top 7 Archives

To the rescue: NOTL’s volunteer team is ready to pitch in

On a routine training exercise, a team of search and rescue volunteers spent Saturday morning trudging through Woodend Conservation Area in Niagara-on-the-Lake looking for...

Niagara Parks refurbishing Queenston docks

The Queenston boat launch has been off limits to users this week as Niagara Parks is rehabilitating the facility. Construction on a new dock system...

Popular historical Neighbourhood Walks return this May

Tickets are on sale now for this May's return of the Neighbourhood Walks series, a chance to learn more about the history of Niagara-on-the-Lake...

Town moves 30 km/h speed limit signs put up on wrong streets

Oops. Chautauqua residents spent three years researching solutions to speeding on the community’s narrow streets and then lobbied the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake to implement them. After...

Here are NOTL’s members of the province’s $100K club

Annual Sunshine List was released March 31 It’s that time of year again when taxpayers get a glimpse of who are some of the highest-paid...

Horse-drawn carriage operators compete for limited parking permits

The town may be back to two horse-drawn carriage operators in 2024. Laura Sentineal, who owns Sentineal Carriages with her husband, Fred, asked council to...

160 homes could replace rural woodlot in Virgil

A new subdivision plan is in the works for Virgil, which may mean the death of up to 800 trees. Developer Grey Forest Homes plans...

Reif, Pillitteri wines winners in Texas competition

Two Niagara-on-the-Lake wineries were winners at an annual wine competition in the United States. Reif Estate Winery's 2019 Grand Reserve icewine was awarded a judges’...

Arch-i-text: What’s wrong with this picture?

Within the foreseeable future, Glendale will be home to 20,000 – or more – residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake. That’s likely to be over half of...

Success brewing for this pair of NOTL pub owners

Jovie Joki and Robin Ridesic are like two different branches of the same tree. One runs a successful pub while the other owns a craft...

Arts: Indigenous artist’s exhibition extended at RiverBrink

Debra Antoncic Special to The Lake Report A wonderful burst of colour awaits visitors in the exhibition "Samuel Thomas: New Beginnings," which has been extended until...

It’s time to consider national VQA standard, Ziraldo says

Two members involved in Niagara's wine industry feel that creating a national standard will help promote Canadian vintages internationally and help winemakers and grape...

Tickets go on sale March 1 for popular Red Roof pasta dinner

They’ll be dishing out the pasta for a good cause at John Michael’s Banquet & Event Centre in Thorold on Sunday, April 28. That is...

Sports: Predators face must-win playoff game at home

It's do or die now for the Niagara Jr. A Predators. After finishing their regular season last Friday night with a 3-0 loss to the...

Tag: top 7