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Editorial: New year and renewed commitment to NOTL news

Richard Harley and Kevin MacLean Editors Ah, the feeling of being refreshed after spending time with family for the holiday season. Now it's a time for resolutions and...

Letter: Virgil traffic lights are out of synch with traffic flow

Dear editor: I’m not alone in noting that the recent recalibration of the traffic light at Field Road and Niagara Stone Road in Virgil as...

Exploring Photos: ‘The Wilderness’ by Nicholas Hornyansky

This remarkable Old Town property – over four contiguous, heavily forested acres through which meanders One Mile Creek – has passed intact through many...

Horoscope: Jupiter moves into Aries and brings strong influences

Thursday, Dec. 15: Mercury is in charge today, first with a connection to Chiron encouraging a forgive-and-forget approach to whatever comes your way. Then...

Dr. Brown: Entangled in a fine mess of questions about quantum physics

Entanglement at a distance might apply to two lovers or different countries aligned by common interests, but to physicists it applies to two or...

Growing Together: Simple suggestions for decorating your Christmas tree

Your Christmas tree is your canvas, so it's important to select a good one — gorgeous ornaments can do only so much for a...

Hometown Traveller: A wealth of kindness in a time of need

That Friday morning, standing on the dock at our resort in Curacao, waiting for the dive boat to come and pick us up for...

Ross’s Ramblings: Come along on my new free walking tours of NOTL

Free walking tours are popular around the world. Jerusalem, Boston, Sydney, Vancouver, Paris, Auschwitz, Nashville, Athens. And yes, Lunenburg. Niagara-on-the-Lake stands ready. Aye, ready! Last Saturday...

Sports: Predators back in win column after one-sided losses

The Jr. A Niagara Predators took back the reigns and steered themselves to a 5-1 victory over the Windsor Aces on Friday night. The win...

Christmas carols at NOTL’s tiniest chapel Saturday

It’s time to tune up your singing voice. On Saturday, the tiny Living Water Wayside Chapel will hold its first Carol Sing for anyone who...

NOTLers together again at parade afterparty

Every year following the Christmas Parade, the Niagara-on-the-Lake District 1 Firefighters Association hosts a family party and barbecue – and this year was no different. After...

That’s a wrap

With the end of 2022, comes the end of another volume of The Lake Report. As usual, our small staff is taking a holiday...

Christmas in the Trenches: When soldiers from both sides celebrated together

The First World War (1914-1918) was defined by trench warfare. Trenches narrowly separated French, Belgian, British, Canadian and other Commonwealth forces from their German...

Opinion: Ford lied about Greenbelt. Now, Bill 23 will be bad for Niagara

David Israelson Special to The Lake Report If you think it’s bad how Doug Ford’s government is wrecking Ontario’s Greenbelt, wait till we see what they...

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