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COVID-19: Dr. Brown: Black Swans and the pandemic

Dr. William Brown Special to The Lake Report Some liken the current pandemic and financial crises to Black Swan events – rare as the chance of spotting...

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...

Editorial: NOTL comes together to tackle new challenges

Whether we’re sick or not, we’re all feeling the global symptoms of COVID-19. We’re all cooped up, nobody really knows when this will end, and...

COVID-19: Library has a month of programs online

The NOTL Public Library has shifted online to provide weekly activities for all members of the community through the month of April.  Although the library...

Letter: Why not hire locals for farm work?

Dear editor: I can't help but see a paradox in the farm labour issue of today. We are struggling to get seasonal farm workers into the...

Town hands out fines to people, non-essential businesses

With Easter coming up this weekend, Niagara-on-the-Lake residents are being urged to celebrate the holiday indoors. “We will celebrate together once we’ve wiped this virus,”...

Editorial: Support The Lake Report GoFundMe, thanks to Chef Crawford

With the threat of COVID-19 in our neighbourhood, it is our sincere hope that you and your families are healthy and staying safe. As...

Letter: Avoid grocery stores, order online

Dear editor: Hospital staff know when they are dealing with sick people and take all the precautions they possibly can.  Grocery store staff are dealing with the...

Letter: Safe at home after 30-hour flight

Dear editor: We have read some wonderful stories of people getting home safely to NOTL as the virus risk intensified around the world. Our daughter had...

COVID-19: Niagara-on-the-Lake extends closures to June 30

The town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is extending the closure of all town-owned facilities and the cancellation of in-person municipal events, meetings and programming until June 30. “This...

Letter: Visit website for more on Workers Welcome program

Dear editor: The Workers Welcome website provides information regarding welcome kits and the Bikes for Farmworkers program. Go to https://www.workerswelcomeniagara.com/ for full details. Please use the contact information...

Town cuts speed limit on troubled Mewburn shortcut

The speed limit on NOTL's problem-plagued Concession 6 Road between York Road and the Mewburn Road Bridge will be reduced to 60 km/h from the current...

Editorial: Welcome, farm workers. And an opportunity for NOTL hotels

After days of confusion and mixed messages, the federal government finally announced late last week that seasonal farm workers would be allowed in to...

COVID-19: Farmers ready to isolate workers

The federal government’s decision to exempt seasonal farmworkers with valid visas from COVID-19 travel restrictions has been greeted with huge relief by Niagara’s agricultural industry. The region’s farms rely...

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