara Worthy

Hockey: Full bench helps Jr. A Predators win pair at home

Kevan DowdSpecial to The Lake Report After a week without playing, the Niagara Predators were back at it this weekend and making up for lost time, playing three games straight and picking up

Horoscope: Sagittarius fills us with hope and anticipation

This week we have the full moon in Taurus and then the sun and Mercury entering Sagittarius. Thursday, Nov. 18: Mercury in Scorpio in perfect harmony with Neptune in Pisces opens up imaginations. Also,

NOTL writer’s detective trilogy debuts at book fair

Paul Masson Special to The Lake Report I recently published a collection of three detective novels, “The ABC Files,” which have as protagonists a retired judge, Hamish Cameron, and his assistant Sean Carroll, who

Letter: NOTL Legion helps Sparks remember

Dear editor: On Nov. 8, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Sparks, the five- and six-year-old Girl Guides, held their Remembrance Day meeting. Jackie Dickieson, veterans service officer from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 124 attended. She spoke to

Horoscope: Saturday could bring some surprises

Expect a quarter moon in Aquarius and more from Uranus as a week of sweet surprises gets underway. Thursday, Nov. 11: At 7:45 this morning, the moon is exactly 90 degrees from the sun.

A night for the museum

The NOTL Museum and hosts Lauren and Vaughn Goettler invited members of the Niagara-on-the-Lake community to an evening gathering last week to learn about the museum's planned expansion and renovation. Standing under a

Legion poppy campaign,Remembrance Dayreturn to ‘near normal’

Mark DawsonSpecial to The Lake Report Remembrance Day ceremonies in Niagara-on-the-Lake will be slightly streamlined this year, but the public is encouraged to come out and pay their respects on Nov. 11. The Legion flag

Horoscope: Relationships sparkle and simmer starting Saturday

This week, we see the new moon in Scorpio and Mercury entering Scorpio. Thursday, Nov. 4: A walking contradiction it is to say “today we see the new moon in Scorpio,” because the

Hockey: Predators bounce back from one-sided loss to North York

Jr. A team are in third place heading into bye week Kevan Dowd Special to The Lake Report “Claustrophobic” might be the best word to describe last Friday night’s Niagara Predators game. With the

Exclusive: Santa says he’s looking forward to NOTL drive-by parade

Due to the COVID pandemic, Niagara-on-the-Lake is holding a drive-by Christmas parade again this year. Santa will make a special visit to town and will make the rounds of all the communities of NOTL for

Hockey: Jr. A team loses coach six games into season

Niagara Predators’ bench boss quits for personal reasons, GM says Kevan Dowd Special to The Lake Report The Niagara Jr. A Predators have learned to adapt to being short of players all season but

Horoscope: Patience and honesty might keep you sane

This week we see the third quarter moon in Leo and Mars move from balancing Libra into powerful Scorpio. Thursday, Oct. 28: Things get better as today rolls out. Saturn is supposed to

Thousands of knitted, crocheted poppies to adorn exterior of museum

The Poppy Project is moving outside. The arborists at Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada Ltd. will be volunteering to help install thousands of knitted and crocheted poppies on the exterior facade of the NOTL Museum next

Planting and bulb sale supports Rotarys End Polio Now program

David IsraelsonSpecial to The Lake Report If you watch your step, you’ll soon be able to tiptoe through the tulips at Simcoe Park, thanks to work by Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Rotary Club and NOTL’s parks

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