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NOTL clarifies why it hasn’t declared emergency after back-to-back floods

Niagara-on-the-Lake is responding to what it says are misconceptions about municipal emergency declaration after two extreme rainstorms last week led to widespread flooding in town.

Behind the harvest: NOTL artist turns her brush to Niagara’s agricultural community

The exhibition features portraits of the people whose work contributes to Niagara’s agricultural and wine-growing industries. The opening reception is this Sunday.

What do a million sunflowers look like? Find out at NOTL farm this weekend

On Saturday and Sunday, Ryan Crawford will open his farm to visitors who want to walk among the flowers, all while raising money for Royal Oak Community School.

Covered, waiting, shut out or going it alone: NOTL residents face flood losses

Sunday’s deluge sent knee-deep floodwater through the Legion, destroying drywall, toppling freezers and damaging a century-old flag, photo albums and historical records.

Two floods could mean two claims — and higher rates

The Lake Report contacted three local insurance brokerages after the first storm to understand the number and cost of claims, what water coverage means and how residents should respond.

David Green to host 2018 St. Catharines Arts Awards

Local artists will showcase the amazing talent in St. Catharines at this year’s Arts Awards ceremony, hosted by David Green. The 2018 St. Catharines Arts...

SupperMarket kicks off with record-breaking attendance

The first SupperMarket of the season saw record-breaking opening day numbers this Wednesday, in what event organizers called the "unofficial start to the summer." The crowd, mainly Niagara-on-the-Lake locals,...

Garden City Comedy Festival returns Thursday

The Garden City Comedy Festival is set to bring laughs downtown this Thursday to Saturday when the second-annual event returns to Showtime Comedy and the FirstOntario Performing Arts...

Tree planting Friday at Burgoyne Woods

Employees from the IKEA St. Catharines Pick Up and Order Point along with city officials and representatives from Tree Canada will plant trees, including a variety...

Strawberry Festival returns in June

The 35th annual Strawberry Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake returns to St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on June 16. As is tradition, the event will include plenty of strawberry...

NOTL firefighters to go door-to-door in June

Niagara-on-the-Lake firefighters will be going door-to-door again this year as part of the Safe Home, Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Program. Firefighters from all five...

Western Union fraud settlement deadline

Those defrauded through Western Union from 2004 to 2017 are eligible to claim their money back until May 31. In January 2017, the Western Union...

POLICE: Seatbelt compliance initiative sees fines in Welland

Niagara Regional Police conducted a seatbelt compliance initiative in Welland on Monday, on Niagara St. at East Main St., as part of the 2018 Canada...

Niagara VegFest returns with vegan Big Macs

What does marathon runner and power lifter Dominick Thompson have in common with Big Macs? Both will be at Niagara VegFest on Sunday, June 3, when the...

Annual Virgil Stampede draws crowds

It's been 52 years since a neighbourhood fireworks display for locals grew to become the Virgil Stampede, now a three-day event that draws thousands...

NOTL council: Who’s in, who’s out so far?

Terry Flynn has never made a secret of wanting to one day be called Lord Mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake. After 35 years working for the Niagara...

Niagara Falls students to seed-bomb cemetery

Small Scale Farms, in partnership with Niagara Falls' Park in the City Committee, is hosting the first-ever Schools In Bloom seed-bomb event on Wednesday at...

Collard leaving council block

When the next Niagara-on-the-Lake town council is sworn in, Jim Collard might be fishing. Or playing golf.  Whatever he is doing at that moment, it...

Legion celebrates 90th anniversary

Although it rained Saturday morning, the sky cleared up and the sun came out in the afternoon for the NOTL Legion's 90th anniversary barbecue. Spirits were still high...

Region awards contract for new civic park

?Niagara Region announced Friday that Adesso Design Inc. of Hamilton, Ont., has been chosen to design and build a new civic park at Niagara Region headquarters. Region staff awarded the...

POLICE: Two men seriously injured in Fort Erie

UPDATE: Douglas Memorial Site in Fort Erie is reopened. Two men have been taken to an out-of-town trauma centre with “serious” injuries following an altercation...

Fourteen Niagara singers to attend OMFA provincial competition

The Ontario Music Festival Association will hold its annual provincial competition for voice, musical theatre, piano, strings, speech arts, brass, and chamber groups in Hamilton...

Music Niagara receives $9K to hold Inaugural Young Musicians of Niagara Competition

Music Niagara, a performance group in Niagara-on-the-Lake, has receive a $9,000 Investment in Culture grant from the Niagara Region to hold its Inaugural Young Musicians of...

DARTE: NOTL has “best hydro board going”

A decision made by Niagara-on-the-Lake town council in 2002 has resulted in continuing benefits to the town that are twofold — more efficient hydro service, and...

A rundown of the Falls riding candidate meeting in NOTL

As the incumbent, MPP Wayne Gates is the candidate with a target on his back, but his experience at debates and passion for his...

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