Presidents Message – November 2025

What a spectacular fall this has been! The colours have been vibrant, and the weather has been sunny and warm – how wonderful for the golfers and outdoor enthusiasts!

Our members have enjoyed many outings this past month: learning to make charcuterie boards with Cheese Secrets, touring the Greaves jam factory and walking through Fort George, looking for Ghosts!

November is shaping up to be another busy month, with many activities planned. I hope you can make time to attend some.

Again, this year, Newcomers will take part in the Royal Canadian Legion’s Remembrance Day service and wreath laying at the cenotaph on Queen St on November 11 at 11 am. All are welcome to attend.

 November 19 is our Community Awareness Day at the Community Centre. Please join us for this informative day. There will be close to 30 non- profit organizations attending, offering a terrific opportunity to learn what each of them do and what they provide to our wider community. Perhaps if you are interested, you can offer to volunteer with them.

We then switch gears and start to think about the holiday season with our Holiday ‘Centre Piece’ workshop on November 14 and the Holiday ‘Cookie Class’ on November 29. Registration and ticket sales are all available online at notlnewcomers.com.

Each December, we look forward to our annual Festive lunch, an opportunity to celebrate the holidays with each other. This year, on December 10, Newcomers will dine at the beautiful Gatehouse Restaurant on Queen St., in Old Town. Tickets are selling quickly so get yours soon - Don’t miss out!

And finally, a gentle reminder – November is also a good time to put the snow tires on 😉

Yours in friendship,
Megan Wood
President
NOTL Newcomers

The NOTL Newcomers Club is a Social Club for women who live in the Ontario municipality of Niagara-on-the-Lake, which includes Old Town, Glendale, Queenston, St. Davids and Virgil.

Membership is open to women who have recently moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake (NOTL) and to women residents who have undergone a major change in their lives, such as retirement, divorce, loss of a loved one or other life changes that have them wanting to become more involved in local life.

Our goal is to welcome women and to help them meet one another and discover everything our unique town and region has to offer residents.

We are a social club – we encourage our members to join a new interest group, participate in a new activity, or come to Coffee and Conversation and meet some new friends.