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Growing Together: Spring is here. Time to start seeds indoors

It is now time to start planting some vegetable seeds indoors. No matter how many times I plant seeds, it never ceases to amaze me...

Sports: NOTL swimmer sets sights on qualifying for Olympics

Peyton Leigh, 15, to compete for shot at making it to Paris Games in 2024 Standing just five-foot-five, with a shoe size of eight and...

Exploring Photos: Jerman’s Service Station, St. Davids

This image is of St. Davids from around the 1930s. It features the Jerman’s Service Station and refreshment stand that operated at the corner...

Dr. Brown: Insights into complexities of the human brain

The nature of the consciousness and awareness remain what Winston Churchill so aptly described in a very different context, a "riddle wrapped in a...

Cat rescue selling planters at annual spring fundraiser

Spring is here and the third annual spring planter fundraiser and food drive for NOTL Cat Rescue is just around the corner. “One hundred per...

The Monuments Men: Part 40: Charles Joseph McCoy killed weeks before end of 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...

Town proposing to hire 16 new staffers for 2023

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is proposing to spend almost $900,000 on 16 new staff members in 2023. Discussion over which positions make the cut have...

Average NOTL property taxes to rise $105 this year

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake expects to spend about $4 million more in 2023 than it did last year to cover its daily operations. The budget...

Editorial: Good sports, all around

It’s spring – finally, thankfully – and that means warmer weather. It also means that winter sports seasons are coming to an end – and...

NOTL chicken farmer staying positive amid rising avian flu cases

The owner of a large Niagara-on-the-Lake chicken farm is confident all the precautions he takes will prevent an avian flu outbreak at his operation. Two farms...

Hometown Traveller: Breath-taking Machu Picchu offers lifetime of memories

Milena Veljkovic Special to The Lake Report Everyone has a list of places they want to see or things they want to do – a “bucket list.“ Like...

Arts: TD Niagara Jazz Fest wins top 100 award

The TD Niagara Jazz Festival has been a staple in Niagara-on-the-Lake for a decade and it is no stranger to accolades. After winning Festivals and...

Special Report: Rental costs are high, supply is scarce in NOTL

If you're single, finding an affordable rental is a huge challenge First in a series Debbie Delesky couch surfed for more than a year before finally...

Niagara wineries unite to pressure province for changes

Tax reductions, better access to markets among concerns cited by industry Niagara wineries travelled to Queen's Park with an important message, as well as some...

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