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Horoscope: Venus connects with Jupiter and brings positive energy

Thursday, Dec. 8: The energy of yesterday’s full moon is very much active today, with connections to Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto. It’s like planetary...

Letter: A beautiful town but I wonder about some attitudes

Dear editor: Niagara-on-the-Lake is indeed a beautiful town and my husband and I have enjoyed living here for the past five years. However, reading some of...

Letter: Hoping Village grocery store offers ‘specialty’ goods NOTL needs

Dear editor: I would like to offer some advice to John Hawley about his plans for a grocery store in the final phase of the...

Arch-i-text: There is no historical evidence that Breakenridge owned slaves

A teacher selected a group of 10 students and instructed them one after another to whisper the sentence she gave the first child into...

Letter: Assault weapons are deadly and should be banned in Canada

This is a letter to Niagara Falls MP Tony Baldinelli. A copy was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. Dear editor: As a surgeon, I...

Letter: Good sound is important, but not too loud, please

Dear editor: Kudos to columnist Ross Robinson for his Ramble on sound quality, (Ross's Ramblings, "For important occasions, let’s avoid the sounds of silence," The...

NOTLers open their homes for annual Holiday House Tour

Have you ever driven past a beautiful home and just wished you could see how it looked inside? Last weekend, on Dec. 2 and 3,...

Museum patrons grab a selfie with Santa

Every year the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum decks its halls with festive decorations from wreaths to bows, but this year special guests brought even more holiday...

Artisan works prove popular at Pumphouse market

Holiday markets are everywhere in Niagara-on-the-Lake at this time of year and the Pumphouse is providing a unique experience for Christmas shoppers this season. Lining...

Jeepers load up a ton of donations for Newark Neighbours

With the help of a large group of car lovers and a festive “Christmas Jeep,” the Niagara Area Jeep Club was able to accept...

Santa brings the gift of pizza to Ruffino’s

Santa was busy last weekend spreading holiday cheer – and pizza sauce. Sundays until Dec. 18 between the hours of 11 and 4, children can...

NOTL writer publishes his first mystery novel

A Niagara-on-the-Lake writer has drawn on his years as a thoroughbred horse groom and as a journalist to produce his first mystery novel. “The Pale...

Ross’s Ramblings: Soccer, hockey, tennis, whatever – our kids need to play more

There are just under 3 million citizens in Qatar. Some 74 per cent are male. Go figger. The FIFA World Cup is being staged in...

Editorial: Do the right thing for seasonal workers

It is never easy for an employee to speak up when they feel their boss is not treating them fairly. In most cases, there’s a...

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