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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.

Porchetta in the park

The Friends of St. Davids hosted the first Porchetta in the Park on Sunday afternoon at the St. Davids Lion’s Club.

Canada Day activities

Lots of activities are planned in Niagara-on-the-Lake for Canada Day. The national holiday, marking Canada’s 152nd birthday, is celebrated on Monday, July 1. * For early-birds,...

Photo gallery: Drums roar on Summer Solstice

The sound of drums took over Ryerson Beach on Friday, as a crowd gathered to drum down the sunset for the longest day of the year.

Strawberry Fest a big jam-bouree

The Strawberry Festival took over St. Andrew’s church for the 36th year on Saturday. As is local tradition, there was a long line for homemade Strawberry pies in the morning, with pies selling out quickly after opening.

Editorial: Some new ideas, big and small

One of the great joys of working in journalism is that often, it’s not really work at all. Oh, it’s long hours, constant deadlines...

Spectacular sunset for Scottish festivities in ‘Chautauqua-by-the-Lake’

Ryerson Park was slowly painted plaid Saturday night, as the Piping Down the Sun celebration drew a crowd of about 150 people, many dressed in tartan kilts and Celtic dresses.

Great War remembered at Fort George

First World War re-enactors and vintage aircraft paid tribute to veterans during “Fort George in the Great War: A WW1 Commemoration” last weekend in NOTL.

Walkabout: Following in the steps of Laura Secord

Welcome to the first episode of the Great NOTL Summer Walkabout, a summer-long series of stories that will take you to all corners of Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Letters: We welcome your letters

The Lake Report welcomes your letters to the editor. Please, write early and often. Letters ideally should be under 400 words long. Occasionally, longer letters...

New pharmacy service means no more missed drug refills

A new high-tech service that allows patients to get their prescription refills more easily has been introduced by Simpson’s Pharmacy and Simpson’s Apothecary. MedAlign is a free service...

Newark Neighbours needs soup, canned goods and more

SUBMITTED BY SUZANNE VAILLANT, NEWARK NEIGHBOURS. Newark Neighbours appreciatesand values the generosity of our community for your donations which allows us to continue our mission of...

First Step Challenge winners announced

As of Wednesday morning, NOTL steppers collectively had reached 14,856,000 steps – 169 per cent of the initial target for the town-wide June Step Challenge. Winners...

ArtSpace 106 gallery opens on Queen St.

  Clarification: An earlier version of this story said Ruth Aspinall is the owner of The Epicurean restaurant. She sold the restaurant to its new...

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