Niagara-on-the-Lake was the sight of two ceremonies on Nov. 11 held in recognition of those who were on the frontlines of wars across the world.
The media were invited to tour the Old Town property last Friday to promote the Rotary Club of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Holiday House Tour on Dec. 5 and 6.
Hosted by the NOTL Newcomers Association, this event will see participating organizations set up information tables inside the NOTL Community Centre for people to learn about local services.
After two Old Town residents found themselves in a bind with their insurance companies while looking to officially make their homes heritage properties, the town is freezing the designation of their homes.
The manager of Newark Neighbours, Niagara-on-the-Lake’s local food bank, confirms that the numbers are going up. The reasons people are coming are “all over the map,” she says.
The Town of NOTL announced Friday that McCauley’s last day in her current role will be Nov. 26. The town hasn’t named a replacement.
Two ceremonies are planned for Remembrance Day on Nov. 11: the Royal Canadian Legion’s service at the Queen Street cenotaph, from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m., and a second service at the Queenston cenotaph, from 1 to 1:30 p.m.
The town’s treasurer says the smaller property tax hike, down from 7.92 per cent this year, will not come at the expense of valued municipal services.
Hong Kong media tycoon and Niagara-on-the-Lake hotelier Jimmy Lai was arrested in 2020 by Chinese authorities. He’s been imprisoned since then.
The town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is prioritizing the dock area as it works on an update to its master plan for the site, the town announced last Wednesday — specifically, it’ll be looking at ways to make Melville Street look better and create more amenities in the area.
Since November 2016, TyVes Taekwondo in St. Davids has been a place where people, young and old, can come together to learn and practice the art of taekwondo.
There was passion aplenty at Centennial Arena last Thursday – along with scooped-out pumpkin guts – as a couple of dozen children gathered to get ready for Halloween by carving up some pumpkins into ghoulish decorations.
The donation contributes to the museum’s $10-million expansion project, which will add a new wing featuring an elevator, community room, guest lobby and temporary exhibit space.
Niagara Emergency Medical Services is looking to relocate its station in Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Glendale to be closer to Virgil, in an effort to respond to more emergencies in the community faster.
Originally, block and stacked townhouses were going to be built on the site “at a relatively higher density,” Liotta said. However, this latest zoning proposal is for street townhouses at a lower density.
Starting Jan. 1, the town is increasing a wide range of planning and building permit fees, as well as introducing new fees, in an effort to take care of a $1.67 million deficit stemming from planning programs.
That spirit has arrived in Niagara-on-the-Lake, where residents have filled front lawns with elaborate Halloween displays. Skeletons, cobwebs, ghouls and grim reapers share space with creative, personal touches unique to each home.
With the David Secord House now severed from the rest of the land at 46 Paxton Ln., thanks to plans coming down the pike to rescue the derelict historic home, a developer is asking to tweak its plans to build 29 housing units on the remaining open land.
Ron Clavier won his battle against the town’s sign bylaw this past summer. Now, he’s focusing on bringing his large-scale art project to life.
Another headstone vandalism incident at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Old Town has left the church community angry, confused and unsure what to do next.
The residents association led discussions on a bevy of hot-button local topics, including renewed development efforts at the historic Rand Estate, the future of the old Wellington Street hospital and more.
The freeze, first imposed last December, was in place in order to give council time to study whether there should be a cap on short-term rentals.
The RBC Foundation is helping to fund the installation of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum’s first-ever elevator, which is expected to be built within the next year or two, says the museum’s curator.
Residents attended with varying levels of familiarity but shared an understanding of the plan’s scope and influence on town policy.
The historic waterfront property known as the old American Hotel is one step closer to being torn down to make way for a future condo development.
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