David Israelson Special to The Lake Report If you think it’s bad how Doug Ford’s government is wrecking Ontario’s Greenbelt, wait till we see what they have in store for Niagara-on-the-Lake. It’s not
John Sayers Special to The Lake Report It’s fascinating to realize that Fort George, completed in 1802 (think of it, that’s over 200 years ago), has never had a book written about it.
The pandemic interrupted our Hometown Traveller feature, but now that travel has resumed, we invite readers to share their travel stories and adventures. Ideal length is about 600 words – and we’ll need
Lyle Hall Special to The Lake Report The Wilderness, as it’s been known for over a century, is 5.5 acres of land at 407 King St., opposite the Commons, in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Bordered by
Coun. Clare Cameron Special to The Lake Report Election day is Monday, Oct. 24, and though I am not running for re-election this year, I have been watching this campaign closely. I want
Ken Slingerland Special to The Lake Report Twelve members of the Kinsmen Club of Niagara-on-the-Lake cleaned up Niagara Stone Road on Saturday, Oct. 1, collecting garbage from Henegan Road in Virgil to Anderson
Stronger focus this year on signing Niagara players and developing them, team says Kevan Dowd Special to The Lake Report The Niagara Predators are back in action and hoping to build on
John Scott Special to The Lake Report Queenston’s Willowbank School of Restoration Arts last week celebrated 15 years of providing excellence in education to those studying heritage restoration. The school’s board, staff and
Serving it up at Rotary’s Icewine Cocktail soiree The Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club’s Icewine Cocktail Party on Sept. 17 raised money for club projects and showcased Niagara restaurants, wineries and breweries. The evening, sponsored
Editor’s note: This item is corrected from the original story submission. Due to an error in the reporting, the first- and second-place finishers were transposed. Trish Spagnol Special to The Lake Report
And on Monday night, entire QEW will be shut to remove old bridge Steve Hardaker Community Correspondent Drivers should avoid Glendale Avenue at the QEW this weekend as construction work will shut
Steve Hardaker Community Correspondent After two and a half years of construction to completely redesign the QEW/Glendale Avenue interchange, drivers can expect to soon start using the new road, the province says. “We’re building
John Sayers Special to The Lake Report David Greaves, Grace United Church’s culinary wizard, has been hard at work making all kinds of accompaniments for the church’s Festival Market this Labour Day weekend.
Charlotte Letkemann Special to The Lake Report You may have noticed a lot of quick-flying little white butterflies around lately. They are European cabbage white butterflies, which originally came over from Europe in
Jo-Ann Fraser Special to The Lake Report What do tornadoes, sky-high glaciers, monarch butterflies and the Crooks family have in common? They will all form part of the conversation exploring the peculiar past
Andy Boldt Special to The Lake Report With most of their goals for the season already achieved, the undefeated U22 Niagara Thunderhawks focused last week on the final mission of their outstanding season: winning
Debra Antoncic Special to The Lake Report If you are looking for a special outing this summer, make time for a visit to RiverBrink Art Museum in Queenston. The current exhibition, Labour of
Transportation master plan must deal with huge growth in NOTL’s southern neighbourhood Steve Hardaker Community Correspondent There has been a lot of chatter about the draft Niagara-on-the-Lake transportation master plan. It has
Colin Brezicki Special to The Lake Report Linda Fritz, a Queenston writer, researcher and retired university librarian is the new chair of the board of RiverBrink Art Museum. A presenter at the NOTL Museum’s
Andy Boldt Special to Niagara Now/The Lake Report The Niagara Thunderhawks U22 team beat the Hamilton Bengals in two straight games to win their best of three series and capture the Zone 9
Steve Hardaker Community Correspondent For as long as the St. Davids Lions Club has been holding its annual carnival, the women of St. Davids-Queenston United Church have been baking delicious homemade pies that
“Pops in the Crops” attracted more than 100 people and raised over $10,000 for the Niagara Symphony Orchestra on Friday evening. Guests, hosted by Lauren and Vaughan Goettler, wined and dined outdoors at
Andy Boldt Special to The Lake Report The streak continues … The U22 Niagara Thunderhawks won their first “A” division playoff game last week versus the Hamilton Bengals. As expected, the Bengals came
Help Me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda. For 30 years, that’s exactly what HMR, Help Me Rhonda’s Interiors, has been doing. Rhonda Holloway started her company in 1992, mostly doing design furniture, draperies, accessories
Dear editor: Now that we have had a couple of weeks to digest the recent provincial election here in Ontario, I for one am ready to offer my thoughts on where we could
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