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Opinion: Greenbelt preserved but more accountability needed

Wayne Gates Special to The Lake Report For the past year, as your MPP, I have been making my voice heard for our community on protecting...

Predators beat St. George to notch first win of season

A week of practice and recouperation was all the Niagara Jr. A Predators needed to come back for their first win of the season...

Dr. Brown: What is dark energy and is Einstein’s general relativity right?

One of the things I enjoy and admire about science is that nothing is for certain. Hypotheses we thought were true may turn out to...

Editorial: Preserving NOTL’s historic past

Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town steeped in history. In fact, we honestly wonder if any other community of similar size can boast nearly as many connections...

Exploring Photos: St. Davids Canning Factory, 1990

Commercial fruit growing started in Niagara between 1825 and 1830 when John Durham set out a large peach orchard on the River Road near...

Ross’s Ramblings: Important evening of music trivia at the Legion

Always up for trying something new with new friends, and confident enough to admit I would be the weak link on a team, I...

Growing Together: Distract yourself from winter by planting fall bulbs

I realize that autumn has just begun, but my thoughts have already fast-forwarded to spring. Who needs winter anyway? Don’t get me wrong, I...

Sports: Women’s golf leagues hand out the hardware

Nearly 50 members of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s nine- and 18-hole women’s leagues turned out to wrap up their season Tuesday. Besides their golf game,...

Sports: Grape and Wine tourney crowns champs

Paula Lepp and Darlene Romanowsky teamed up to win the sixth annual Grape and Wine Tennis Tournament at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Tennis Club on Saturday,...

Kids sprint for family and friends at Crossroads’ Terry Fox Run

The spirit of persistence and compassion were fully on display at Crossroads Public School this past Friday during the annual Terry Fox Run. When The...

Part 12: Missing in Action: Trooper Bruce Martin died in truck crash

In both world wars, there were men killed in action or who died in service who had a connection with Niagara-on-the-Lake but for various...

Indigenous artist shares art and memories at RiverBrink

Jamie-Lynn Gillingham says that every Indigenous person you meet has been touched by the Canadian residential school system in some way: either they're a...

Gymnastics, ping pong and more part of new roster of kids’ activities

Kids will have a bit more to do in Niagara-on-the-Lake this fall. The town is introducing two new children’s activities after the town identified increasing...

Beekeeping program benefits prized pollinators – and Red Roof Retreat

Red Roof Retreat was a hive of activity during last Thursday’s honey extraction demonstration. The Host a Hive program, run by Niagara Beeway, has about...

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