Rally planned Tuesday afternoon outside town hall in Virgil
Her grandmother Ruth Taylor was Niagara-on-the-Lake’s first female councillor and Karen Taylor-Jones says the town and its politics have been important...
No partially treated NOTL sewage was dumped into Lake Ontario after any of the torrential downpours so far this summer, a senior Niagara Region official says.
The Ontario Land Tribunal has dismissed the town's appeal of a tribunal decision that allowed construction of a three-storey, 17-unit apartment building on King...
Ukrainian refugees Victoria Biliak Katz and Olga Noskiv celebrated their heritage and the power of music at Music Niagara Festival on July 20, wearing traditional attire for the "Glory to Ukraine" concert.Â
"Themes of revenge, sacrifice, filial duty, honour, love, mortality and morality become powerfully new in this pared down riveting adaptation and gripping production," writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
Leslie Mann has been building little structures in one way or another since he was a child. What started with locking together Legos and stacking simple toy building blocks eventually turned into a successful adult career in Toronto as an architectural model-maker.
The team behind the annual Terry Fox Run in Niagara-on-the-Lake will be at Hendriks Independent on Sunday, July 28, selling this year's T-shirts and long-sleeved shirts for run this fall.
In sports, it's never over till it's over: Two Niagara-on-the-Lake lacrosse teams embraced that mantra Saturday as they battled back to capture their zone championships at home in Virgil.
Niagara-on-the-Lake's planning committee has agreed to rezone a historic property on Queen Street despite pleas from some residents and councillors to reject the proposal by developer Rainer Hummel.
The two-storey...
Parks Canada has erected scaffolding around the entrance of the Brock Monument after the Friends of Fort George — the organization that supports the federal body with historic site preservation and interpretation in NOTL — alerted it earlier this month to small pieces of mortar and debris falling from and landing at its base.
Kent Heritage Farms has been a local staple for decades. Paul Kent, the current owner and operator of the family-run business, sees it as an emotional legacy.Â
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum is getting a shot of energy from one of the province's power suppliers, which will support its community outreach work — including its mobile museum, the Tiny Museum.
Mosquitoes in St. Catharines have tested positive for the West Nile virus this summer, and Niagara Region Public Health is advising all Niagara residents to take measures to stay safe.
On July 11, 1874, seven young men set sail from the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto aboard a yacht called the Foam, en route to the Saturday Night Hop dance in Niagara-on-the-Lake. But the Foam never made it to the Queen’s Royal Hotel venue that night, sinking sometime around 10:30 p.m. and costing the lives of the seven young men aboard.
The Royal Shakespeare is one of the world's most renowned theatre companies. Started in 1875, it boasts some of the most iconic English-speaking productions, including Peter Brook's legendary "Midsummer Night's Dream"Â in 1970.Â
The Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre's annual festival, Art at the Pumphouse, is back this year and set for the first weekend of August, offering art enthusiasts a chance see how creativity thrives in Niagara, all while immersing themselves in the scenic beauty of the Niagara River's banks.
"Our seniors appreciate their current independent way of life. They’re committed to NOTL. They want to stay here as they age. But the existing housing stock may not be sufficiently diverse to accommodate their age-related needs. And this tension will only increase in the coming years," writes Kevin MacLean.
Council's planning committee approved draft plans for a proposed subdivision and rezoning for the Konik Estates development in Virgil, headed toward Phase 2.
Another shipment of books for school children is set to make its way to Jamaica via Niagara-on-the-Lake, with more than enough reading material to satisfy the young, curious learners who'll have access to them.
For Niagara 5000 CEO and founder Alana Hurov, bringing some of the rarest cars on the planet to Niagara-on-the-Lake Aug. 9 in a showcase of luxury and awe is more than just a single day of expensive things lining the community’s main drag.
There's few tasks more tedious than having to sort through mountains of personal paperwork to find the confidential papers that need to be destroyed and thrown away — and then, actually having to destroy and dispose of them.
It was raining cats and dogs at the Irish Harp Pub on Sunday — in more ways than one. Despite stormy conditions, from 12 to 8 p.m. the patio at the Harp was bustling with furry friends out enjoying the PAWsitive Patio event.
A sunny Saturday with negligible winds and Lake Ontario water temperatures warming up seemed like a perfect day for Hamilton's Greg Maitinsky to attempt a record-setting solo swim.
With his support team, Maitinsky arrived at Queen's Royal Beach in Niagara-on-the-Lake around noon.
He was covered head-to-toe with sunscreen and ready to take on the 52-kilometre swim.
Maitinsky was looking to set a record for the fastest solo...
The results of a detailed survey about the housing needs of Niagara-on-the-Lake seniors as they age provides a number of insights on some of the hard decisions they will have to make as their needs evolve.
The investigative news website, The Pointer, in co-operation with The Lake Report, takes a big-picture look at how Cathy Simpson's opinion piece, published here...
Initially, Red Roof Retreat founder Steffanie Bjorgan ignored the email advising her the Governor General was bestowing on her one of Canada's highest honours.
Before the Upper Canada Heritage Trail's committee can commence work on its next phase, which will add another four kilometres to the trail, the committee hopes the Niagara-on-the-Lake community will raise more funds to support its efforts.
Sheri Durksen says she won’t be silenced. The Niagara-on-the-Lake resident is speaking out with a message of solidarity, love and acceptance after vandals repeatedly damaged and removed Pride flags from the lawn of her Virgil home over the span of a few days.
