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St. Catharines woman, 49, dies after Jeep hits tree on Lakeshore Rd.

A 49-year-old woman from St. Catharines is dead after her small SUV struck a tree on Lakeshore Road in Niagara-on-the-Lake Saturday morning. Niagara Emergency Medical...

Niagara Chamber names business award finalists

A Niagara-on-the-Lake distillery, the Pumphouse Arts Centre, an Old Town hotel, a bakeshop and two young professionals in hospitality and insurance are among the...

NOTLers bring old-school class to McLaren show

Some people would jump at the chance to show off their vintage cars next to some of the most impressive vehicles in the world. That’s...

Sports: Lisa Allen steps back and scores hole-in-one

Every golfer dreams of acing a hole and for most it remains that, just a dream. Niagara-on-the-Lake's Lisa Allen did it for the second time,...

Ross’s Ramblings: Time to remember at Polish soldiers burial plot

This Sunday, June 11 at 12:30 pm, a ceremony of remembrance will be held on Byron Street, in a quiet corner of the St....

Arch-i-text: Straight lines, curves and historic house design

I have never made it a secret that I love to incorporate curves into my designs. The correct juxtaposition of curves against straight lines creates...

Letter: Town hasn’t yet taken action on light pollution issue

Dear editor: A big thank you to columnist Brian Marshall for pointing out the negative environmental and human impacts of high intensity lighting ("Of lights...

Thousands pack Queen Street for supercars

After Saturday’s McLaren show in Niagara-on-the-Lake, you might be inspired to trade in your car – or maybe your house – to own one. Gawkers,...

Letter: Town needs to ban fires due to extreme dryness

The following letter to Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa and town council was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. In case you are unaware, the...

Letter: Hoping for quick repair to damaged sidewalk

The following letter to Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. In response, the mayor forwarded the issue to a...

Editorial: We need to be better than this

Not once, but twice last week within days of the installation of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s rainbow crosswalk, someone vandalized it by driving vehicles on the new...

NOTL Museum celebrates 116 years of history

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum turned 116 years old on Sunday, with barely a wrinkle to show for it. “We still look pretty good,” said Shawna Butts,...

The Monuments Men: Part 51: Corp. Robert Craig Adam, killed in liberation of Italy

It's been a century since Niagara-on-the-Lake's iconic clock tower cenotaph was erected. Then, in 1926, the Township of Niagara unveiled its own memorial in...

Arts: Books at the Barn returns to NOTL June 17

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Writers’ Circle will again be showcasing local authors’ books on the weekend of the St. Andrew’s Strawberry Festival on June 17. Books...

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