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Repair Café brings new life to household items

Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Esther Battista stopped by the library last week in hopes of getting some advice on where to find a repair person to...

Eye for Art: Diego Velásquez, ‘Las Meninas’

EYE FOR ART #45 – Diego Velásquez, "Las Meninas," 1656, Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid The social media world in which we live...

Letter: Refusal to allow candidate meetings at community centre is misguided

Dear editor: The misguided decision by the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake chief administrator, Marnie Cluckie, and the acting town clerk to not rent the community centre...

Growing Together: Fall means it’s time to think about lawn care

Can you believe that Thanksgiving is just a few days away? I love autumn and watching the last of the flowers showing off in the...

Horoscope: Full moon could mean tension in some relationships

Thursday, Oct. 6: Today may feel a bit like Monday, thanks to the moon in Pisces and Mercury connecting with Pluto, there are thoughts and...

$3.5M NOTL home implicated in massive international drug bust

A $3.5-million, 5,000-square-foot home on the Niagara Parkway in Niagara-on-the-Lake has been "placed under criminal restraint" as part of a massive seizure of methamphetamine...

Letter: NOTL pulled together for Terry Fox Run

Dear editor: Terry Fox was not a quitter and neither was NOTL, again this year. On Sunday, Sept. 18, after two years of not gathering as...

One tree at a time: Free saplings support climate fight

Roland Adams wants everyone to have a free tree – until he runs out, at least. The Gage Street resident is one of a few...

Exploring Photos: Six Nations doll circa 1820

This c.1820s Six Nations doll was donated in 1909 and is reputed to have belonged to a Chief’s daughter on the Grand River. It...

Arch-i-text: Just what is that? Abbreviations and jargon of development process

As we move toward the municipal election in October, some of the candidate platforms include short forms and abbreviations that leave folks scratching their...

Indigenous motorcycle club’s Unity Ride ends in Niagara-on-the-Lake

The Sovereign Motorcycle Club was at Queenston Memorial Park Saturday afternoon at the end of a long ride from Ohsweken on the Six Nations...

Letter: Yes, short-term rentals need to be controlled

Dear editor: In principle, I am in favour of short-term rentals. We ran one a year back. Done properly, they don't offend a sense of...

Editorial: The community steps up, again

Build it and they will come. Ask for it and they will deliver. A week ago, desperate to fill empty and near-empty shelves in time for...

‘I think it could be a record year:’ Some NOTL beekeepers are thriving, despite rough start to season

It’s not all doom and gloom for beekeepers. Many beekeepers had a difficult start to the season. Some lost most, if not all, of their...

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