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Moms enjoy afternoon delights at Mother’s Day high tea

Mother’s Day festivities abounded in Niagara-on-the-Lake last weekend. One of the popular attractions was at the picturesque Queenston Public Library on Saturday afternoon and featured high tea accompanied by a...

Horticultural society’s annual plant sale is a sure sign of spring

Big business retailers have Black Friday. The Niagara-on-the-Lake Horticultural Society has Green Saturday. While not...

Speed cameras having the desired effect, region says

Drivers are slowing down to avoid tickets: staff report Lead-footed drivers appear to be getting...

Bumpy road ahead to fund better town infrastructure

Wendy Cheropita says she didn’t like what she saw in a staff report about...

Plans for hovercraft service from Niagara still afloat, promoter says

Hoverlink founder says ‘series of announcements’ to come starting May A lot of time has...

Strong reactions to firing of NOTL library’s Cathy Simpson

Members of the public are questioning the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library board’s handling of the fallout from a column written by its now-ousted CEO and...

‘Misinformation’ led to librarian’s firing, U.S. organization says

An American organization cited by NOTL library CEO and chief librarian Cathy Simpson in a controversial column has been mischaracterized, its executive director says. In...

Red Roof needs auction donations for pasta dinner fundraiser

Steffanie Bjorgan knows there’ll be a large crowd of hungry mouths to feed come April 28. That’s when Red Roof Retreat will host its annual...

NOTL U18 Wolves to compete in provincial finals after ousting Fort Erie

Next stop, Kingston. The Niagara-on-the-Lake U18 Wolves rep team has qualified for the provincial championship tournament and will compete for top honours in Kingston from...

Tiny tots get cooking at library

Somethin’s cookin’ over at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library. Kids came out to make apple crumble and miniature pizzas at the library for one of its...

Police’s human trafficking unit searches Read Road property

The Niagara Regional Police's human trafficking unit searched a rural property on Read Road on Tuesday morning. A large number of officers, including those from...

Rural fires present unique challenges for firefighters: Plato

With its many farms and wineries, Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town with deep agricultural roots. And with that comes the risk of fires that threaten buildings,...

@theMuseum: Expansion will make NOTL Museum fully accessible to all

This is the fifth part in an ongoing series of stories to draw attention to the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum as it embarks on a fundraising...

Part 3: A Clean Sweep: Donating gives new life to your old ‘stuff’

From junk drawers to overstuffed basements, many of us have a lot of "stuff" we no longer need. This four-part series will help you...

Museum workshop will help residents uncover their home’s history

Niagara-on-the-Lake is home to many properties of historical significance. The town became a National Historic District back in 2003 via the Canadian Register of Historic...

Arch-i-text: 19th-century and New Traditional — conversation across generations

Over the past few years, this column has stressed the importance of sympathetic — and contextually appropriate — design to achieve new developments (or...

Letter: Some questions about town’s fiscal governance

Dear editor:  In The Lake Report on Feb. 15, columnist Brian Marshall wrote a rather sympathetic article, (“A concrete look at local governance,”) that essentially...

Kids meet the Lego challenge at the NOTL Library

Budding young builders put their skills to the test as the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library hosted its Lego competition Monday — part of the library’s...

Part 2: A Clean Sweep: Is it trash or a treasure? Be prepared to toss it

From junk drawers to overstuffed basements, many of us have a lot of "stuff" we no longer need. This four-part series will help you...

Legion honours student contest winners

The Niagara-on-the-Lake branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is handing out first, second and third-place plaques to the winners of its annual Youth Remembrance...

‘We’re in a bit of a dry spell now’: Bikes for Farmworkers supply runs low

With hundreds of seasonal agricultural workers set to come to town to work the farms in Niagara-on-the-Lake, many will be looking for a way...

March Break Classic: NOTL volunteers score big at annual hockey tournament

Tourney continues through Monday at Meridian Credit Union Arena   Richard Wright Niagara Now/The Lake Report It is said it takes a community to raise a child, but...

St. Davids roundabout plan sparks more heated council debate

Then town rejects regional rep Kaiser as nominee for transportation committee     Around and around we go, the issue of a proposed roundabout in the heart...

The ‘She-Covery’: Women’s employment rebounds post-pandemic, but challenges remain

As Julia Ventresca was preparing to graduate from Brock University last spring, job prospects seemed few and far between — especially for an English...

Growing Together: Every garden needs a focal point to be the star

If you know me at all, you know that I am plant-obsessed. I love all the many details of a plant: its flowers, the...

Success brewing for this pair of NOTL pub owners

Jovie Joki and Robin Ridesic are like two different branches of the same tree. One runs a successful pub while the other owns a craft...

Royal Oak teachers pave positive futures for students

It's carpet time. Krista McMackin, a teacher for the past three years at Royal Oak Community School, is herding kids into a group for a...

NOTLers lead the way for International Women’s Day

The women of Niagara-on-the-Lake made Queen’s Royal Park their stomping grounds on Monday morning. About 125 women came out to the second annual International Women’s...

Nothing stops NOTL’s women firefighters

At Niagara-on-the-Lake’s fire station in Glendale, women stand shoulder to shoulder with men, and go toe to toe with fire. Rebecca Van der Zalm has...

An honour roll of NOTL women

Women make the world go 'round – in NOTL and everywhere else. So, we asked readers to nominate women from NOTL who they felt...

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