Under the guidance of the Indigenous community, the Willowbank is constructing a cairn on its property to memorialize missing and murdered Indigenous women Marie Louise, an Indigenous graduation coach with the Niagara Catholic
The Niagara Creative Cultural Community Hub has gained some traction with some provincial political players in its quest to turn the old NOTL hospital into a shared space for charity and community groups.
Niagara Region is stepping up its traffic enforcement game in Niagara-on-the-Lake. And it could mean big fines arriving in the mail for drivers who exceed posted speed limits. The region is installing speed
The Niagara-on-the-Lake men’s senior badminton club is looking to fill out its roster with a few more players for next season. And it’s offering free sessions in April to try to recruit newcomers.
Of all the new positions the town was considering in the 2023 budget, a climate change co-ordinator is no longer one of them. Town staff initially included the position in their draft of
Councillors were dazed and confused during some of their budget deliberations Tuesday night, but managed to push through the 2023 capital budget. Niagara-on-the-Lake council has been locked in budget discussions since February and
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is proposing to spend almost $900,000 on 16 new staff members in 2023. Discussion over which positions make the cut have been held at several meetings over the past
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake expects to spend about $4 million more in 2023 than it did last year to cover its daily operations. The budget review committee, made up of all councillors and
The Welland Canal reopens early this Wednesday morning, so drivers should be on the lookout for raised bridges and passing ships. This means ships will be travelling through the canal regularly until next
St. Patrick’s Day started early at the Irish Harp this year. A troupe of young dancers from De Menezes Reilly Irish Dance Studio came out to show off their high kicks and quick
Niagara Stone Road is all chewed up after a seven-year plan finally hit the road. Literally. Anyone driving through Virgil should expect traffic delays while construction workers give the regional road some much-needed
SORE and Solmar will be facing off again soon after the town called a special meeting to review applications to alter or demolish buildings on the old Rand Estate. On the demolition applications,
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has introduced a new labour-saving online program that will allow residents to obtain building permits electronically. The new service makes it easier to accept permit applications and issue approvals,
Outdoor shows were a ‘huge hit,’ artistic director Tim Carroll says The Shaw Festival is adopting a “new normal.” “Turns out that there might be no such place as normal. And maybe
NOTL wrestler wins provincial gold, then dislocates elbow at nationals He remembers hearing four distinct snaps. Eden High School wrestler and Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Zubin Gatta was coming off a winning streak. He
A Niagara-on-the-Lake brewery is paying homage to the women who ran the family farms while the men were away during two world wars. Oast released Farmerettes, the newest instalment in its Farmhouse Ale
Winter came in late, but with a roar and not a whimper. For the second Friday in a row, Niagara-on-the-Lake got the snow globe treatment from Old Man Winter. Amid this week’s blizzard,
Residents of St. Davids are alarmed that continued development of residences on Tanbark and Warner roads could overwhelm the infrastructure of their village. And they showed up in force on Tuesday night, packing
Niagara-on-the-Lake council saw an early draft of its transit master plan in April 2022 but it won’t see a new version until late this spring. Town staff reported that Stantec Consulting Ltd., the firm
Group would foot ‘multi-million dollar’ cost of repairs, updates After the town decided in September to do nothing with the old Niagara-on-the-Lake hospital, a non-profit group has offered to assume the operating costs of
The town’s pickleball club is hosting Niagara Region’s first-ever international tournament and it is quickly outgrowing the expectations of its organizers. And tourney co-chair John Hindle is asking the town to waive the
Niagara-on-the-Lake is welcoming new residents to the neighbourhood with new welcome packages. The program launched March 1. Any resident who moved to NOTL after Jan. 1, 2023, will be able to pick up
The town is getting a new municipal clerk. The municipality established a new position – a strategy and government relations officer – to help implement the town’s strategic plan and improve communication between
Wayne Gates wants Niagara-on-the-Lake council to support him in fighting back against the province’s controversial new housing legislation, Bill 23. Also known as the More Homes Built Faster Act, it was passed in November
The Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce is honouring an advocate of Indigenous culture at its 22nd annual celebration of International Women’s Day. Michele-Elise Burnett is this year’s winner of the chamber’s annual International
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