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Sports: Ross’s Ramblings: With no referees, there can be no games

Loyal readers know I never get mean or sarcastic with my musings. I try to look for something absurd and often poke fun. Usually...

NOTL Palliative Care opens new offices beside Simpson’s Pharmacy in Virgil

After five years of searching, Niagara-on-the-Lake Palliative Care has found a new home.  On Friday, the group held an open house welcoming the community to...

Investigation launched after Jamaican farmworker dies in his sleep

A Jamaican farmworker in his early thirties died in his sleep at a Niagara-on-the-Lake bunkhouse last Friday.  The 31-year-old employee at P.G. Enns Farms lived...

Sports: Pickleball tourney is a diverse and inclusive showcase

Stephen Ferley Special to The Lake Report With players from age 17 to 80 and with geographical backgrounds as varied as Sri Lanka, India, China and...

Supporting Red Roof’s good work

Red Roof Retreat executive director Steffanie Bjorgan and her husband Moe receive a cheque for $1,000 from the Agape Fund, courtesy of Niagara-on-the-Lake insurance...

Growing Together: Why you should include foliage in planter of annuals

Over the last week or two, you have probably been busy putting together your containers with annuals. Do you find that you keep doing the...

Exploring photos: Memorial Hall, Ontario’s first purpose-built museum

In June 1907, our organization, the Niagara Historical Society opened Memorial Hall, Ontario’s first purpose-built museum. According to our founder, the preliminary drawings of...

Walking tour looks behind history of NOTL heritage homes

More than 230 years ago, Niagara-on-the-Lake was founded as the first capital of Upper Canada. Some of the original homes of important townspeople still stand...

Purse bingo sells out in support of Community Crew

Both parking lots at Club Heidelberg were overflowing with cars for Friday’s purse bingo fundraiser.  “The woman who won the 50/50 draw won $657, that’s...

People of the Stampede: Kids, couples, carny workers and more

For 55 years, the Virgil Stampede has been a staple of life in Niagara-on-the-Lake.  With attractions from pony rides and reptile shows, to a Ferris...

Oh yes, they can bake a cherry pie

Each spring, the women of St. Mark’s Anglican Church (and a few friends) bake hundreds of cherry pies as the cornerstone of the church’s...

Ross’s Ramblings: A former fan flummoxed by failed hockey fortunes

Yes, I am bewildered again this year by the results of the hockey playoffs. Also puzzled, flummoxed, confounded and confused. Try as I might, I just...

Legion raises more than $3,000 for former bartender

More than $3,000 was raised in support of former Legion bartender Sue Pauls on Saturday, says Legion president Al Howse.  Pauls suffered a devastating stroke...

Friends of Fort George gather for book signing

It's an effort four years in the making. On Sunday, the Friends of Fort George hosted a book signing for "Fort George: A History," which...

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