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Monday, March 18, 2024

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Part 2: A Clean Sweep: Is it trash or a treasure? Be prepared to toss it

From junk drawers to overstuffed basements, many of us have a lot of "stuff" we no longer need. This four-part series will help you deal with it and maybe...

Arch-i-text: 19th-century and New Traditional — conversation across generations

Over the past few years, this column has stressed the importance of sympathetic — and contextually appropriate — design to achieve new developments (or...

Chamber program helps Niagara charities

An initiative that grew out of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's group insurance benefits program to help small businesses offer benefits to their employees...

Growing Together: Keep an eye out for early bloomers

Well, once again that furry, little, loveable groundhog – Wiarton Willie – seems to have accurately predicted the coming of an early spring (although,...

Museum workshop will help residents uncover their home’s history

Niagara-on-the-Lake is home to many properties of historical significance. The town became a National Historic District back in 2003 via the Canadian Register of Historic Places, based on NOTL’s collection...

Town wants to expand heritage registry before end of year

Province's imposed expiring dates is causing problems for municipalities In a game of tug of war with the province, Niagara-on-the-Lake municipal staffers are looking to...

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’...

St. Davids desperately seeking sidewalks

St. Davids is not a safe place for pedestrians, some residents say. Two representatives of the St. Davids Ratepayers Association, a membership club representing the...

Tickets, please! Did Virgil speed camera catch you?

Did you get a surprise in the mail, a ticket for speeding through the school zone outside Crossroads Public School in Virgil? The automated speed camera has been operating for about two months now but Niagara Region, which installed it, hasn't been too forthcoming yet about how much over the limit you need to be going in order to get dinged. So, if you received a ticket and want to talk about it, let us know. We're not concerned about naming speeders but rather finding out how the program has been working. And how much people have been fined. Email editor@niagaranow.com and...

Legion honours student contest winners

The Niagara-on-the-Lake branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is handing out first, second and third-place plaques to the winners of its annual Youth Remembrance Contest. In the first two weeks...

News

Miniatures support NOTL Cats

Cindy Carter is downsizing her handmade miniature collection and Niagara-on-the-Lake residents have the opportunity to get their hands on them — in support of a good cause. To support NOTL Cats Rescue, Carter has donated several miniatures to Pet Valu in Virgil, where they will be on display for bidding.  Carter, who handmakes the miniatures along with her friend Linda, said that this partnership allows them to keep on hobbying without running out of space in their homes. “We both love doing it, but for a small hobby it sure does take up a lot of room,” Carter told The Lake Report. She...

News

‘We’re in a bit of a dry spell now’: Bikes for Farmworkers supply runs low

With hundreds of seasonal agricultural workers set to come to town to work the farms in Niagara-on-the-Lake, many will be looking for a way to get around. Right now, however, the organization that helps provide them with an affordable mode of transportation says its supply is dwindling in numbers. Since 2017, the Gateway Community Church's Bikes for Farmworkers has been repairing bicycles donated by the community. The bicycles are fully reconditioned and then sold for $25 to workers for their personal use. Last year, the group, made up of volunteers working in their spare time, sold 368 bikes, down slightly from 2022’s 420....

Local

With attendance lagging, Shaw lost $5.7M in 2023

Charitable donations pushed revenue to record $36.7 million   It was a tough fiscal year for the Shaw Festival.  In the face of a rapid drop off...

Your town tax bill is expected to jump 6.75%

Niagara-on-the-Lake residents can expect a municipal tax hike of about 6.75 per cent for 2024. The budget debate got heated when NOTL’s nine elected officials...

Saga of illegally paved conservation land finally resolved

No penalty for hotel developer but new trees and shrubs must be planted The town has granted a developer permission to pave over conservation land...

March Break Classic: NOTL volunteers score big at annual hockey tournament

Tourney continues through Monday at Meridian Credit Union Arena   Richard Wright Niagara Now/The Lake Report It is said it takes a community to raise a child, but...

Entertainment

Arts: NOTL songwriter releases first self-produced singles

Jenny Scott has been surrounded by music for her entire life.  “Well, my grandmother was a piano teacher, so growing up it was kind of like you didn’t have a...

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 April 27 at the RiverBrink...

Opinion

Letter: Some questions about town’s fiscal governance

Dear editor:  In The Lake Report on Feb. 15, columnist Brian Marshall wrote a rather sympathetic article, (“A concrete look at local governance,”) that essentially...

Editorial: Fighting to represent Canada

It was perhaps fitting that Niagara-on-the-Lake boxer Mckenzie Wright’s latest ring battle occurred on International Women’s Day. Fighting in the 50-kilogram weight class, the diminutive...

Editorial: Two outside-the-box ideas worth discussing

This opinion piece has been updated to reflect that Samuel Young's suggestion actually was to have a new long-term care facility built on the...

Entertainment

Arts: Whole school plays a role in annual Laura Secord musical

Lucy Hopkins Special to Niagara Now/The Lake Report Students at Laura Secord Secondary School are working 9 to 5 — or more — to prepare for their annual musical. This year, the...

News

Zalepa advocates for team approach to fighting effects of climate change

An agreement between Conservation Ontario and the group representing municipalities along the Great Lakes will help in the fight against climate change – and, preserve the economic health of...

Local

St. Davids roundabout plan sparks more heated council debate

Then town rejects regional rep Kaiser as nominee for transportation committee     Around and around we go, the issue of a proposed roundabout in the heart of St. Davids has become...

Sailing is more than a sport for NOTL sailing club volunteer Rod Gardner

Lucy Hopkins Special to Niagara Now/The Lake Report Sailing has a long and storied history, but a volunteer at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Sailing Club is bringing the sport to a new generation. Rod...

The ‘She-Covery’: Women’s employment rebounds post-pandemic, but challenges remain

As Julia Ventresca was preparing to graduate from Brock University last spring, job prospects seemed few and far between — especially for an English language and literature major. “I was...

News

Student summer jobs open up at Fort George

That time of the year is here once again: the Friends of Fort George is now accepting applications for student summer positions at Fort George National Historic Sites and Brock’s Monument. For the past 37 years of its existence, the Friends of Fort George have given young people in Niagara the chance to work at its key historic sites as hundreds of people visit every year during the tourism season. To date, more than 400 students have worked at Fort George and Brock's Monument, primarily as historical re-enactors, but also at Fort George's gift shop and as heritage interpreters providing on-site...

Hundreds of volunteer hours make Crossroads home show a major success

There was a little something for everyone at the Crossroads Public School's 14th annual NOTL Home, Garden & Craft Show. The show opens up the school, with vendors lining the gyms and classrooms, offering all sorts of items, including handmade jewelry, jams, candies, fresh baked treats and more. There was also a Home Depot kid’s zone, where youngsters could build a variety of kits, a bouncy...

NOTLers lead the way for International Women’s Day

The women of Niagara-on-the-Lake made Queen’s Royal Park their stomping grounds on Monday morning. About 125 women came out to the second annual International Women’s Day photo shoot hosted by The Lake Report at the park.  Many were standing on the shoulders of the woman giants who came before them. For Kathy Taylor, it was her grandmother Kathleen Drope. “Growing up, I was able to spend a lot...

After 95 years the Niagara District Airport still has room to grow, Pilon says

The Niagara District Airport is a well-known fixture in Niagara-on-the-Lake, but many NOTLers aren’t familiar with all of its functions. When Dan Pilon, CEO of the airport, presented his Learn & Live segment “Our Niagara District Airport,” on Monday, many were surprised to find out that the airport has been in the community for nearly a century. “The single most surprising fact for me was finding...

Snow plow namers get kudos from council

Three winners of the Niagara-on-the-Lake's new snow plow naming contest got their grip and grins at town hall Tuesday night. Winners Jordana Hernder, Laura Hollemans...

A brush with royal tea: March Break children’s tea party

The Friends of Fort George is cordially extending an invitation to families for a special March Break tea party fit for royalty. "Tea Like the...

Feds extend winery support program with $177 million over three years. Industry applauds major cash injection

There was a lot to like about an announcement that the federal government was investing more money in the grape and wine industry, Erwin...

Decision to continue hearing Jeleel Stewart appeal up to tribunal: WSIB

What happens now to the case of a Jamaican man who was injured on the job as a seasonal worker in Niagara-on-the-Lake is up...

Signature chefs back to tempt taste buds at Niagara College

With the return of Niagara College's annual Signature Chef Series this March, guests will have a chance to sample the unique culinary delights from the East Coast of Canada. The series, which is hosted by the Benchmark restaurant on the Daniel J. Patterson campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, kicks off its 2024 edition on March 16 with chef Timothy Charles from the award-winning Fogo Island Inn in Newfoundland. “The series provides a great opportunity to invite in our...

Green recruits gave redcoats a run for their money in historic battles

Storied scouts and skirmishers were in the limelight at Navy Hall on Friday morning.  The Glengarry Light Infantry and the Western Rangers were two regiments that fought in the War of 1812 and they were among the few to wear green uniforms instead of red. Their stories were told in turn to those in attendance at Navy Hall by husband and wife duo Elizabeth LeBlanc and Peter Martin. Leblanc and Martin both took jobs at Parks Canada...

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