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Letter: A simple way for Solmar to fit in to community

Dear editor: No doubt Bigfoot is a mystery, UFOs continue to puzzle society and ghosts enthusiastically go thump in the night in support of way...

Sports: Hot putter helps Henry to shoot 85 in women’s league

Yolanda Henry's hot putter worked its magic as she shot 85 to lead all competitors in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club's 18-hole women's league on...

Letter: If projects can violate official plan, then there are no rules

Dear editor: A democracy is based on laws and rules being applied equally and equitably to all people, without favour. In a municipality, the rules for...

Editorial: Slow down, you’re moving too fast

It’s September and that means a lot of things, but especially it means that children are back at school. You’d think that as a society...

Ross’s Ramblings: ‘Historical artifacts’ from dock dig a bit of a stretch

A while back, I rambled about the project-delaying archeological study overkill at the corner of Simcoe and Johnson streets, where a new culvert was...

Dr. Brown: Artificial intelligence plays a burgeoning role in health care

The perfect marriage, in a technical sense, was the relationship between the computer and artificial intelligence (AI) which began in the 1940s and 1950s. Like...

Part 9: Missing in Action: ‘A most efficient pilot,’ Flight Sgt. James Irvine

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...

Terry Fox’s brother raises flag at NOTL town hall

Fred Fox says he can feel a sense of community when he visits small towns like Niagara-on-the-Lake. “I think in a small community everybody knows...

Growing Together: Some crops can still thrive in the fall

Is your vegetable garden starting to have bare areas as the harvesting of some crops comes to an end? Time is running short, but...

Exploring Photos: Great International Railway Suspension Bridge, 1859

This is a lithograph by D.L. Glover from an original painting by Ferdinand Richards. The suspension bridge opened in 1855 and was the world’s...

Niagara police out in force as school returns

Niagara Regional Police were out in force for the first day of school. For its 23rd annual Traffic and Safety Awareness Day, police set up...

New pilot program for workers could benefit farmers

But critic fears revised rules might worsen workplace concerns A new government program for agriculture workers could make life easier for some farmers in Niagara-on-the-Lake. But...

Students celebrate their first day back

A few tears and lots of excitement as kids start a new school year Here today and gone tomorrow. The first day back to school in...

Unused ordnance could still be problem on old military land

The fate of Niagara-on-the-Lake's decommissioned former wastewater plant on Lakeshore Road is in the hands of the federal government. In August the Niagara Region's public...

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