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NOTL’s newest community garden prepares to launch next month

Lifepointe Bible Church is giving residents a chance to use their green thumbs in its new community garden. The church, at 736 York Rd., west...

Letter: Friends of Forgotten appreciates support from NOTL council

Dear editor: Friends of the Forgotten would like to thank Niagara-on-the-Lake council for its unanimous vote on March 21 to support our group’s work in...

Letter: Chautauqua, inclusion and ‘horse feathers’

Dear editor: I was quite a fan of the TV series "M*A*S*H" and I particularly enjoyed Col. Sherman T. Potter’s turns of phrase. I think...

Letter: It’s now 43 years since the start of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope

Dear editor: Wednesday, April 12, 1980 – the day it all began. That was the day, 43 years ago, when 21-year-old Terry Fox started his Marathon...

Exploring Photos: Transportation in NOTL solved

We can often look to history to help understand the world we are living in or perhaps to help solve the problems of today....

Letter: Many questions about logic of St. Davids roundabout

Dear editor: A number of articles have appeared in area newspapers concerning the establishment of a roundabout in St. Davids. Based on these stories, it would...

Arch-i-text: Real-life examples of ‘sympathetic design’ in communities

For most folks, the term “sympathetic design” in architecture is both vague and confusing. So I thought we’d take the time to loosely put...

Dr. Brown: Moments of grace when a loved one lives with dementia

On a recent Sunday following the 8:30 a.m. service at St. Mark's, I visited my wife Jan at Pleasant Manor Radiant Care in Virgil. After...

Letter: Act now to make NOTL shops accessible

This letter was sent to members of NOTL council and a copy was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. We have been regular visitors...

Op-ed: Why town needs to let tribunal decide fate of Rand Estate

Judy McLeod Special to The Lake Report Niagara-on-the-Lake council has less than 90 days to make a decision on a number of applications by the Marotta...

The Monuments Men: Part 43: Virgil’s Jack Hutchison shot down by German fighters

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...

Bikers and travellers choose NOTL to soak up spring sunshine

Niagara-on-the-Lake was a popular place for people to soak up the beautiful April sunshine Monday afternoon. And some swear there’s no place like NOTL at...

Letter: Why a hotel is not appropriate for Parliament Oak property

The following is a letter to the lord mayor and council. I understand the Parliament Oak property at 325 King St. in Old Town is...

Room tax could collect additional $600,000 from short-term rentals

The town has received about $200,000 from the municipal accommodation tax since last July, a fraction of what it could be collecting if the...

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