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Letter: Urban design committee rejects Parliament Oak hotel plan

Dear editor: The highly anticipated proposal for a hotel at the historic former Parliament Oak school site on King Street took centre stage at the...

Letter: Canada does not have a food security problem

Dear editor: Premier Doug Ford's announcement about removing some agricultural land from the Greenbelt to provide housing for urban expansion is a forward-thinking mindset. The misconception...

Letter: Columnist is correct, NOTL needs comprehensive lighting bylaw

Dear editor: I read with great interest the opinion piece written by Brian Marshall in the June 1 edition of The Lake Report, “Of lights...

Arch-i-text: The tale of a War of 1812 survivor home

I became a regular visitor to Niagara-on-the-Lake nearly 50 years ago when my aunt and uncle purchased and began renovations on an early 20th-century...

Yellow Door’s summer musical Mary Poppins Jr. hits the stage on July 15

Tickets are now on sale for the Yellow Door Theatre Project’s summer musical production of "Mary Poppins Jr." on July 15 at the FirstOntario...

Pumphouse Arts Centre’s annual show and sale returns August long weekend

Looking for a new painting to hang in that empty space above your couch? How about a unique pair of earrings or a necklace...

Sandtrap fundraiser to support St. Davids boxer’s Pan Am dreams

The road to the Pan American Games for St. Davids amateur boxer Mckenzie Wright requires lots of training, discipline, motivation — and money. In less...

Sports: Golfers celebrate Canada Day in red and white

Members of the Friday evening Couples League at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club turned out in their red-and-white finery last week to celebrate Canada Day. Winners...

Exploring Photos: View from the Court House, 1898

This photograph from 1898 is taken from the roof of the Court House on Queen Street facing northwest toward Regent Street. On the lower...

Ross’s Ramblings: NOTL is a pretty town. It’s also noisy, congested and smelly

The past few weeks, Queen Street has been chock-a-block with visitors and locals taking the airs and enjoying our unique village. I observe the passing...

Growing Together: Tips for summer planting, watering and mowing

Here are a few quick tips to keep your gardening flourishing over the summer months. Planting in the summer As I am writing this, we are...

Town commemorates 230 years of Canada’s first anti-slavery law this Sunday

As a Black woman in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Jan King-Watson is doing what she can to help educate the community on Black history and culture –...

New horse-drawn carriage operator joins the ranks this summer

The roster of people who drive horse-drawn carriages in Niagara-on-the-Lake has gotten a little larger this summer. A dispute over who gets to run horse-drawn...

Virgil resident brings Pride to neighbourhood with rainbow garden

Ray Rempel has always had a passion for equality, beginning with his time as a teacher in Kansas in the 1960s – he has...

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