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Editorial: On service in the public interest

When it comes to leading and guiding community organizations, Niagara-on-the-Lake is fortunate to have scores of volunteers who give of their time, energy and...

Letter of the Week: Let’s demand a better animal welfare system

Dear editor: I followed the story of Zeus, the family cat that was trapped by a neighbour in St. Catharines on March 4 and dropped...

Arts: Win Henstock’s painting of gazebo is cover of new tourism map

It's an instantly recognizable location you likely pass by a lot on Front Street and this summer artist Win Henstock's beautiful depiction of it...

Revellers splash paint at Konzelmann wine tasting

A few visitors to Konzelmann Estate Winery had to be careful not to dip their paint brushes in their wine glasses Saturday afternoon. The estate...

Letter: Catnapper should face consequences

Dear editor: Your April 18 story about a man who trapped a neighbour's cat ("Cat kidnapped, dumped in NOTL"), then took it to an unfamiliar...

Arch-i-text: Wood can be a happy answer to design problems

Driving into the outskirts of Old Town, it is impossible to miss the steel and concrete edifice rising on Niagara Stone Road. Now, this is...

Growing Together: Understanding fertilizers — what does it all mean?

Now that spring is here, and the plants are beginning to send out new growth, it is a good idea to start thinking about...

Code Grey: NOTL urged to do more for aging residents

With town older and greyer than most communities, health care and affordable housing for seniors are major issues “Code Grey” is one in a series...

Sports: NOTL senior completes her fifth London Marathon

Marathoner Margot Devlin conquered London on Sunday for the fifth time. Registered in the age 65 to 69 category, the Niagara-on-the-Lake runner even bettered her...

Rand heritage landscape elements called into question at tribunal

Which parts of the Rand Estate include historic Dunington-Grubb landscape elements? It depends on who you ask, said a landscape architect retained by Solmar, which...

To the rescue: NOTL’s volunteer team is ready to pitch in

On a routine training exercise, a team of search and rescue volunteers spent Saturday morning trudging through Woodend Conservation Area in Niagara-on-the-Lake looking for...

Petition calls on NOTL board to guarantee library neutrality

Four Niagara-on-the-Lake residents have come together for a common purpose: to preserve what they say is the right of library patrons to have access...

NOTL health provider seeking answers to better serve its patients

The Niagara North Family Health Team is looking for answers to help those most disadvantaged in the heath care system. In an effort to achieve...

NOTLer reveals role in bringing Apollo 13 astronauts home

Toronto, we've had a problem. Those exact words are imagined, but nonetheless echo the real sentiment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on April...

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