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Dr. Brown: Blood clots on brain present complex challenges

Unfortunately, strokes remain common. The most common are ischemic in origin – the result of a block in an arterial branch, whether a local blood clot or an embolus that...

Ross’s Ramblings: Old Town filled with happy and adventurous visitors

Queen Street was busy last weekend with visitors of all ages out and about,...

Letter: Over-tourism, wrong developments could hurt NOTL

Dear editor: Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Old Town spreads right along the shores of Lake Ontario to the...

Growing Together: With perennials, it’s time to divide and conquer

September is a great time of the year to step back and take inventory...

Arch-i-text: NOTL’s Second Empire homes have roots in French design

Over the past few weeks, we have explored a number of 19th-century architectural styles...

Letter: Would King St. apartments be affordable housing or vacation rentals?

Dear editor: I attended the virtual town meeting of Sept. 12, regarding the King Street proposal for an apartment building. I heard the applicant's representative...

Editorial: Communities need quality journalism

It has been a sad week for Canadian journalism. The bad news started quietly Sept. 12 with word the Glengarry News, a 131-year-old family-owned newspaper...

Letter: Speed camera near Virgil school is just a cash grab

Dear editor: You may have noticed a new sign on Niagara Stone Road near Crossroads Public School in Virgil. It says, “Municipal speed camera coming soon.” The...

Letter: The technological revolution – a tale of then and now

Dear editor: After reading Dr. William Brown's column last week ("Artificial intelligence plays a burgeoning role in health care," Sept. 7), it made me think back on...

Letter: NOTLers … Why not?

Dear editor: I would appreciate the opportunity to rebut Dolores Hindle-Derbyshire's opinion that "NOTLers" is not an appropriate nickname for those who live in Niagara-on-the-Lake. I...

Arch-i-text: Eclectic variations marked the decline of Victorian era

Toward the end of the 19th century, a number of societal forces in both Britain and the United States combined to have a profound...

Letter: Yes, we are NOTLers. And proud of it

Dear editor: Last week's letter, "‘NOTLers’ is not an appropriate nickname" was deeply misguided. We need only look to our friends the Quebecers, New Yorkers and...

Letter: Visitor upset horses worked in 28C heat

Dear editor: As a visitor to your town I was very dismayed on Thursday, Sept. 7, to see two horse-drawn carriages out on the streets...

Op-ed: Reflections on Celebration of Nations

Tim Johnson Special to The Lake Report As we reflect upon the seventh annual Celebration of Nations Indigenous gathering in St. Catharines, it’s useful to...

Editorial: The legacy of Terry Fox

Had he lived, Terry Fox would now be 65 years old, a pensioner. His landmark birthday fell about six weeks ago, on July 28. But it's...

Ross’s Ramblings: The Rugby World Cup on a grey day at the Olde Angel Inn

A Sunday afternoon bike ride downtown and the day becoming a bit chilly. Grey clouds were hovering just above our beautiful tree cover. Our town...

Dr. Brown: Walking restored to paraplegic by harnessing his brain

The three most important evolutionary changes on the way to modern humans were bipedalism, repurposing the forelimbs and especially the hands for fashioning and...

Arch-i-text: Let’s work together to preserve NOTL’s character

I was walking along Queen Street last Thursday morning when I encountered a young couple visiting town, staring perplexed at a yellow sign posted...

Letter: ‘NOTLers’ is not an appropriate nickname

Dear editor: I have been reading The Lake Report since the paper started and have been enjoying it. Recently there has been an expression in the...

Letter: A simple way for Solmar to fit in to community

Dear editor: No doubt Bigfoot is a mystery, UFOs continue to puzzle society and ghosts enthusiastically go thump in the night in support of way...

Letter: If projects can violate official plan, then there are no rules

Dear editor: A democracy is based on laws and rules being applied equally and equitably to all people, without favour. In a municipality, the rules for...

Editorial: Slow down, you’re moving too fast

It’s September and that means a lot of things, but especially it means that children are back at school. You’d think that as a society...

Ross’s Ramblings: ‘Historical artifacts’ from dock dig a bit of a stretch

A while back, I rambled about the project-delaying archeological study overkill at the corner of Simcoe and Johnson streets, where a new culvert was...

Dr. Brown: Artificial intelligence plays a burgeoning role in health care

The perfect marriage, in a technical sense, was the relationship between the computer and artificial intelligence (AI) which began in the 1940s and 1950s. Like...

Letter: Guide offers tips for preventing oak wilt

Dear editor: Responding to the discovery of a case of oak wilt at Niagara College, the Chautauqua Oaks Project, in consultation with the Canadian Food...

Arch-i-text: Training our eyes on the world of Gothic Revival

In architecture, the term “revival” is applied to the various design schools that use visual styles that echo the elements of a previous architectural...

Letter: Council needs to listen to its urban design experts

Dear editor: Kudos to The Lake Report for providing reasoned, detailed coverage of what to me appears to be more than just "Council rejecting input...

Letter: King Street apartment proposal is inappropriate

Dear editor: As residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake for 50-plus years, we have seen incredible development changes in our once-perfect community. But over the years, as developers grasped...

Letter: Falling tree branches an accident waiting to happen

Dear editor: I’m reminded of the untimely death of a young boy almost 20 years ago, who was killed by a falling branch while visiting...

Editorial: Community-building personified

Swimming the Niagara River from Queenston to Queen's Royal Beach is a daunting prospect at the best of times. Those waters can be swift-moving and...

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