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Niagara-on-the-Lake reels after storm floods homes, farms

By Wednesday afternoon, most of the flooding had receded, but the cleanup, repairs and steps to mitigate such problems when the next storm strikes has only begun.

Animals rushed from flooded Niagara-on-the-Lake rescue farm

Fish washed onto the driveway and geese swam past them after floodwater swallowed an animal rescue farm in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

The long journey home: Search for missing dog enters eighth week

Since May, the Ibbotson family and a team of volunteers have been searching for Luna the dog, who has been spotted by multiple people around town but hasn't successfully been caught and taken back home.

Volunteers step forward at 63rd St. Davids Lions Carnival

The St. Davids Lions Club has pulled off its family carnival for a 63rd straight year, and its club president says he could not be happier with the number of people who came out to the village fairgrounds.

Grade 6 student at St. Michael wins big in Legion contest

Last fall, Dean Pagnotta wrote about these men and women who fought for Canada, each carrying out "a brave and heartfelt job," he wrote in a 335-word essay.

Letter: COVID-19: Count blessings and stay positive through pandemic

Dear editor: I read with interest The Lake Report story on April 9 about the racial profiling of some farm workers that has been occurring in Niagara. How sad...

Letter: Earth Day yields bags of garbage in NOTL

Dear editor: I thought you would like to see the juxtaposition of beauty and garbage on Earth Day 2020.  Three of us spent some time on...

Businesses reach out to residents at NOTL care home

Niagara has bonded together through the crisis of COVID-19 to show support for the community in many ways.  The staff and residents at NOTL's Niagara Long...

The Niaggregator: Journalist launches NOTL podcast

David Israelson Special to The Lake Report Everyone has a story, and the Niaggregator wants to hear yours. The Niaggregator is a new podcast that I hope...

PHOTO: Keep calm, eh

Linda Anderson-Kozik has updated her front garden decor with a sign focused on the pandemic. The Queen Street garden always features a seasonal theme,...

Letter: Rude resident at NOTL post office

Dear editor: It is bad enough that residents are obligated to pick up their mail from the town postal station on a regular basis as...

Letter: Shameful, disgusting treatment

Dear editor: First of all, a big apology is due to Yvonne Bredow for the despicable treatment she has received, ("Racist attitudes a common occurrence," The Lake...

Op-Ed: MPP Wayne Gates: Farmers still feed cities

MPP Wayne GatesSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report COVID-19 has shaken our entire country to its core. However, it's during this time that we've seen...

Volunteer Week: NOTL arts and culture organizations pay tribute to their volunteers

Volunteers are a driving force behind hundreds of arts and cultural events that happen in the community each year. Even in these unprecedented times of...

Hey NOTL: Let’s ‘make some noise’ Saturday for front-line workers

  The Town of Niagara-on- the-Lake is asking people to make some noise on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. to show appreciation for the area’s front-line...

COVID-19: NOTL cracks down on tourists

'Stay away' is the key message. And bylaw officers will now ticket those violating provincial orders   Stay away. That’s the succinct message Niagara-on-the-Lake wants tourists to...

NOTL Rotary sends $30,000 to Doctors Without Borders

Service club commits to raising even more to help developing countries   Jodey Porter of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club remembers a child’s plea from her last...

COVID-19: Shaw staff making masks and gowns

Some 30 wardrobe staff from the Shaw Festival are using their expertise to produce masks and gowns for health care workers. With the festival suspended...

Council OKs $1.5M for two major streetscape projects

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has approved spending about $1.5 milion for two streetscape enhancement projects on Niagara Stone Road in Virgil and on Glendale Avenue at York Road. However, some councillors have...

Daffodils enjoy extended bloomin’ season

An irregular winter means Niagara-on-the-Lake is enjoying an earlier and longer daffodil season this spring.  Sheila Hirsch-Kalm, a member of the NOTL Horticulture Society, thinks...

NOTL town worker connects pen pals with long-term care residents

Niagara-on-the-Lake residents in a long-term care facility are staying connected with the community through a new pen pal program. Tara Druzina usually works in planning and development for...

COVID-19: Legal rentals following rules, says B&B president

Even though the town has shut down short-term rentals due to COVID-19, there are continuing public concerns that some rentals are still operating illegally. A post...

COVID-19: NOTL nurses on the front line: Erin Jarvis

This story is the first in a series, profiling all three of Niagara-on-the-Lake's nurse practitioners. This week's profile, Erin Jarvis, is the sole nurse...

Bottle drive cancelled, air cadets have drop-off

Bottle drive donations being accepted at a NOTL drop-off location are now the sole fundraising source for the Canadian Air Cadets 809 Squadron.  The donation bin,...

Editorial: Thank you to NOTL volunteers

Where do we start when it comes to thanking NOTL’s volunteers? There are so many — thousands, as noted this week by our lord...

Lake Ontario level predicted to be less than 2019

The water level in Lake Ontario is not expected match the record high of 2019, according to Brett Ruck, environmental services supervisor for the Town...

COVID-19: Shaw waiting for share of $500M from Ottawa

Financially scraping by, week-to-week, festival hopes to return to stage in July The Shaw Festival is counting on the federal government’s promise of $500 million...

How many NOTLers haveCOVID-19? Region won’t tell mayor

Specifics on pandemic cases would help town handle response, Disero says   The Region of Niagara is still not releasing numbers of cases of COVID-19 by municipality, and...

NOTL Transit offers free delivery of essential items

NOTL's buses are not running but the transit system is being put to good use. The Community Transport Group, which operates the transit system in...

UPDATE: ‘Respiratory virus’ outbreak at NOTL long-term care home is not COVID-19, public health says

Public health officials investigating a "respiratory outbreak" at Niagara Long Term Care (formerly Chartwell) in Niagara-on-the-Lake say the virus is neither COVID-19 nor the flu. The virus in the...

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