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PHOTO GALLERY: Princess Sophie tours Inniskillin, attends gala during visit to NOTL

Niagara-on-the-Lake got the royal treatment on Saturday. Princess Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, spent a day in town, touring a winery and attending a gala...

More people turning to food banks for help, Newark Neighbours says

Food Banks Canada’s latest numbers are out and it appears that last year's food insecurity problem has not gone away – it's getting worse. The organization's...

St. Davids boxer Mckenzie Wright earns bronze medal at Pan Am Games

St. Davids boxer Mckenzie Wright's bid to fight for Canada in the Paris Summer Olympics suffered a setback Thursday afternoon when she lost a...

Valour & Victory ceremony to honour Indigenous veterans

Members of the Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities will mark a milestone this November when they gather in Queenston for National Indigenous Veterans Day. It will...

Model citizen: St. Davids’ Leslie Mann built a career out of small-scale skylines

There’s a multi-tower, 30-storey development going up right now in St. Davids, but in order to get a glimpse of it, you'd need to...

Last women standing: Two residents urge town to reject large Glendale highrise project

After almost four hours of public debate on a variety of planning issues at NOTL council last Tuesday night, two patient women were the...

Community rallies to raise cash for cenotaph repairs

Enough money has been raised to start repairs on Niagara-on-the-Lake’s landmark clock tower cenotaph. Thanks to residents and businesses in the community, the century-old cenotaph...

Residents surprised to learn about huge White Oaks project

Steve Hardaker Community Correspondent To say residents of the Niagara on the Green neighbourhood were surprised when they learned that White Oaks Resort and Spa is...

PHOTO GALLERY: Hometown Hockey’s back as NOTL teams get ready for a new season

NOTL Minor Hockey Association teams returned to the ice in full force last weekend, with practices, some rep tryouts and a few exhibition games. The...

More daycare centres needed, but not as urgently as staff, says expert

A new child care centre in Queenston is adding a much-needed service to Niagara-on-the-Lake and its adjoining cities. The newly-opened child care centre in Queenston,...

Hotel proposal attracts little interest from residents

Three years between public appearances may have dulled public interest in a hotel proposal on the edge of Old Town. The four residents who spoke...

Niagara police out in force as school returns

Niagara Regional Police were out in force for the first day of school. For its 23rd annual Traffic and Safety Awareness Day, police set up...

Literacy-loving residents donate thousands of books to Jamaican schools

A few Niagara-on-the-Lake residents are giving students in Jamaica the gift of reading — one book at a time. Over the coming weeks, more than...

Mural in Virgil will pay tribute to NOTL’s agricultural roots

Virgil is about to get a huge splash of colour. In collaboration with the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, a new mural representing Niagara-on-the-Lake’s connection to...

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