Council passed a bylaw reducing speed limits on 34 road sections, most of which were previously set at 80 kilometres an hour. Most of the new limits are 70 km/h, with a few sections dropping to 60 or 50 km/h.
Coun. Wendy Cheropita said there hasn’t been enough consultation with the community on the future of the short-term rental bylaw.
After the Shaw Festival’s open house last week at the Royal George Theatre, some Niagara-on-the-Lake residents are feeling more optimistic about the planned rebuild — while others remain cautious.
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s council has endorsed the use of a new tool to make places in town more accessible, paving the way for businesses to start using them this fall.
A lawyer for Two Sisters Resorts Corp., the developer behind the upcoming Parliament Oak hotel, argued that charging for underground parking is inconsistent with the approach taken by several other municipalities in Niagara.
“It’s the pool that is the problem,” says Old Town resident Murray Weaver, arguing that without a pool, the vacation rental property in his neighbourhood wouldn’t attract large, noisy outdoor gatherings.
An indoor pickleball court could be coming to Niagara-on-the-Lake: the NOTL Pickleball Club wants to create a space where residents and visitors can play year-round.
The municipal heritage committee is exploring ways to commemorate Glencairn Hall, a 19th-century heritage home on 14785 Niagara River Pkwy. that was engulfed in flames the early morning of April 16.
A group of homes next to Lake Ontario in west Niagara-on-the-Lake may soon be bundled together into a new condo development.
The Lake Report spoke with locals and tourists last Friday, who shared mixed opinions about the state of parking in Old Town. One restaurant manager says guests often voice the same concern: “There isn’t enough and it’s too expensive.”
The Shaw Festival hosted an open house at the Royal George Theatre on Queen Street on Wednesday, inviting residents to ask questions about the Shaw’s plans.
Residents grow up and grow old in NOTL, but have nowhere to go when they can no longer live independently in their homes, says advocate Cindy Grant.
Ahead of Let Pets Live’s annual August fundraiser, the grocer is offering customers the option to add $2 to their grocery bill to support animal welfare initiatives.
The hotel owners want permission from the town to serve alcohol in a designated area on the ground floor and the courtyard — right now, guests can only drink in their rooms.
The town has rejected a Virgil couple’s request not to pay $750 to chop down a tree on their property; however, the municipality is offering the couple some grace in how they could pay the tree-cutting fee.
The restoration of the Upper Canada Heritage Trail continues to gain ground, with the team about halfway to finishing the entire trail, and a $50,000 boost, courtesy of the Goettler family’s foundation.
New CAO Nick Ruller, who spent the last year and a half as Brampton’s fire chief, said the opportunity to come home and take on the town’s top unelected position was a major draw.
The Shaw’s plans to rebuild the Royal George Theatre were met with moans and groans from an unusually packed council chamber on Tuesday.
Councillors voiced concerns about plans to extend the Niagara District Airport’s runway by 2,500 feet in the coming years, as it would take up more space in the protected Greenbelt.
Yellow Door’s theatre director hopes audiences will embrace a little “hakuna matata” when his cast of young performers takes the stage in “The Lion King” on July 19.
David Mines made his mark as a coach, trainer and general manager in hockey and lacrosse. “I was fortunate that whatever bench I was on, I was surrounded by a bunch of good people,” he says.
The Virgil speed camera outside Crossroads Public School was chopped down sometime Monday night — the fourth time since late May.
Gary Zalepa said he thought it was important to “bring clarity” to the town of NOTL and make it clear to the new CAO that he would like to hand these responsibilities back to him.
Niagara Parks’ CEO says it’s too early to call an overall trend to attention, or whether the spring months’ numbers are an anomaly.
The Rotary Club hopes guests will don their best cocktail attire and enjoy an evening of live music, dancing, and what it calls “Niagara’s finest food and wine.”
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