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Letter: Town, businesses need to embrace accessibility

The following letter was sent to the lord mayor and council. A copy was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. The Lake Report's March...

Arch-i-text: The what, why and wherefore of heritage designation

For its size and population, Niagara-on-the-Lake has a tremendous wealth of historic houses that pre-date 1925. Still, despite this treasure trove, comparatively few of...

The Monuments Men: Part 42: Frederick Charles Duggan first from NOTL to die in Second World War

  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...

Most Randwood demolition requests rejected by heritage planner

A massive, 835-page town planning report rejects most of Solmar’s requests to demolish or make substantial changes to buildings and other heritage assets on...

Special Report: Part 3: Advocate pushes for affordable secondary units in NOTL

Existing homes can add basement and other living spaces, Scott Robinson says   Last in a three-part series Housing advocate Scott Robinson foresees a future in Niagara-on-the-Lake...

Sports: NOTL figure skater Ashleen Hale bids a bittersweet goodbye

Figure skater Ashleen Hale waved a bittersweet goodbye to her home away from home of the last 15 years on Sunday. The Niagara-on-the-Lake Skating Figure...

Letter: Cyclists speeding through Queenston pose a serious danger

Dear editor: Our little village of Queenston has a growing traffic problem on Queenston Street and in light of the fatal bicycle collision with a...

Town of NOTL finds savings, approves 2023 budget

UPDATE: This story originally said the town hadn't approved the operating budget, however council approved in on Tuesday.   Niagara-on-the-Lake council has approved the town's operating...

New harmonized wine tax no help to small operators, grape growers say

A harmonized wine tax proposed in Ontario’s 2023 budget is expected to come into effect on July 1.  The harmonized tax will combine four basic...

Pulling apart the knot of Indigenous trauma

How the community became a Mohawk woman's path to sobriety   “I prefer to be Marie Louise.” Marie Louise gets her legal last name, Bowering, from her...

Ironwood raises more than $2,000 for Gillian’s Place

The guests were the ones concocting the cocktails at Ironwood Cider House on Friday night.  “I’m not a very good mixologist,” Tom Rendall said before...

Indigenous community memorializing missing, murdered at Willowbank

Under the guidance of the Indigenous community, the Willowbank is constructing a cairn on its property to memorialize missing and murdered Indigenous women  Marie Louise,...

Letter: What ‘inclusion’ seems to mean in NOTL

Dear editor: Niagara-on-the-Lake has so many opportunities to be inclusive to the point of being visionary, given its overall wealth and privilege. And yet ... So many...

New gateway will let visitors know they’ve reached heritage district

The town’s new gateway project is getting closer to completion after more than three years of discussions. The project will replace the current garden and...

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