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Small but supportive turnout at Niagara Baptist Church Burial Ground march

The march at the Niagara Baptist Church Burial Ground on Sunday didn’t turn out as planned, but supporters kept their heads high. “I was hoping...

Out of the dark: Husband’s stroke inspires Jodey Porter to beat blindness

At 72, Jodey Porter has finished an illustrious career as a senior Ontario public servant. She has been, among other roles, an Ontario human...

Chautauqua residents give back in Pride-themed bake sale

This weekend, you can follow your nose to 23 Shakespeare Ave. to support a cause for Pride Month. Niagara-on-the-Lake residents Tara Rosling and her daughter...

‘Two sweet potatoes in a bag:’ A love story and other letters highlighted at Ontario farmerettes presentation

Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Steven Gregg couldn’t help but tear up when he heard his parents' love story recounted to the audience at the NOTL Museum...

Town, SORE lose bid to recover legal costs from Solmar

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake and the resident group SORE have been denied recovery of legal costs totalling more than $600,000 in a dispute over...

Sports: NOTL’s Pagnotta is forever pitching in

Volunteer coach's latest 'job' was convening Ontario girls high school soccer championships Joe Pagnotta figures that by the time July comes, he'll be able to...

Teenager identified as suspect in rainbow crosswalk vandalism

A 15-year-old boy from St. Catharines has been identified by Niagara Regional Police as the person who defaced the town's rainbow crosswalk three weeks...

Sports: Niagara’s U19 men’s team wins basketball bronze

The Ontario Cup championship weekend didn’t start out the way coach Jonathon Thorpe and his Niagara Rangers U19 men’s basketball squad had hoped. But they...

NOTL Cats Rescue in need of foster homes

If you have some spare room in your house and are looking for a bit of company, you could consider becoming a foster parent...

Sports: A tale of two perfect golf shots

Tara Di Leo’s most memorable golf shot (so far) ended up as a hole-in-one – and she didn’t even get to see it unfold. Playing...

Ward Simpson named NOTL’s newest Living Landmark

Ward Simpson's contributions to the community of Niagara-on-the-Lake span far beyond running one of its most popular pharmacies for over four decades. His many contributions...

Letter: Stop, thief! Who’s absconding with the library’s Globe?

Dear editor: At $8 a copy for the Saturday Globe and Mail, perhaps one can speculate as to why one of our fellow citizens, a patron...

Letter: Parliament Oak hotel simply doesn’t belong in that neighbourhood

The following letter to town council was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. The area surrounding the Parliament Oak school site is a very...

Letter: There are no positives in Marotta hotel proposal

The following letter to town council was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. Attached is a drawing of developer Benny Marotta’s proposed hotel, with...

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