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Dr. Brown's Pandemic Blog. (Background photo by Rene Bertschi)
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PANDEMIC BLOG: By Dr. William Brown
Dr. William Brown.
Opinion
Dr. Brown: The pathology of COVID-19 lungs
Chef Ryan Crawford is excited about the transition from Backhouse to Ruffino's Pasta Bar & Grill. (Richard Harley)
News
Backhouse lights final fire, as chef switches to family-focused Ruffino's
Trees were cut down May 29 at the NOTL Community Centre. Each removed tree will be replaced, said Lord Mayor Betty Disero. (Richard Harley)
News
Trees cut to make way for nursery school
All NOTL patients with COVID-19 have recovered, according to statistics from Niagara Region public health.
News
COVID-19: No more active COVID cases in NOTL
NOTL resident Amy Post, designer of the Big Smiles Lip Reading Masks. (Supplied)
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NOTL woman creates clear masks to help lip readers
Strewn sommelier Juan Nunez-Sanchez shows special distancing space at one of the winery's tasting bars. (Jill Troyer)
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COVID-19: NOTL wineries get ready to welcome visitors for tastings
Volunteer Aimee Medina sanitizes the counter at the Pumphouse Arts Centre. (Supplied)
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Artist submissions sought for Pumphouse chair auction
Leslie and Kathy Mann volunteering at the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre. (Supplied)
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Renovated Pumphouse hopes to reopen for summer
An anti-racism rally will be held Friday at noon, starting at Voices of Freedom Park. (Richard Harley)
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NOTL group to host 'peaceful anti-racism rally'
Hannah Jamal, far left, and sister Ayla (middle, black dress), with fellow Yellow Door performers. (Supplied)
News
COVID-19: Yellow Door keeps musical theatre going amid pandemic
Laurie Stratton and his dog Oscar at their Ricardo Street home. (Richard Harley)
News
'Slow down': NOTLer says bylaw officer was ‘aggressive’ after being asked not to speed
Neighbours in The Village have been outside every night since March 19, rain or shine, to show appreciation for health care workers and various other causes of national significance. From left, Alan Ash, Melissa O’Connor, Diana Ash, Paul O’Connor, Jerry Placken (drums), Wendy Connelly, Patricia Yocom, Nancy Widdicombe, Tore Stautland, Doug Widdicombe, Trinity Stautland, Julie Stautland, Mercedes Stautland. And dogs Cooper (centre) and Tiffany (right). (Richard Harley)
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COVID-19: Nightly for past 11 weeks, neighbours sing praises of front-line workers
Tim Jennings, the Shaw Festival’s executive director and CEO, chats on a Zoom call in his home office during a meeting with company members involved in the new education and community outreach specialists (ECOS) program. (Truly Carmichael photo)
News
COVID-19: Shaw finds positives amid pandemic's negatives
File photo.
Opinion
Dr. Brown: When’s this pandemic going to end? Not anytime soon
Supplied/Lucy McEwen
Opinion
Letter: A touching tribute to George Floyd
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Pandemic actions smack of dictatorship
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Ad featuring town CAO was unusual
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Politicians can't be playing politics during pandemic
Pet owners need to remember to scoop their dog's poop. (Image courtesy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Opinion
Letter: Dog owners need to pick up after pets
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Not optimistic long-term care homes will improve
Virgil Pet Valu front door is boarded up following a break and enter early Tuesday morning. (Jessica Maxwell)
News
Thieves smash glass door in Pet Valu break-in
File photo.
News
June book club explores untold stories of women in the War of 1812
Shaw Festival CEO Tim Jennings. (Supplied)
News
Shaw Festival cancels performances up till Aug. 1
The Shaw presents That's Shawbiz on Saturday afternoon "for the young and young at heart."
Entertainment
Festival hosts junior edition of 'That's Shawbiz' this Saturday
NOTL is slowly recovering from the pandemic. (Photo by Sonja Schindeler)
News
Town now 'cautiously' advises residents to 'Stay safe' not 'Stay home'
File photo.
News, Opinion
Letter: Apology for washroom statement that changed
Sean Simpson is proprietor of Simpson's Pharmacy in NOTL.
News
Simpson's Pharmacy promotion will help United Way and Red Roof Retreat
Vehicles continue to line up on Queen Street on weekends. (Richard Harley)
News
22,500: Number of weekend vehicles entering town doubles since start of May
Niagara-on-the-Lake's Lord Mayor Betty Disero. (Supplied)
News
Province is opening too fast: Disero
File photo.
Opinion
Editorial: Transparency, public information and COVID-19
Despite the town urging people not to hold garage sales, someone in Garrison Village held one on the weekend. (Richard Harley)
News
Garage sales 'not recommended,' says mayor
People lined up to get into Phil's Valu-mart in Virgil. (File/Richard Harley)
Opinion
The Checkout: COVID-19: Smalltown grocers are community social hubs
The new high-tech bottling line at Henry of Pelham. (Jill Troyer)
News
Innovation in Wine Country: Part 6: Henry of Pelham Winery running 'flat out' with new production facilities
Hydro services lines on the ground outside of Willow Cakes & Pastries after being pulled out of the building by a passing truck. (Jessica Maxwell/Niagara Now)
News
Willow's power knocked out by garbage truck
Town restaurants could be permitted to use sidewalks and some parking spaces for patios when the provincial government allows them to reopen. (Richard Harley)
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COVID-19: NOTL considers allowing restaurants to open patios
A dated sign for Upper Canada Heritage Trail, maintained by Upper Canada Equestrian Association. (File photo/Brittany Carter)
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First phase of heritage trail improvement set to begin
Lauren Kruitbosch is one of the leaders of the town's new communication strategy. (Supplied)
News
COVID-19: The social medium is the message
Jim Ryan is chair of the NOTL Hydro board. (Supplied)
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COVID-19: Hydro execs pitch plan for widespread COVID testing, lab in NOTL
File photo.
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NOTL has had 21 cases of COVID-19 so far, region says. All but 3 patients have recovered
File photo.
News
COVID-19: Town revives hanging basket program
Dr. William Brown.
Opinion
Dr. Brown: An imaginative alternative to the pandemic: Change the universe 
Cheese Secrets booth set up at the first farmers' market for 2020
News
Farmers' market opening weekend a success
Jadwiga Dabrowski, owner of The Butterfly Gallery, says businesses are focused on safety as they reopen. (Jessica Maxwell)
News
A stroll through Old Town: Chatting with businesses on Queen Street
People lined up around the block to wait for public washrooms May 19. File photo/Richard Harley
News
Town reverses course on portable toilets, opens Simcoe Park washrooms instead
Cathy Simpson, chief librarian and CEO of NOTL Public Library. (Brittany Carter)
News
COVID-19: Library offers curbside and online options
File photo.
News, Opinion
Letter: Heritage tax rebate must be a town priority
Letter
Opinion
Letter: A heartwarming Mother's Day tale
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Full support for mayor and town staff during pandemic
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Wear a mask, protect others
A man was struck while trying to cross Niagara Stone Road on a bicycle Saturday morning. (Jessica Maxwell)
News
Older man struck by vehicle in Niagara-on-the-Lake
A sign outside of Nina Gelateria asks people to practice physical distancing. (Richard Harley)
News
UPDATED: Store fined for patrons not social distancing inside shop and in doorway, mayor says
New Democrat MPP Wayne Gates, his hair a little longer thanks to the pandemic, speaks in the Ontario Legislature. (Supplied)
News
COVID-19: Gates demands more protective gear for front-line workers
File photo.
News
Town reopens green spaces and some recreational amenities
Letter
Opinion
Letter: COVID-19: Close Queen St. to cars, so stores can safely offer services
Brock Cuvee 2020
News
Brock's Cuvee gala will be an online celebration
NOTL Sailing Club general manager Ed McIlroy stands at the front gate of the NOTL Sailing Club. (Jessica Maxwell)
News
NOTL Sailing Club in uncharted waters
NEEDS PHOTO
News
COVID-19: Town estimates pandemic costs at $650K
Editorial
Opinion
Editorial: Don't let down your guard
The NOTL Farmers’ Market opens Saturday with new restrictions. File/Dariya Baiguzhiyeva
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NOTL farmers' market opens Saturday
NEEDS PHOTO
News
They're back: Tourists flock to Old Town on holiday weekend
Droves of tourists lined up to use the washrooms in Old Town on Saturday, despite the pandemic. (Richard Harley)
News
COVID-19: Town adding portable toilets for Old Town visitors
The plan estimates Glendale will have a population of 15,000 residents along with 7,500 jobs. (Supplied)
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Glendale District Plan moving ahead
Coun. Norm Arsenault with the NOTL flag. (Richard Harley)
News
'Incredible response' for NOTL flag project
NOTL Soccer Club logo. (Supplied)
News
COVID-19: Soccer club cancels season due to pandemic
St. Catharines firefighters fight the blaze on Read Road early Wednesday morning. (Jessica Maxwell/The Lake Report/Niagara Now)
News
Blaze breaks out at Read Road greenhouse
Athina and Carson McConkey pose in front of Crossroads Public School on the first day of school Tuesday, Sept. 3. (File photo/Dariya Baiguzhiyeva)
News
COVID-19: Niagara board supports keeping schools closed
From left, Jay Plato, deputy fire chief – community risk Reduction, and Brad Disher, fire prevention and public education officer, show off the fire safety kits that NOTL Fire & Emergency Services will be delivering to children. (Town of NOTL photo)
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NOTL firefighters helping teach kids fire safety with home kits
Neighbours Sharon Brinsmead-Taylor and Tony Taylor with Dawn Walker-Krahn and Bill Krahn enjoy their shared "Flip Bar"- Supplied
News
PHOTO: 'Flip Bar' lets neighbours be social – from a distance
Letter
News, Opinion
COVID-19: Letter: Mayor, council doing nothing to help Old Town businesses
Letter
Opinion
COVID-19: Letter: Disappointed so few people wearing masks, gloves
Letter
Opinion
COVID-19: Letter: Kudos to PC Express team at Phil's Valu-mart
Letter
Opinion
COVID-19: Letter: Praise for our delivery drivers
Letter
Opinion
COVID-19: Letter: NOTL needs to act fast to curb 'overtourism'
Letter
Opinion
COVID-19: Letter: Fining store owners kicks them when they're down
Jamie Slingerland is director of viniculture at Pillitteri Estates Winery. (Supplied)
News
Innovation in Wine Country: Part 5: Online sales, exports help Pillitteri Estates navigate pandemic
File photo. Rene Bertschi/Richard Harley
News
COVID-19: Dr. Brown: Virus mutates slowly, as search for vaccine accelerates
Simon Ibbotson (centre) and Joanne Lane, with Simon’s son Tristan show off the huge toucan bird in front of their newly refurbished Toucan Lane Inn, in rural northern Costa Rica. The Niagara natives sold all their assets and purchased the inn six months ago. Tristan, a well-known Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club server, is helping the couple get it all underway. (Tim Taylor/Niagara Now)
News
A big leap: From smalltown Niagara to smaller town Costa Rica
NOTL Golf Club pro Billy SImkin and owner John Wiens (rear) keep a social distance as Harry Huizer and Martha Cruikshank are the first group to tee off for the season on Saturday. (Ricky Watson photo)
News
Golf auction raises $6,000 for Newark Neighbours
Canadian Woodworking & Home Improvement magazine. (Supplied)
News
NOTL company takes over Canadian Woodworking magazine
The province is allowing dog groomers, golf courses and some stores to reopen.
News
UPDATED: Province lets groomers, golf courses and more stores reopen
Frank Hayes photo.
News
PHOTO: U.S. fighter jets soar for front-line workers
Coun. Norm Arsenault with the NOTL flag. (Richard Harley/Niagara Now/The Lake Report)
News
Your chance to fly the NOTL flag
File photo/Richard Harley
Opinion
Editorial: Flying the flag for NOTL
Emergency crews respond to the scene of a vehicle over the edge of the Niagara Gorge. (Supplied photo)
News
Woman dead after vehicle goes into Niagara Gorge
Kurt Hamm takes a practice swing at NOTL Golf Club. (Eunice Tang/The Lake Report/Niagara Now)
News
Fore! Golf club auctioning season's first tee time to aid Newark Neighbours
Scenes like the one above are becoming more common across NOTL, as grape producers cut contracts. (Richard Harley/The Lake Report/Niagara Now)
News
Pandemic, lost contracts hurting NOTL grape growers
Lake Ontario.
News
With lake level peaking, flood concerns dissipate
A screenshot of Monday's committee of the whole meeting. (Niagara Now)
News
COVID-19: NOTL ‘refocusing’ efforts to manage tourism resumption
File photo.
News
COVID-19: Tourism businesses plan for reopening
RiverBrink Art Museum. (File photo)
News
COVID-19: Technology helps RiverBrink stay 'open'
Left column: Danna McDonough, Dorothy Booth, Margaret Hobbs. Centre column: Pippa De Leonardis, Joan Maida, Holly Anderson, Gina Snary. Right column: Sonja Schindeler, Suzan Roerich, Dr. Karen Berti (one of our heroes).
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PHOTO: NOTL friends decorate masks
File photo/Brittany Carter
News
Newark Neighbours Food Bank remains open
Dr. William Brown.
Opinion
COVID-19: Dr. Brown: Humans are sociable and isolation takes a toll on us
Pixabay photo.
Opinion
COVID-19: The Checkout: Pandemic forces food stores to improve online retailing
Oh, so British – socially distant tea time with Anna, the volunteer student visitor. (Susan Hall photo)
News
COVID-19: Letter from U.K.: Tea time in lockdown. A cuppa on the doorstep
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News
NOTL growers donate flowers to retirement homes
Letter
Opinion
COVID-19: Letter: Old Town parking ban was unfair
Letter
News
COVID-19: Letter--Closing washrooms was short-sighted
Letter
Opinion
COVID-19: Letter: Pandemic will mean major changes for us all
letter
Opinion
COVID-19: Letter: Not following reopening rules could lead to unmitigated disaster
Letter
Opinion
COVID-19: Letter: Town's tactics hurt small businesses
Firefighter recruits train at the old nurses' home on Byron Street. Supplied photo/Nick Ruller
News
NOTL fire recruits train at old nurses' residence
Lord Mayor Betty Disero.
Opinion
COVID-19: Mayor's opinion: NOTL is easing restrictions, but let's keep our guards up
COVID-19 is keeping Ravine Winery's new event centre empty - for now. (Jill Troyer/Niagara Now)
News
Innovation in Wine Country: Part 4: Ravine's new event centre ready – and waiting
Opening of Sunnybrook's new retail space is delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Jill Troyer/Niagara Now)
News
Innovation in Wine Country: Part 4 continued: Sunnybrook's dream is delayed
This print depicts the mouth of the Niagara River from the ramparts of Fort George. An illustration from Picturesque Canada, circa 1882. To the left of the illustration is St. Vincent de Paul Church, right of centre is the dock area and far right is Fort Niagara. (NOTL Museum)
News
NOTL dock area was once marshland
The building at 175 Queen St. became the NOTL Cottage Hospital after the Spanish Flu pandemic. (Kevin MacLean/Niagara Now)
News
COVID-19: Pandemic led to NOTL's first proper hospital
Letter
Opinion
COVID-19: Letter: Bring back NOTL's old hospital
File photo.
News
COVID-19: Town of NOTL lifts parking ban
Blanche Quinn served a term on town council. (Supplied photo)
News
In memoriam: Blanche Quinn did it her way
Some results from The Lake Report's COVID-19 survey. (Steve Ferley)
News
COVID-19 survey results: NOTLers say they're following pandemic rules, but only 25% embrace masks
Drs. Robin and Kevin Foster and their Bouvier, Marigold, self-isolating in the garden of their St. Davids home, waiting for the world to reopen. (Tim Taylor photo)
News
COVID-19: The doctors Foster
Real estate sales and listings are down in Niagara Region, but prices are up and the market's fundamentals are strong, realtors say. (File photo)
News
COVID-19: Niagara house sales hit hard, but prices rise and realtors confident of rebound
A bylaw officer tickets a vehicle parked in the tow-away zone on Queen Street. (Richard Harley)
News
COVID-19: Town records 10,000 cars coming into town on weekend
William Lyon Mackenznie. (Supplied)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: W.L. Mackenzie Part 2 of 2
William Lyon Mackenzie. (Supplied)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: W.L. Mackenzie Part 1 of 2
(Supplied/Pixabay)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: Tender fruits
(Supplied/Niagara Historical Society and Museum)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: Swimmers of Lake Ontario
(Supplied/Niagara Historical Society and Museum)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: Mural Project
The collapse of Honeymoon Bridge in 1938. (Supplied)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: When the river stopped flowing
Brock’s Monument in Queenston. (Supplied)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: St. Davids in the 20th Century
Four Mile Creek Road in St. Davids circa 1920. (St. Davids Ratepayers Association/Supplied)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: St. Davids in the 20th Century
Four Mile Creek Road in St. Davids circa 1920. (St. Davids Ratepayers Association/Supplied)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: The Early Years
The Lake Report makes great wrapping paper. (Lauren O'Malley/Niagara Now)
News, Entertainment, Opinion
Wrap your gifts with The Lake Report
An illustration of the ghost of Sarah Ann by Conor MacNeil. (Supplied)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: Ghost stories of NOTL
240 Centre St. in Niagara-on-the-Lake. (Niagara Now)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: The John Breakenridge homes
Spring daffodils covered in snow after an ice storm hit the Niagara region April 15.
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara’s History Unveiled: The summer that never arrived
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake. (Richard Harley/Niagara Now)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara’s History Unveiled: St. Andrews Presbyterian Church
St. Vincent de Paul Church, built in 1834.
News, Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: St. Vincent de Paul Graveyard
The owner of this NOTL house, William Steward, signed a petition for the release of runaway slave Solomon Moseby. His wife Susannah might have been among the women blockading the carriage that Moseby was to be transported in, though no documentation exists to prove her participation.
News, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: Solomon Moseby
Four sights on Queen St. in Niagara-on-the-Lake — Exchange Brewery (the former Bell Exchange Building), the old Court House, a coat-of-arms on top of Natasha Bradley (former customs building) and the clock tower cenotaph. (Richard Harley/Niagara Now)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: A stroll down Queen St.
"Miss Rye's" Our Western Home. (Canadian Illustrated News, Dec. 6, 1879)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: Our Western Home
Elizabeth Ascher. (Supplied)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: Four notable women of NOTL
Colonel John Butler. (Wikimedia Commons)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: Colonel John Butler
An inscription on Parliament Oak school. (Niagara Now)
News, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: Parliament Oak School
Henry Paffard. (Supplied photo)
News
Niagara’s History Unveiled: Henry Paffard and the Niagara Apothecary
The Queen's Royal Hotel in NOTL. (Supplied photo)
Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: The Queen's Royal Hotel
Niagara Falls New Year's Eve celebrations will be hosted by Rick Mercer and aired live on CBC. (Sourced photo)
News, Entertainment
New Year's Eve comes back with a bang
244 King St. in Niagara-on-the-Lake. (Submitted photo)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: Exploring the history and people of 244 King St.
Restored photo of the Queen St. train station in Niagara-on-the-Lake. (Photo provided by the Niagara Historical Society and Museum.)
Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: The train of NOTL
Janet Carnochan. (Supplied photo)
Entertainment, Featured
Niagara's History Unveiled: The woman behind Canada's first purpose-built museum
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