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Shaw lands $750K grant, takes shows to Toronto

The Shaw Festival has secured $750,000 for its new Royal George Theatre as it prepares to take two Niagara-on-the-Lake productions to Toronto this fall. The RBC Foundation Community Spaces Grant...

Joyous NOTL picnic returns Saturday

Niagara-on-the-Lake residents are invited to bring a dish and pull up a seat as...

NOTL parts ways with longtime town treasurer

Council appointed Nick Alaimo as treasurer Tuesday, replacing Kyle Freeborn, who departed after more than 14 years with the municipality. Alaimo's appointment takes effect immediately.

$9.7M moves Niagara airport expansion closer to takeoff

Commercial flights to and from Niagara-on-the-Lake are one step closer to reality, after the Niagara District Airport secured $9.7 million from the province for the project.

World Cup watch party brings NOTL communities together

World Cup mania reached a fever pitch on Sunday afternoon as soccer fans came out to the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre to witness the final match of this year's FIFA World Cup.

Sign snafu on Promenade fixed quickly

Oops. New town street signs on The Promenade popped up with the wrong spelling Monday before quickly being taken down and corrected. Pictures of the signs...

Campaign Walkabout: Incumbent mayor goes door-to-door in Virgil

Journalists from The Lake Report are accompanying Niagara-on-the-Lake's mayoral candidates as they spend a day campaigning and knocking on doors. The stories will be...

Ex-councillor, agriculture advocate, Austin Kirkby was ‘a force’ for NOTL

Former town councillor Austin Kirkby was a tireless advocate for Niagara's agriculture community and a hard-working farmer and public servant. Kirkby died of cancer Monday...

Every Child Matters flag at half-mast for Truth and Reconciliation

Community and schools take time to reflect on legacy of residential schools   The Every Child Matters flag was raised to half-mast in Niagara-on-the-Lake Friday morning.  Each...

‘Canada’s best-kept secret’: NOTL air cadets launch recruiting drive

From Daniel Couroux's perspective, "Cadets Canada is Canada's best-kept secret." Couroux, a lieutenant in the 809 Newark Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in Niagara-on-the-Lake, is...

$60,000 grant helps phase two of heritage trail rebuilding effort

Just days after members of the Upper Canada Heritage Trail committee held a successful fundraising run and dog walk, they received more good news:...

Native centre hosts founder of Orange Shirt Day at annual powwow

The Niagara Regional Native Centre hosted Phyllis Webstad, the founder of Orange Shirt Day, at its eighth annual Nurturing Our Roots powwow last Saturday.  “When...

NOTL Rotarians walk, bike to raise $13K for polio

A group of Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotarians pedalled and walked their way to raising $13,000 last week to help eradicate polio worldwide. NOTL Rotarians, including Martin Quick,...

Repair Café brings new life to household items

Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Esther Battista stopped by the library last week in hopes of getting some advice on where to find a repair person to...

$3.5M NOTL home implicated in massive international drug bust

A $3.5-million, 5,000-square-foot home on the Niagara Parkway in Niagara-on-the-Lake has been "placed under criminal restraint" as part of a massive seizure of methamphetamine...

One tree at a time: Free saplings support climate fight

Roland Adams wants everyone to have a free tree – until he runs out, at least. The Gage Street resident is one of a few...

Indigenous motorcycle club’s Unity Ride ends in Niagara-on-the-Lake

The Sovereign Motorcycle Club was at Queenston Memorial Park Saturday afternoon at the end of a long ride from Ohsweken on the Six Nations...

‘I think it could be a record year:’ Some NOTL beekeepers are thriving, despite rough start to season

It’s not all doom and gloom for beekeepers.  Many beekeepers had a difficult start to the season. Some lost most, if not all, of their...

NOTL champion fastball team reunites 50 years later

The boys are back in town. A team of fastball players from Niagara-on-the-Lake made it to the Ontario Juvenile Championship game 50 years ago and...

Hovercraft service is one part of a larger picture

Plan is to build its own crafts and expand around the world, founder says A new hovercraft service proposed to connect Toronto and Niagara can...

Mayoral candidates discuss top issues

Niagara-on-the-Lake’s incumbent lord mayor was critical of her two opponents during their first head-to-head encounter Tuesday night at the Royal Canadian Legion, a meeting...

NOTL wears orange for survivors and victims of residential schools

Niagara-on-the-Lake will be a touch more orange this Friday for National Truth and Reconcilliation Day as groups across town show their colours to raise...

St. Davids teacher faces discipline for using offensive handout

The District School Board of Niagara is in the hot seat after a kindergarten teacher from St. Davids Public School shared a racist handout...

NOTL hikers complete challenging trek through Swiss Alps

Gruelling mountain journey is 170 kilometres from Chamonix to Zermatt Three Niagara-on-the-Lake hikers overcame extreme altitude, vertical climbs and even illness to traverse the famed...

Group begins collecting donations for burial ground restoration

A group that plans to restore the historic Niagara Baptist Church Burial Grounds now has a website up and running. The website, Negroburialgroundnotl.org, will solicit donations...

Willowbank celebrates 15 years of heritage restoration

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...

PHOTOS: Serving it up at Rotary’s Icewine Cocktail soiree

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...

NOTL steps up for Newark Neighbours food drive

Shelves that were nearly bare are now brimming as Thanksgiving approaches   Residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake really stepped up on Saturday for the Newark Neighbours Porch Pick-up...

Heritage Trail Fun Run & Dog Walk raises more than $7,000

Runners kicked the dust up on Saturday morning for the Heritage Trail Fun Run & Dog Walk. Starting from Veterans Memorial Park, it was the...

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