The Niagara Regional Native Centre wants to update its bylaws to expand the area it serves, which will allow people from other Niagara municipalities to serve as board members. The centre, based in NOTL,
Executive director, three board members step down, new election planned The board of the Niagara Regional Native Centre is looking for community members to fill several vacant seats, after the resignations of
The road to ruin has been a long one for a property on Byron Street in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The owners of 177 Byron St. have received a permit to demolish it almost two years
A team of line workers from Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro spent the holidays helping other communities clean up after a massive blizzard swept through Niagara just before Christmas. NOTL was one of the lucky areas
After Niagara-on-the-Lake last year introduced a two per cent accommodation tax on hotel rooms, the new council must contend with how to use the new source of revenue. Councillors took a small step
Will the real Santa Claus please stand up. Please stand up. People sporting red suits and white beards were spotted all over Niagara-on-the-Lake posing as the very large man Sunday. They traded in
On a cold Tuesday night, the first gathering of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s new council got a little hot Dec. 13 when the head of the Niagara Home Builders Association complained about hikes in development-related fees.
Tara Rosling performed a dramatic reading of Jeanette Winterson’s “The Mistletoe Bride” Sunday night before a packed audience at the Irish Harp. It’s the story of a young bride-to-be who becomes locked in
A Niagara-on-the-Lake artist is giving back the best way she can this year for Christmas. Sandra Iafrate, who paints out of Gate Street Studio, in her garage at 358 Gate St., is donating
Town council is laying some groundwork before it gets back to business next week with its first meeting of the new committee of the whole. The group of nine have been training during
Let’s hear those sleigh bells jingling, NOTL! The annual Niagara-on-the-Lake Christmas Parade starts this Saturday at 11 a.m. at the corner of King and Centre Street. The big man in the red suit
Donors and volunteers across Niagara-on-the-Lake are filling up 222 Christmas stockings worth of goodies to be distributed to people living in the town’s three long-term homes. Joan King, best known for her work
For two Niagara-on-the-Lake newcomers, living in a historic house is a dream come true. Keri Rickwood and husband Aris Zakinthinos are the new owners of the old Cobbler’s House at 329 Victoria St.
There were smiles aplenty at the Niagara Regional Native Centre on Saturday as a team of dedicated volunteers fed breakfast to almost 400 people, including 172 children. “It’s absolutely incredible. So we posted
Sandtrap co-owner Matt Dietsch and his family drop off a cheque for $3,250 to the Niagara Children’s Centre on Friday. Another cheque for the same amount was given to the Ronald McDonald House
A conservation group in Niagara-on-the-Lake is sounding the alarm over changes to the Greenbelt passed by the Doug Ford government. “It’s uncalled for, and it’s, it’s extraordinary,” said Gracia Janes, a NOTL resident and
Work has begun on final phase of centre’s development Developer John Hawley’s vision for the Village Centre project in Niagara-on-the-Lake is one step closer to completion as work has begun on the final
The King Street property known as “The Wilderness” is an urban oasis and Ken Reid, who lives on it, says he is confused why the Niagara Foundation worries he might sell it for
New Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa promised “more listening and less talk” as he stood at the podium before a half-packed Court House auditorium Tuesday night at the town’s inauguration of its new council.
Santa is coming to town early again this year – for the annual Niagara-on-the-Lake Christmas Parade. But it wouldn’t be possible without the support of a team of dedicated volunteers working on the
With both the Catholic and public school boards of Niagara planning to close schools Monday if educational support staff are on strike, parents are worried how another disruption might affect their kids. The
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s new town council will convene for the first time when it holds its inaugural meeting at the Court House on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Like all regular council meetings, the inaugural is open
Emily Abt was squeezing rain water out of her white gloves and soaked from head to toe, shivering after the Remembrance Day ceremony in Queenston on Friday. “I’ve been wringing out my bun
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Planned changes could have serious impact on region wetlands, CAO says The chief administrator of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority fears agencies like hers may lose the ability to protect vulnerable environments
What is it about Niagara-on-the-Lake politics that attracts more voters to the polls than almost any other municipality in the province? Overall, turnout provincewide on Oct. 24 was just 33 per cent, according
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