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Sports: NOTL men edge women in Pro’s Cup competition

A ball wrapped in the roots of a tree, some wild shots by the men's team and a hard-charging performance by the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf...

Ross’s Ramblings: Will new diverging diamond road ‘improve’ confusion at Glendale?

It was surely a slow news weekend, despite the 50th anniversary stories reminding us of the society-altering 1972 Munich Olympic tragedy and the Canada-altering...

Letter: Peach festival visitors paid for parking and then got ticketed. Twice

Dear editor: It felt like an old friend had just stabbed us in the back. After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, you would think that...

Letter: At least town is not starting official plan from scratch

Dear editor: I am writing in response to Derek Insley's Sept. 1 letter to the editor, "Mayor and would-be mayor both failed to deliver." That’s a...

Letter: Plenty of questions about chamber’s tourism survey

Dear editor: The Sept. 1 edition of The Lake Report contains the latest in a series of advertisements paid for by the Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of...

Letter: Site for all-candidates debates is not easily accessible

Dear editor: I am writing regarding your Sept. 1 news story, "NOTL group plans series of candidate debates." While I appreciate the effort put in by...

The Monuments Men: Part 16: Two NOTL soldiers who died accidentally

When researching the local men commemorated on Niagara-on-the-Lake’s memorial clock tower cenotaph, it is natural to think of men killed in battle. However, several died...

The Monuments Men: Part 15: A son’s death left an impoverished family

More than 45,000 Canadian men died in service during the Second World War. When a member of Canada’s armed forces died in service there were...

Letter: Anti-ward argument shows why wards are needed

Your correspondent John Buchanan's Sept. 1 diatribe against the "absurd" proposal to implement a ward system for NOTL council elections is useful, but not...

Sports: Tie-breakers settle close-fought doubles tennis tourney

Hot on the heels of the top-tier tennis played at the Canada Summer Games the Niagara-on-the-Lake Tennis Club held its annual men's and women’s...

Opinion: We’re there when you need us, now NOTL Palliative Care needs you

Bonnie Bagnulo NOTL Community Palliative Care Picture this: It’s morning and she can’t get out of bed. You’ve done your best up till now to...

Horoscope: Retrograde Mercury may affect relationships and partnerships

Thursday, Sept. 8: Thanks to the moon and Saturn at the same place in the sky in Aquarius – and the sun in perfect...

Letter: We need to have a reasoned discussion about ward system

Dear editor: Let’s park the strong adjectives and adverbs about the emerging discussion about ward systems, (Letter, Sept. 1, "A ward system is an absurd...

Exploring Photos: Beach time in NOTL

Although the Niagara River has a swift current, residents throughout our history have enjoyed swimming along the shoreline, whether it was off the Queenston...

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