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Letter: Questions about effectiveness of region’s speed cameras

Dear editor: I read the article, "Speed cameras doing their job: Region," with interest. Full disclosure, I have not yet been ticketed nor charged with a...

Growing Together: How to plant your annuals with the best care

It is soon time to start planting your annuals. I say soon, because the most important thing to know is that you should not...

Leafs superfan packs away sign for another season

Sue Rumsey isn’t planning on changing teams any time soon. Despite the Toronto Maple Leafs elimination from the NHL playoffs thanks to a 2-1 overtime...

Letter of the Week: Many parallels between Gaza and the Troubles in Northern Ireland

Dear editor: The letters to the editor in The Lake Report over the past several weeks regarding the tragic war in Gaza have expressed many...

Croatian heritage on display at national centre for Folk Arts Festival

The Croatian National Centre of Niagara kicked off the region's annual Folk Arts Festival on Saturday with an open house at the centre's home...

Arts: Willowbank hosts virtual open house for prospective students

Willowbank is hosting a virtual open house this month, aiming to attract people who want to learn more about the Queenston school's heritage conservation...

Exploring History: The Queenston Heights Restaurant

This postcard from circa 1910 shows what the former Queenston Heights Restaurant looked like. In the background, there is a sign off to the...

Ross’s Ramblings: Not Maple Leafs forever. Time for some big changes

"Great Clips, the official hair salon of the NHL." That ad was on the Scotiabank Arena boards during Game 4 between the big bad Boston...

Arch-i-text: How the cost of upgrading our roads caught up to us

While the provincial government shovels money into "sexy" capital infrastructure projects — like the unnecessary and largely unwanted roundabout in St. Davids, which is...

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 its official name, the society’s annual spring plant sale, being...

Letter: Infrastructure funding gap a legacy of other governments’ cuts

Dear editor: Yes, NOTL is falling behind in updating our infrastructure as is pretty much every other municipality in Canada, ("Bumpy road ahead to fund...

Dr. Brown: Mysteries of dark energy and the expanding universe

Dennis Overbye of the New York Times is one of the best science writers in the world for good reasons: he talks to the...

Niagara police’s annual food drive teams up with Newark

As part of this year's National Police Week, the Niagara Regional Police Service is gearing up for its fourth-annual spring food drive, which will...

Shaw Festival to use federal money to promote human connections

Humans. There are more of us than ever, yet it seems like we're more disconnected than ever before. The internet, automated answering machines, ATMs, self-serve...

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