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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...

Ross’s Ramblings: Have quality leather shoes gone the way of the dodo?

My mind has been rambling as the warmer weather approaches and I want to discuss a puzzling trend: what is happening to leather shoes? I...

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...

No justice for Zeus: Police say no criminal charges in catnapping case

A St. Catharines man who admitted to trapping a neighbour’s cat in his backyard and dumping it in a rural area of Niagara-on-the-Lake will...

Queenston Women’s Chorus to perform “Peace, Hope and Harmony”

Saturday’s performance by the Queenston Women’s Chorus will centre on the theme of peace, hope and harmony. Starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Trillium...

Letter: Public supports library, but not the board

Dear editor: I expect the failure of our library board to resign en masse will result in a town funding backlash come budget time. In your...

NOTL Museum’s spotlight on donors: David Murray and Elizabeth Surtees

Barbara Worthy Special to The Lake Report A society that doesn't learn from its past is doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past — and...

‘Walking Group’ team pitches in to clean up on Earth Day

Walking groups are plenty, but those that save the Earth might just be a Niagara-on-the-Lake exclusive assortment. Aptly named the "Walking Group," 10 NOTL women...

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