Zeus the cat is back.
The three-year-old black and white male, missing from a St. Catharines home since March 4, was found on Thursday, April 18 in rural Niagara-on-the-Lake near...
Mitigation efforts in place to reduce noise for nearby residents
Pickleball is returning to the outdoor courts at Centennial Sports Park in Virgil in June.
The...
After two years at the helm and being a major player in Niagara-on-the-Lake’s post-COVID business recovery, NOTL Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Niagara-on-the-Lake president...
Directors appoint Laura Tait to top role for the time being
While the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library board has officially appointed an acting CEO and chief librarian, what happened with the...
All eyes are on the short-term weather forecast for local stone fruit farmers thanks to Mother Nature’s unpredictable ways.
In a strange twist that saw...
Students at Niagara College’s Daniel J. Patterson campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake went from learners to experts Monday, April 15 in a showcase of experiential learning and mutual benefit with a local business.
As part of their advanced communications class, students from the horticulture technician, greenhouse technician, and landscaping programs were tasked to come together in small teams to come up with solutions to one of two problems facing NOTL’s Honey Fields bee farm. The issues at hand: pest control and comfort at the farm’s new open space for visitors.
The goal for instructor Tania Fera-Gent was to activate the student’s creative minds...
The mystery of a cat that's been missing from St. Catharines since March 4 has gotten a lot clearer after a startling, but matter-of-fact admission.
Zeus, a big black and...
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Matthias Oppenlaender and Kevin Watson have been re-elected to positions of chair and vice chair of the Grape Growers of Ontario, the organization announced April 12.
“Having strong leadership and experience is so important and that’s what Matthias Oppenlaender and Kevin Watson bring to the table,” says CEO Debbie Zimmerman. “
Oppenlaender was first elected to the top post in 2016. Watson has held the vice chair position since 2022. Oppenlaender is also treasurer of the Canadian Grapevine Certification Network, he represents the grape growers on the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association board of directors and management committee and...
The long wait to see a nurse practitioner in Niagara-on-the-Lake will come to an end April 22, bringing with it a much-anticipated walk-in clinic.
Its official name will be the NOTL Health Care Clinic.
For those who already have a family doctor, the facility — located inside the Village Medical Centre on Garrison Village Drive — will not be an added benefit. Patients who are not rostered with the Niagara North Family Heath Team are the target group.
NOTL’s population is about 18,000 and about 8,000 people are not rostered.
“We are trying to service people who don’t have care,” said Mary Keith,...
Nature lovers came together on Saturday during Niagara College’s ninth annual BioBlitz to learn more about the wildlife and vegetation that occupy the school's...
When the region’s director of transportation stood in front of council last Tuesday, it was inevitable that a controversial roundabout planned for St. Davids...
Niagara College has launched a multi-year fundraising campaign aimed at helping the postsecondary institution with a number of initiatives.
The college announced its campaign, called...
The beauty of the natural world evokes many feelings in different people: awe, serenity, excitement, curiousity, sometimes even humbleness.
Contemporary artist Cheryl Bailey, whose works...
The latest cohort of students from Willowbank's heritage conservation program graduated in a convocation ceremony on the weekend — and all 10 grads are now working in the heritage...
A familiar face will kick off Jackson-Triggs’ annual summer concert series in June.
Sam Roberts Band will open the series with shows on June 7 and 8 at the Niagara-on-the-Lake...
If you couldn’t get your hands on those Eras Tour tickets, Corks is bringing it to Niagara-on-the-Lake this weekend.
On Friday and Saturday, April 5 and 6, Jessica Wilson is...
Denise Ascenzo
Special to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
It was a Friday evening, March 22 to be exact, when I attended a gathering at the community centre in town. The Death...
A proposed subdivision for up to 28 homes in St. Davids has received the OK from the town's politicians.
Councillors considered a recommendation report from staff, which supported the development...
Rick Meloen is a strong advocate for learning about the history of the town.
He has a lifetime of knowledge and experience with the inner workings of Niagara-on-the-Lake and on...
There will be more room at the inn if owners of the Scotsman Hotel get their way.
Susan Wheler, who was representing Blair and Brenda McArthur, owners of the five-room...
Brenda Breen has been working at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club for nearly 10 years and after a recent cancer diagnosis, her colleagues are banding together to help.
“When the employees, myself and the owners were given the news by her, we wanted to help in any way that we could,” Bobbi Wanamaker, the club’s special events co-ordinator, told The Lake Report.
When Breen said she would happily accept, Wanamaker and the golf club family put together a GoFundMe to cover medical expenses and support her family.
“Before she started chemo she had to take a pre-chemo pill and that’s not covered by...
The twinning of the Garden City Skyway has taken a step toward becoming reality after the province issued a request for proposals for the project.
In an announcement on April 5, Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sakaria said the twinning is necessary “to ensure our transportation infrastructure keeps pace” with the needs of a growing population in Ontario.
More than 106,000 vehicles cross the bridge each day, the...
Some residents in Virgil are worried about the impact to their neighbourhood if phase 2 of the Konik Estates project goes ahead, town politicians heard at a public meeting April 9.
The public meeting was held as a part of the regular committee-of-the-whole meeting that deals with planning matters.
The proposed development — located north of Line 2 Road and east of Concession 6 Road —...
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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 much to and fro, the result was a one-year pilot project, launched this month.
It reduced speed limits to 30 km/h from 50 km/h on several streets in the quiet neighbourhood just west of downtown NOTL.
Unfortunately, when town workers installed some...
Eclipses are good for business.
That’s the word from the Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Chamber of Commerce following one of the busiest off-season weekends the community can remember.
“April...
Lily McKinley
Special to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
Northern flicker:
The northern flicker is a year-round resident of Niagara-on-the-Lake, marked by its vibrant plumage and distinctive markings...
His work targeting human trafficking honoured by Governor General
Michel Maisonneuve
Special to The Lake Report
Niagara-on-the-Lake's Peter Warrack has been formally presented with the Meritorious Service Cross by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon for his work in addressing human trafficking in Canada and beyond.
Warrack's citation for the award notes he "led the creation of Project Protect, a partnership that targets human trafficking by focusing on money laundering."
"Financial institutions, regulators and law enforcers collaborate their efforts to...
NOTL experience captivates people from far and wide
With oohs and ahs, cheers and applause, Niagara-on-the-Lake’s total eclipse experience was one to remember for skywatchers — despite the low-hanging cloud cover.
“That was unreal,” beamed Mississauga’s Josh Diab at Queen’s Royal Park where he, his sister and few friends gathered with a large crowd to watch the eclipse.
“We will never see anything like that again. You just feel shivers come up your spine.”
While clouds over NOTL...
