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Arts: Niagara Symphony Orchestra to perform at Jackson-Triggs gala

The Niagara Symphony Orchestra is celebrating 75 years as an ensemble of musical talent this summer, with a performance at the Jackson-Triggs Estate Winery this Sunday, July 14.

Growing Together: Japanese beetle season is upon us

If you have been gardening for any length of time, you have probably come across these colourful insects at some point or another. If you haven’t seen them yet in your garden this summer, you will see them in the next couple of weeks. 

Dr. Brown: How AI is catching up to human doctors in medicine

"As it is, the health-care system is overloaded. Physicians and patients alike are frustrated with long waiting periods to see physicians and nurse practitioners. For now, health-care organizations such as the Harvard system, see ChatGPT as a partner for physicians — but how long will that partnership be complementary and equal?" writes Dr. William Brown.

Breakenridge story is focus of museum lecture

In his 1828 obituary, John Breakenridge, a Niagara barrister and son of a United Empire Loyalist, was noted for having built "several of the most elegant and tasty houses in town." Those homes, and the story behind the couple who built them, is the subject of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum’s next lecture.

Sports: B.C. swimmer, 41, completes first lake crossing of 2024

Jessi Harewicz of Vancouver jumped into Lake Ontario in-Niagara-on-the-Lake just after 10 p.m. Sunday and 22 hours later became the first person to swim the lake this year.

Home Sweet Home: By the numbers: 53% of NOTLers are 55-plus

Niagara-on-the-Lake’s population in 2024 is estimated at 20,863, according to Statistics Canada’s 2021 census data, together with estimates from the province and Niagara Region,...

Home Sweet Home: Many, but not all, feel financially secure

Niagara-on-the-Lake is often viewed as an influential, well-to-do community. And in many pockets of town, that is definitely true. However, a minority of NOTL seniors...

PHOTO GALLERY: Canada Day fun and celebrations all across NOTL

Niagara-on-the-Lake was the place to be this Canada Day weekend, with the streets of Old Town filled to the brim for all the holiday festivities. 

Editorial: We love ya, Canada Day. We just can’t hear ya

The Canada Day festivities around town, as always, again this year were a tremendous community gathering — but at Simcoe Park, there was one big problem.

Ross’s Ramblings: Kindness and happiness abound on Canada Day

“Ours is a country of good, kind people,” Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland declared to thousands of cheering people in our nation’s capital. “It’s time...

Sports: Golfers mark Canada Day in fine style

Niagara-on-the Lake golfers were resplendent in red and white to celebrate Canada Day. On Tuesday, 52 members of the NOTL Golf Club’s nine and 18-hole women’s leagues held a four-player scramble.

New Queen and Mississagua gateway well worth it, Zalepa says

Guests entering the heritage district of Niagara-on-the-Lake will be greeted by a new sign as a they enter the intersection of Queen and Mississagua streets: a five-foot-tall brick gateway that says "Niagara-on-the-Lake Heritage District."

Letter: Migrant workers deserve permanent resident status. Now

"As a Canadian citizen, a voter and a community organizer living in Niagara, I strongly support permanent resident status for undocumented people, also referred to as comprehensive regularization," writes Kit Andres.

Letter: Town must pick and choose its legal battles

"How often have you heard or read that the role of town councillors and staff is to defend the town's official plan against those seeking to deviate from it?" writes Ron Fritz from Queenston.

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