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Volunteer leads by example
The Friends of Fort George. The War of 1812 Bicentennial Committee. Communities in Bloom. The Canada 150 Committee. The Heritage Trail. Solo Swims of Ontario. History in the Vineyard. The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum. Niagara Falls Community Outreach Soup Kitchen. Thursday breakfasts for the homeless at the Third Space Cafe in Niagara Falls. Every one of these […]
Coyote sightings a joy for nature lover
Those of us who are fortunate to call Niagara-on-the-Lake home are blessed in many ways. For me, living in a town that has some wonderful outdoor areas so close is one of those blessings. With these outdoor areas comes the opportunity to view and photograph a variety of wildlife. On a recent morning walk, for […]
Inclusivity, diversity sensitive issues that require care
In the week since Kiera Sangster, a member of the town’s inclusivity committee, spoke to council about their progress and a recent survey they conducted, she has received “quite a bit of backlash” from her presentation. It has made her more aware than ever of some of the problems the town is facing, and the […]
NOTL to host tennis, sailing competitions for 2022 games
The country’s finest young sailors and tennis players will be descending upon Niagara-on-the-Lake next August for the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games. The town, along with the Niagara Host Society, announced Monday that the Niagara-on-the-Lake Sailing Club, located on Melville Street, will play host to the sailing competition, while the six tennis courts at Memorial […]
SORE speaks out about Solmar subdivision
The town has now received a complete application for the subdivision planned by Benny Marotta on John and Charlotte Streets, bordering the Rand Estate property. SORE (Save our Rand Estate) members have been involved in all the legal challenges regarding the three John Street East properties and the one on Charlotte Street, and they intend […]
Shaw moves to outdoor venues with first July performances
As Ontario remains under a province-wide emergency and stay-at-home order, the Shaw Festival is now forced to delay the start of the 2021 season to early July. In keeping with the commitment to presenting the current playbill in the safest way possible for both audience and company members, early performances of Charley’s Aunt and the […]
‘Sad to watch how most vulnerable suffered’
Although vaccinations have greatly reduced the number of residents dying of COVID in long-term care, they arrived too late to save almost 4,000 seniors who were infected in one of the homes across Ontario. Arnold German, long-time Niagara-on-the-Lake resident, was one of them, his death a result of an outbreak early this year at Niagara […]
Friends Lori and Laurie share Hospice Niagara jackpot
Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Lori McInnes and her friend Laurie Straw from St. Catharines are the happy recipients of Hospice Niagara’s Catch the Ace, a fun fundraiser that has captured the attention of many Niagara residents. McInnes is a retired volunteer from Hospice Niagara, and became friends with Straw, a retired employee of the palliative care organization, […]
MPP demanding Ford act to prevent patient triaging
MPP Wayne Gates, representing the Niagara Falls riding, is demanding that Doug Ford get the COVID crisis in Niagara under control, as doctors in the province take part in triage protocol training sessions. “Frontline health care heroes are worried they’ll be forced to implement the triage protocol they’ve been briefed on. They don’t want to […]
Microhabitats are all around us, including our backyards
Whether you’re living out in the vast acreage of line and concession country, or even if you’re surrounded by neighbours somewhere in an urban area, you’ve got microhabitats. Don’t go running to the doctor. Microhabitats are just smaller versions or categories of habitats for local wildlife. The word “habitat” is based on where a living […]
