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Letter: Speak up now about inappropriate projects in Old Town

Dear editor: I am not against development if the project fits the neighbourhood. But the Mary Street apartment proposal is massive and towers over the...

Dr. Brown: Differences between Neanderthal and human brains

Neanderthals lived between 30,000 and 400,000 years ago and then, throughout their wide Eurasian range, disappeared for mysterious reasons. Genetic studies suggest they probably lived...

Arch-i-text: Taking a road trip to explore Romanesque Revival

My wife and I decided to visit a recently opened storefront in Vineland which offers sauces, jams, relishes, etc. made principally from produce grown...

Letter: How much has town spent on legal battles over development?

Dear editor: The ongoing debates over the Rand Estate, Parliament Oak, Mary Street apartment and St. Davids' Tawny Ridge developments are but a few challenges...

Letter: Crossroads could be used as night school for secondary students

Dear editor: I was a candidate last fall for the position of trustee for the District School Board of Niagara. Had I been successful it was...

Growing Together: Five ways to take containers beyond the patio

Many of us will use container plantings to provide an accent of colour at our front doors or on our decks and patios.  These...

Letter: Misdeed corrected: ‘Harriet the Spy’ is back on the shelves of library

Dear editor: My aunt says that a good-natured child chooses her own punishment for her crime. Well, some children are a bit obtuse and it has...

The Monuments Men: Part 36: Sapper Gordon Hollingsworth’s ‘death by misadventure’

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 appoints two councillors to oversee tourism strategy

Niagara-on-the-Lake council has named two of its own to the town's new tourism strategy committee. After some back and forth Tuesday night over how much...

NOTL fire department reports increasing demand for services

As the town gets bigger, the demands on Niagara-on-the-Lake’s emergency services are growing. NOTL Fire and Emergency Services is reporting that in 2022 it responded...

Soothing scents and colourful blooms

NEOB Lavender expands with bigger farm, adds Queen Street storefront   This summer, the intersection of Niagara Stone Road and Concession 7 Road will be alive...

NOTL schools use Black History Month to tackle a tough subject

The history of slavery is a weighty topic for the classroom. That's why schools in Niagara-on-the-Lake tend to use Black History Month as an opportunity...

Editorial: Development, NOTL and Bill 23

A large condo complex that dwarfs its neighbours on Mary Street. A high-end boutique hotel on the old Parliament Oak school property, amid a quiet...

Exploring Photos: John Waters (1808-1880) was NOTL’s first Black town councillor

John Waters was one of the most successful Black men to live in Niagara-on-the-Lake. He was a successful farmer but was also a local...

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