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File photo. (Rene Bertschi)
News
COVID UPDATE: NOTL sees drop in cases as numbers rise in region
Valhalla Project operators and participants complete rope course as part of residency program. (Brittany Carter)
News
Valhalla Project Niagara adapts to pandemic realities
Pixabay photo.
News
Mayor launches Christmas card contest for kids
Chef Ryan Crawford and Brett Rumble sanitize the restaurant with a new fogging machine. (Supplied photo)
News
Ruffino's employee tests positive for COVID, restaurant closes as precaution
Pixabay photo.
Opinion
Dr. Brown: End of physics series and perhaps the universe
The town's community garden behind the public library. (Jessica Maxwell)
News
Town doubling size of NOTL Community Garden
Hydro rates are changing on Nov. 1.
News
Hydro rates rising Nov. 1, but customers have new pricing option
File photo.
News
Candlelight stroll not cancelled, but will be different this year
Jessica Maxwell photo.
News
Starbucks closing Old Town location
File photo/Jessica Maxwell
News
NOTL pharmacy now offers asymptomatic COVID-19 testing
Bill French stands ready for his ride on Oct. 22, with Syme Jago. (Brittany Carter)
News
Rotary Club ready to roll for World Polio Day
Emily Cooper Photo.
News
Shaw staging free, limited-seating concerts indoors
Miller Waste workers Roger and Dennis pick up recycling in St. Davids on Wednesday morning. (Richard Harley photo)
Opinion
Keeping it Green: Save more by throwing out less
Steve Beattie has three more pumpkins after someone mysteriously left them at his home in Virgil. (Richard Harley)
News
Mystery pumpkins show up on NOTL lawns
The Gaio family, Katherine, Walter, Danielle, Sarah (Howden) and Ryan are ready to represent NOTL on Family Feud Canada. (Supplied photo)
News
NOTL family wins spot on Family Feud Canada
Supplied photo.
Opinion
Editorial: Parades, patios and pandemics
Fernando Spadafora gives his last haircut from his NOTL office to 17-year client Phyllis Johnson. The hairdresser closed up his shop Saturday and he’s headed into retirement. (Richard Harley)
News
POEM: An ode to my barber, Fernando
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Music Niagara virtual series continues this winter
Micky. (Supplied/Janice White)
News
Little Micky finds his forever home — at home
Paint Colour Blending Wheel — Frontispiece from The Painter's Handbook (pub 1887). (Supplied)
News
Arch-i-text: Historic paint and colour
Geraldine Sinke. (Supplied)
Opinion
Letter: Kudos to caring staff at NOTL cemetery
File photo
News
Status of Icewine Festival in limbo
Town engagement co-ordinator Lauren Kruitbosch and local business owner Maria Mavridis load an SUV full of Halloween candy donations Wednesday. The candy will be delivered to local kids who can’t trick or treat this year. (Richard Harley photo)
News
NOTL bands together for COVID Halloween
Exploring photos with the NOTL Museum.
News
Exploring Photos with the NOTL Museum: The marina
Letter
Opinion
Letter: C’mon people, don’t leave your poop bags behind
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Change medical directive and encourage prostate testing
Letter
News
Letter: Chautauqua's clogged streets could cause problems in emergency
File photo/Rene Bertschi
News
COVID UPDATE: NRP officer tests positive, NOTL sees rise in cases
Pixabay photo.
News
NOTL repeals mask bylaw, will use provincial law
Letter to the editor
Opinion
Letter: No bylaw officers at large protest
Shaw Festival's artistic director Tim Carroll. (Supplied)
News
Shaw aims to resume shows in May
Partners in wine, high atop the harvester, Cassandra Weighaas-Barber, maintenance manager, and Amélie Boury, vice-president of winemaking and operations, at Chateau des Charmes. Don Reynolds
News
Harvest time: Behind the scenes bringing in the grapes
Editorial
Opinion
Editorial: Library a welcome mix of old and new
File
News
Town cuts community centre hours
Derek Shervill died last week at age 88. (Supplied)
News
Derek Shervill, 88, was a fixture in Chautauqua
Josh Koop hands a pie to Barbara Neufeld during the sale on Friday. (Richard Harley)
News
Lions pies raise money for youth sports
Pixabay photo.
Opinion
Dr. Brown: Equations, blackholes and the Nobel for physics
Inconspicuous entry easily found. (Supplied/Brian Marshall)
Opinion
Arch-i-Text: A happy home?
File photo
News
Bi-weekly garbage pickup starts next week
File photo/Newly renovated Ball's Beach.
News
Opinion: Kudos and gratitude for improvements to Ball’s Beach
Letter to the editor
Opinion
Letter: Letter critical of heritage trail was full of errors
Letter to the editor
News
Letter: Opinion column showed left-wing bias
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Yes, residents and visitors love NOTL's patios
Letter
Opinion
Letter: U.S. doing a better job on flu shots
File photo/Santa rolls through town in the 2017 Santa Claus Parade
News
Christmas parade cancelled, committee exploring other options
At home wine tasting. (Supplied/Sandra Ozkur)
News
Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake launches new website, kicks off virtual tastings
Brian Crow and John Scott stand at the intersection of Vincent Avenue and Niagara Boulevard. The streets in the area are narrow, with little room for parking. (Kevin MacLean photo)
News
NOTL will examine residents concerns about Chautauqua traffic, CAO says
Ryerson Park does not have the facilities to serve the large numbers of vistiors, say Brian Crow and John Scott. A residents group has proposed some solutions. (Kevin MacLean photo).JPG
News
Chautauqua residents want town to curb traffic, visitor headaches
Exploring photos with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum.
News
Exploring Photos with the NOTL Museum: Queenston Baptist Church
As part of its pandemic response, for several weeks this fall, the Shaw Festival is mounting a series of outdoor concerts in a variety of public and private venues around town. The series includes music from three early 20th-century artists, featuring as many as eight cast singers and accompaniment. Concerts are free by invitation. The series is sponsored by the Federal Development Agency of Ontario and local businesses. (Supplied photo)
News
Tim Jennings: determined, inventive, inclusive
Exploring photos with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum.
Featured
Exploring Photos with the NOTL Museum: James Munro Blacksmith Shop
Base shutter forms - Plank, Raised Panel, Fixed Louver, Operable Louver. (Brian Marshall/Niagara Now)
News, Featured
Arch-i-text: Evolution of shutters
Rotary volunteer Jeannie Manning helps out at the estate sale Sunday. (Richard Harley)
News
Rotary Estate Sale raises $15,000
Grapes growing at Two Sisters winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake. (Richard Harley)
Opinion
Editorial: At least the grapes look great in 2020
A condo unit is proposed for above the garage at 129 Johnson St. (Jessica Maxwell)
News
Old Town residents worry condo plan sets 'dangerous precedent'
Coun. Clare Cameron. (File/Richard Harley)
News
CAO recruitment rocked by resignations, but hiring search continues
Supplied photo.
News
Lakeshore bridge to close for maintenance
Micky the cat. (Supplied)
News
Rambunctious kitty Micky recovering after leg amputated
Sean Simpson of Simpson's Pharmacy. (File/Jessica Maxwell)
News
Pharmacies prepare to give out hundreds of flu shots
Acclaimed Canadian jazz trumpeter Steve Dade performs at the McArthur estate. Richard Harley
News
Music Niagara wraps up season with final two broadcasts
File photo.
News
NOTL repeals delegated authority
File photo.
News
Fired hydro manager repays 77% of stolen money
File photo.
News
Police blitz tickets loud drivers in NOTL and Niagara Falls
Scott Finlay of Parks Canada gives talks on the Battle of Queenston Heights dressed as Sir Isaac Brock. (Tony Chisholm)
News
Halloween comes to Fort George
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Let's make NOTL patios permanent
In the suburbs of Kampala, Uganda, whole families make delicate colourful paper beads to satisfy the almost insatiable demand of “beaders” around the world. (Supplied)
News
Nyanyas’ fundraiser brings support full circle to African grandmothers
Cindy Grant, Pat Fryer, Laura Gibson, Suzanne Vaillant and Francyne Chenier help pack Thanksgiving packages to be handed out this year. (Richard Harley)
News
Newark Neighbours prepares Thanksgiving hampers, unveils bursary recipients
Jim McMacken has his hands full with the President's Cup and the Carmichael Cup. (Ricky Watson photo)
News
Golf: Watson's 68 tops all competitors in NOTL pro-am
Cabernet Franc grapes hang to ripen fully. (Jill Troyer)
News
Hot summer means 'tremendous' wines, NOTL growers say
Dr. William Brown.
Opinion
Dr. Brown: Patience, ingenuity, resourcefulness led to major physics breakthroughs
Nathan Turner wearing his “Every Child Matters” shirt proudly. (Supplied)
News
Royal Oak Student Report: Orange Shirt Day
Letter.
News
Letter: Heritage trail deserves a full, comprehensive plan
Letter.
Opinion
Letter: Cancer agency does not recommend prostate screening for all
Letter.
Opinion
Letter: Thanks for raising thousands for the Terry Fox Run
Retirement Coach with Mike Keenan.
Opinion, Featured
Retirement Coach: Politically confused? Here's a primer on left, right and others
This collage of discarded masks and gloves is just a sampling of some of the items Kyra Simone found in her travels around Niagara-on-the-Lake. (Kyra Simone photos)
News
Keeping it Green: Discarded masks and gloves are new symptom of COVID
One of the winning designs by Julia Kane. (Supplied)
News
Winning artists announced for hydro box beautification project
Lord Mayor Betty Disero. (Supplied photo)
News
Zalepa, Disero support Niagara Region decision to extend mask bylaw to April 2021
MPP Wayne Gates. (Richard Harley/File photo)
News
Gates wants to give wineries a tax break
Editorial.
Opinion
Editorial: Kudos to our elected officials
As the fall rolls in, the NOTL Farmer's Market prepares to wrap up the season. (Jessica Maxwell/NiagaraNow)
News
Final Market Saturday
Coun. Allan Bisback, Tweed Farms general manager Djin Schott, Canopy Growth vice-president of government and stakeholder relations Sean Webster, trail chair Rick Meloen, Tony Chisholm, Richard Coyne and Lord Mayor Betty Disero. (Richard Harley)
News
Canopy Growth donates $40K to heritage trail expansion
NOTL Transit sign. (Jessica Maxwell)
News
Transit riders looking forward to new on-demand bus service
A graphic from the report shows a comparison of hours spent in office since Dec. 1, 2018. (Sourced)
News
Council debates ways to streamline lengthy meetings
A dedicated team of food drive organizers, collection drivers and Newark Neighbours sorters, collected a ton of food and over $3,200 in cash donations. The donations will be used to create Thanksgiving baskets for the organization’s registered families in need. (Tim Taylor photo)
News
Newark Neighbours Food Bank receives a ton of food, literally
The cast of a Christmas Carol. (Photo by Emily Cooper)
News
Shaw cancels 'A Christmas Carol,' last remaining 2020 show
Fernando Spadafora is closing up his shop in NOTL after 25 years. (Richard Harley)
News
NOTL hairdresser retiring after 25 stylish years
Op-ed
Opinion
Opinion: It's time OHIP covered PSA tests for prostate cancer
Dr. William Brown. (File)
Opinion
Dr Brown: Einstein's lifetime of work, in one amazing year
Cannabis growing at Tweed Farms in NOTL. (File/Richard Harley)
News
Study examines effect of medical cannabis on seniors
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Ricin suspect is a French national
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Ring bike bells but pedestrians often don't hear them
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Bob Nevin, number 11
Letter
Opinion
Letter: A new appreciation for heritage trail improvements
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Let's protest at animal rights activists' homes
Spalling in historical brick field. (Supplied/Brian Marshall)
Opinion, Featured
Arch-i-text: They have to breathe
Pixabay photo.
News
Canopy Growth donates iPads to Upper Canada Lodge
NOTL Golf Club course. (Richard Harley)
News
NOTL players compete in annual champions golf tourney
Bill and Sheryl Christensen, Mark and Susan McKay, Laura Gibson and Roman Mamalyga. Gibson accepts a cheque to support Newark Neighbours. (Richard Harley)
News
Golf tournament supports Newark Neighbours
NOTL Hydro building. (File photo)
News
Fired hydro worker pays back 60% of stolen funds
Exploring photos with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum.
Featured
Exploring Photos with the NOTL Museum: Reid’s Store, c. 1920s
Ryan Bates operates the directional drill used to clear a path for the Fibe lines. (Richard Harley)
News
Bell Fibe service expanding across NOTL
Glendale District Plan. (Supplied)
News
Massive Glendale District Plan endorsed by regional council
Micky the cat. (Supplied)
News
Injured kitten recovering thanks to Good Samaritan
Peter Secord House. (Supplied/Brian Marshall)
News, Featured
Arch-i-text: Peter Secord house among the first
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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