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Debbie Krause says the veggies are coming and going daily. (Evan Saunders)
News
Free vegetables available at library, courtesy of Communities in Bloom
Ron Simkus carefully drives home the first railroad spike installed in NOTL in more than 60 years. (Evan Saunders)
News
The last spikes: Vintage rail laid at old repair pit
Athina and Carson McConkey pose in front of Crossroads Public School on the first day of school Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. (File photo/Dariya Baiguzhiyeva)
News
Youth urged to get COVID shot before school starts
Editorial
Opinion
Editorial: Public information: Part 2
A memorable moment last Sunday in Ryerson Park, as Alex Tsermentselis proposes to Stephanie Lee in front of the Olympic rings hula hoops. (Ross Robinson)
Opinion
Ross' Ramblings: A proposal of Olympian proportions
After demonstrating support from NOTL businesses and residents, it looks like Marlo Saganski and the Pedal Pub will become a permanent fixture in old town. (Evan Saunders)
News
Council Roundup: Pedal Pub gets another lease on life in NOTL
The Town of NOTL is considering a kayak launch near Balls Beach. (Evan Saunders)
News
Balls Beach parking stays closed, town looks for more shoreline launch areas
Rob Henderson and Kimberley Hall at their pro-carriage stand at the corner of Simcoe Park. The two have been collecting signatures from people who also support horse-drawn carriages. (Evan Saunders)
News
Carriage horses rescued from slaughterhouses, supporters say
'Colour Study of Provençial Market' in oil by Lynn Dooly-Marek. (File)
News
New Pumphouse exhibit first since lockdown
Gavin Robertson. (Supplied photo)
News
Niagara College wins double gold for Sauvignon Blanc
Exploring photos with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum.
Featured
Exploring Photos with the NOTL Museum: Post office circa 1900s
Experts say a sign supporting “traditional marriage” is a form of hate to marginalized groups. (File photo)
News
Is it hateful? Experts talk about 'traditional marriage' sign
Royal Oak students learning via zoom. (File)
News
Town OKs expansion of Royal Oak School
Olivia Miele. (Supplied)
News
Pumphouse gives $200 scholarship
Shawna Butts, assistant curator of the NOTL museum, shows off some of the treasures. (supplied)
News
Museum to host treasure hunt and pig roast
NOTL Golf Club.
News
Golf: Tutton has one-shot lead in Legends Cup
Ken Porter and his granddaughter, Georgia, with their latest finds from the front yard.
News
Sports: Fore! Errant golf balls from both sides now
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Town losing some of key advantages
A conservative Art Moderne home in Hamilton. (Supplied)
Opinion, Featured
Arch-i-Text: My favourite architectural style
A three-way stop will be installed at Queen and Mississagua Streets on Aug. 3. (Evan Saunders)
News
Everybody needs to STOP! at Old Town entrance
Salvador Dali, "The Persistence of Memory," 1931, oil on canvas, Museum of Modern Art, New York City.
Opinion
Eye for Art: ‘The Persistence of Memory'
Climate change is taking a toll on our planet. (Sourced)
Opinion
Op-ed: Action on climate change crucial for Niagara – and the world
Portion sizes recommended by Love Food Hate Waste Canada. (supplied)
News
Environment--Going Green: Save money by reducing your food waste
Plant your early spring bulbs in the fall. (Sourced)
News
Week 10: Putting your garden to bed for the winter
(sourced)
Entertainment
Horoscopes: Good time to adopt a healthier lifestyle
Angelica Fenuta is engaged to her longtime partner but figuring out their wedding plans is difficult due to the pandemic.
News
Week 6: After the Pandemic: Finally getting married
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Border reopening badly handled by Trudeau
Letter
Opinion
Letter: 'Traditional marriage' sign's unspoken message is a common refrain
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Real estate values have soared, so why does developer deserve compensation?
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Unvaccinated people put others at risk
Letter
Opinion
Letter: A rainbow garden instead of a rainbow crosswalk
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Show us more design options for NOTL gateway project
Ryerson Park.
Opinion
Editorial: Parking enforcement at Ryerson Park
Editorial
Opinion
Editorial: Public information: Part 1
The house at 115 Delater Street has reportedly been stained yellow by the presence of 150 dogs kept inside. A bad smell lingers, home owner Anthony Scauzillo says. (Evan Saunders)
News
150 rescued dogs doing well, humane society says
A proposed design for a new gateway into Old Town. (Sourced)
News
Council roundup: More feedback sought on gateway project
Dr. William Brown
Opinion
Dr. Brown: Indeed, miraculous medical recoveries do happen
Exploring photos with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum.
Featured
Exploring Photos with the NOTL Museum: The end of the Chautauqua Hotel
Brett Rumble and Ryan Crawford sip wine at their newly-opened BarBea restaurant on Wednesday. (Richard Harley)
News
Chef Ryan Crawford opens BarBea wine and snack bar
Brian Marshall. (Supplied)
Opinion, Featured
Arch-i-text: The road forward on development
Ball's Beach. (File photo)
News
'Hammerhead' turnaround at Balls Beach rejected
A bioswale at Simcoe Park is helping to filter out E. coli bacteria from storm drains in town. (Richard Harley)
News
Queen's Royal Beach water much safer after major cleanup project
Rainer Hummel and Lord Mayor Betty Disero after Hummel won citizen of the year in 2018. (File/Jer Houghton)
News
Hummel appeals court decision in lawsuit against town
Sharon Okun and Adam Markovic are opening a cultural hub and art gallery at Willowbank Studio in Queenston. Gail Kendall
News
Couple launching new Willowbank Studio in Queenston
Janvi Ganatra is the outgoing chair of the NOTL youth advisory council. (Supplied)
News
Youth advisory council had a busy year
Letter to the editor
News
Letter: Town found alternate location for tai chi classes
Things are almost back to normal on the golf course, with many COVID restrictions eased. Glenn Young was one of the first to be able to clean his golf ball Friday as ball washers were reinstalled at the NOTL Golf Club. (Jim Garrett photo)
News
Golf: Men scoop big cash prizes
Pharmacist Sean Simpson. (File photo)
News
Unvaccinated urged to get jab to protect themselves and kids
David O’Reilly has the first pint at Bricks & Barley since indoor dining was closed in April. He was the first one to sit inside and has been such a loyal customer that staff emblazoned his name on his favourite chair. (Evan Saunders)
News
Indoor dining, gym workouts resume – finally
The town’s "Kindness" campaign inspired Harvest Barn to display meaningful messages about acts of kindness. (Supplied)
News
Harvest Barn posts fun and pun-filled road signs
File photo
Entertainment
Looking to the stars: Full moon means revelation, clarity
Joanne Young's gardening tips
News
Week 9: Gardening: Steps to preparing lawn for winter
Uton poses next to a photo of his father in a grey suit back home in Portland, Jamaica. Photos of migrant workers families were collected by the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library in 2015 for an art exhibit. (Supplied/Julia Buxton-Cox)
News
Farm Workers Hub provides necessary items and community connections 
Letter to the editor
Opinion
Letter: Canada must rescue Afghan translators now
Letter to the editor
Opinion
Letter: 'Are you fully vaccinated?' is the most important, unasked question
Letter to the editor
Opinion
Letter: Town, DSBN need to reopen NOTL class spaces
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Parliament Oak should be a school
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Saddened by loss of tender fruit orchards
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Cyclists and drivers need to be more aware
Letter
Opinion
Letter: The kind of neighbour Lukas Smith was
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Let's not rush to reopen U.S. border
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Opposition to 'traditional marriage' sign is intolerant
A photo of Uver Soopere from the Niagara Regional Police Services. She was reported missing at 10:45 this morning. Police and family are seeking help locating her. (Supplied)
News
NOTL woman reported missing
Richard Wright holds his bill for his very expensive adventure on Hwy. 407.
Opinion
Op-ed: NOTLers beware the modern-day highwaymen
Letter to the editor
Opinion
Letter: NOTL is more than just heritage district
Letter to the editor
Opinion
Letter: Off-leash dog park should remain on Commons
Onlookers said over 100 dogs may have been taken out of the house on Delater Street that was operating as a suspected puppy mill for the last month. (Evan Saunders)
News
Suspected puppy mill raided In NOTL
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Please don't close Commons to off-leash dogs
James Ensor, ‘Christ’s Entry into Brussels in 1889’, 1888, oil on canvas, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Featured
Eye for Art: 'Christ’s Entry into Brussels in 1889'
Dr. William Brown
Opinion
Dr. Brown: The Big Bang and the creation of our universe
Lukas Smith. (Supplied)
News
Lukas Smith remembered as caring, passionate adventurer
Editorial
Opinion
Editorial: One step at a time
Questions regarding development in Niagara-on-the-Lake led to some confrontation between councillors and town staff during an extended committee of the whole meeting. (Evan Saunders)
News
Conflict mars busy council planning meeting
Matthew Wilson died after being hit on Lakeshore Road.
News
Accused in pedestrian fatality back in court in October
Karrie Galvin (middle) and her family of cooks. (Bernard Lansbergen)
News
New NOTL juice bar uses two pounds of produce per bottle
An artist's rendering of the future medical centre. (file)
News
Council roundup: New medical centre aims for April opening
Danielle and Robert Begin share an intimate laugh amid the opening day fluster of their new brewery, the Grist in St. Davids. (Evan Saunders)
News
Over a century later, the Grist carries on where Sleeman left off
Possible road disruptions loom for Niagara-on-the-Lake's busiest street. (File)
News
Construction disruptions coming on Niagara Stone Road
Lasagna layering. (Sourced)
Entertainment
Gardening: 'Lasagna' style layering reaps rich soil
The cover of Making Her Mark. (Supplied)
Entertainment
New book about women's contributions is a historical society landmark
Arch-i-text columnist Brian Marshall. (Supplied)
Opinion, Featured
Arch-i-text: NOTL needs to institute design guidelines
Master distiller Joshua Beach poses with Spirit in Niagara's Sun Ripened Yellow Plum spirit, made from plums that would have gone to waste on local farms. (Evan Saunders)
News
Newest NOTL distillery aims to reduce fruit waste
NOTL club champion Yolanda Henry plays a shot during the 2020 Champion of Champions tourney. (May Chang/file)
News
Golf: Women's champ Henry shoots 84 to lead field
Exploring photos with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum.
Featured
Exploring Photos with the NOTL Museum: Chautauqua beginnings
The NOTL museum opens on Friday and will be hosting a camp for kids from Aug. 9 to 13. (file)
News
Museum hosts Kid Curator summer camp
The Pillar and Post plans to bring back mussel nights soon, says Lais Hotel CEO Bob Jackson. (Richard Harley)
News
Lais Hotels reopening more of its hotels and restaurants
Anne Froese manages Serendipity on Queen. She says the vague guidelines around store capacities leave her wondering how to operate the store safely. (Evan Saunders)
News
Businesses ready for more people indoors, but Hirji worries it is too soon
PicNic by Cheese Secrets offers customized picnics. (Supplied photo)
News
Business: New NOTL PicNic shop brings the lunch to you
Legion member Stan Harrington and Newark Neighbours food bank co-ordinator Cindy Grant with the new fridge. (Supplied)
News
Legion fridge donation lets NOTL food bank provide fresh produce
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Parliament Oak development is the kind of housing NOTL needs
Vicky Downes, Marla Percy and Tonde Wirth at the McFarland House Garden of Hope. (Supplied)
News
Communities in Bloom launches yellow Gardens of Hope for 2021
Katey Gatta performs at Jackson-Triggs on Friday. (Evan Saunders)
News
Music returns to Jackson-Triggs with new summer series
Mars. (File)
Entertainment
Horoscope--Minor planet Chiron goes retrograde
Letter to the editor
Opinion
Letter: Marriage sign expressed a conservative point of view
File photo
News
Pedestrian, 41, killed in Niagara-on-the-Lake Sunday night
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Feel free to support 'traditional marriage'
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Hundreds signed petition supporting dog park
Danielle and Robert Begin share an intimate laugh amid the opening day fluster of their new brewery, the Grist in St. Davids. (Evan Saunders)
News
170 years later, the Grist carries on where Sleemans left off
Lauren and Vaughn Goettler. (Supplied)
News
NOTL couple launches major scholarship program at Niagara College
$2 of every meal sold from the legion hall's fish fry on Canada Day will be donated to the Niagara Regional Native Centre. (File)
News
Legion fish fry supports Indigenous community
Trees are being cleared along Two Mile Creek near Butler’s Burial Ground. (Richard Harley)
News
Two Mile Creek forest restoration will remove ash trees and Manitoba maples
A sign at 17 Henry St. in Virgil has been decried by NOTL residents for being homophobic. (Richard Harley)
News
'Traditional marriage' lawn sign decried as homophobic, hateful
Editorial.
Opinion, Featured
Editorial: A sign of the times
Representatives and consultants with Liberty Sites (3) Ltd. listen to residents' comments during a virtual open house on July 6. (Evan Saunders)
News
Parliament Oak plan 'outrageous,' incompatible with Old Town, residents say
Bruce Cumpson has had a love affair with hostas for over 30 years. He’s often called a “hostaholic.” He operates Olde Towne Gardens on Lakeshore Road.
News
'Hostaholic' Bruce Cumpson prepares to retire
Members of Team Pfinally Pfeeling Pfine, from left Kevin, Sherrie, Andrew, Levi Bayne along with Daisy, who helps accompanies them on their outings. (Supplied)
News
Step Challenge smashes goal, exceeds 50 million
Supplied photo. (Ross Robinson)
Opinion
Ross' Ramblings: Ongoing global pandemic causes confusion and changes
Adrianna Rankin enjoys getting her hair cut by Cathy Cabral at Hypnotic Hair Salon on the first day of step two of Ontario's reopening plan. (Evan Saunders)
News
Salons grateful to be open after extended COVID lockdown
On Canada Day, Leila Ridesic and Ruby Elltoft set up a shoe memorial for the thousands of Indigenous children that died while attending Canadian residential schools. (Evan Saunders)
News
NOTL kids create shoe memorial for Indigenous children
St. David's resident Brent O'Connell used the Canada Day barbecue as an opportunity to buy lunch for migrant workers. (Evan Saunders)
News
Rotary BBQ inspires lunch gift for migrant workers
Exploring photos with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum.
Featured
Exploring Photos with the NOTL Museum: Parliament Oak opens, 1948
Tulip bulbs. (Supplied)
News
Gardening July 8: Bulbs can be more than just early bloomers
Mike Eagen, above, tied with Jim McMacken for low gross 38 in last week's WOOFs league play. (File photo/Kevin MacLean)
News
Chapman top point-getter in men's golf
Frederic Edwin Church, "Niagara," 1857, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. (Wikimedia Commons)
Featured
Eye for Art: 'Niagara' captures natural wonder of falls
Already happening in NOTL. (Supplied)
Opinion, Featured
Arch-i-text: NOTL must take control of development
Dr. William Brown
Opinion
Dr. Brown: Why did neanderthals disappear? 
Mars illustration. (Pixabay)
Entertainment
Looking to the Stars: Excitement ahead for Venus and Mars
Litter is proliferating along the shores of Lake Ontario. These items were found at Niagara Shores Park in NOTL. (Kyra Simone photo)
News
Keeping it Green: Lake Ontario needs more 'love,' shoreline cleanups find
Needs cutline
Opinion
Letter: Column about Parliament Oak hit the mark
Letter to the editor
Opinion
Letter: Town being eroded one developer at a time
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Atrocities inflicted by men and women of God
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Pillar and Post gardens a delight
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Anti-gay lawn sign is unacceptable
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Disgraceful past mistakes and Canada Day
Letter
Opinion
Letter: Changing names, removing statues is not erasing history
Calvin Rand. (Supplied)
News
Randwood Part 4: Calvin Rand and the modern era
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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