Niagara-on-the-Lake’s crew of 60 firefighters used every fire apparatus the town has but were simply “outmatched” due to a lack of available water as they battled a massive blaze that engulfed an old chicken farm turned business facility Tuesday, fire chief Nick Ruller says.
Pet groomers can begin to offer some services again, with conditions. On Wednesday, the province amended its emergency order regulations to allow pet groomers to open back up, effective Feb. 4, provided the service
It’s 11:30 a.m. on a Monday and the Cadeaus are tying the laces of their skates to head out to play some hockey during a break in online school.
A GoFundMe campaign is raising money for an injured cat named Hazel that was rescued from the side of Ricardo Street near Queen’s Landing Jan. 26. Hazel was dropped off at NOTL Cats Rescue, a
It's been well-documented that Niagara-on-the-Lake council meetings go on and on and … among the longest in the region. Recognizing the problem, councillors last fall even looked at making changes to their meeting format,
Higher user fees and, eventually, an accommodation tax needed, budget chief says The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake needs to find new ways to boost revenue, says Coun. Allan Bisback. During a special meeting to
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake officially has a budget for 2021. The operating budget, approve last Wednesday, comes in at $37,327,452 and while overall expenses are down slightly ($37,453,452 in 2020), there’s a 2.12 per cent increase
After 11 deaths and 120 people testing positive, hard-hit facility is down to six cases After 11 deaths in one Niagara-on-the-Lake care home and a spike in COVID cases across town in January, things are
While the future is definitely still uncertain, Lord Mayor Betty Disero is hoping COVID cases continue to drop, allowing domestic travel and tourism to open up more in spring and summer. As “more and more
While business is slowwww right now, some Niagara-on-the-Lake owners and operators are hopeful for what the future holds. Rick Jorgensen, owner of OliV Tasting Room, said while the lockdown is making things extremely tough, the pandemic
Niagara-on-the-Lake Lord Mayor Betty Disero has joined other leaders of border municipalities in sending a letter to the federal minister of public safety and emergency preparedness and minister of foreign affairs asking to be consulted about any
Niagara-on-the-Lake residents will see a potential 2.1 per cent hike on the municipal portion of their tax bills in 2021 — an increase of about $30 based on a $563,000 home assessment. The town was expected to
As we are all learning, during a pandemic lockdown, it can be challenging to find things to which we can look forward. But this week, NOTL residents had the pleasure of cheering on
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The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake and the Niagara Region are looking for a possible location for vaccine rollout in NOTL. One site could be Centennial Arena in Virgil, chief administrator Marnie Cluckie told councillors during a COVID-19 update
Seasonal farm workers are arriving in Niagara-on-the-Lake again and things are going a little more smoothly than a year ago. Coun. Erwin Wiens, a grape farmer, told council Monday night that workers started coming in,
Eduardo Lafforgue, president of the NOTL Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Niagara, thanked the town's volunteer firefighters on Monday during a meeting of council. Lafforgue's house on Anne Street was badly damaged by a fire
The Town of NOTL is allowing temporary patios to remain in place until 2022. The patios were permitted last summer to help businesses that had reduced seating indoors due to the global pandemic. Town chief
Despite complaints from many quarters, and some municipalities permitting dog grooming, the province says grooming is still not an essential service. “Dog grooming continues to be a contentious item,” NOTL's chief administrator Marnie Cluckie
Resident dies at Pleasant Manor and hard-hit Niagara LTC starts rapid testing of residents and staff Cases of COVID-19 in Niagara-on-the-Lake's long-term care homes have slowly started to fall, but facilities continue to
Kathy Latour has a new place to park her school bus close to home, thanks to the generosity of Lake Report readers and a NOTL hotel company. Latour, a Niagara-on-the-Lake resident and school bus driver, was
Five people have died after a COVID outbreak at a Niagara-on-the-Lake nursing home. The large COVID outbreak at Niagara Long Term Care surged over the past two weeks. It grew to 90 active cases as
It’s ages past Christmas, but it’s not too late to appreciate the efforts of local Santa wannabe and Lake Reporter Tim Taylor to raise funds for NOTL Palliative Care. During the pandemic, Taylor
Maria Dos Santos was the first long-term care resident in Niagara-on-the-Lake to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. She received her first dose of the two-part Pfizer vaccine last Thursday, with Dr. Tim Bastedo of
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The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 124 in Niagara-on-the-Lake has received $10,800 in federal COVID relief funds. The money was part of $20 million set aside to help legion’s across the country through the Veterans
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The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake will look at solutions to problems with excess traffic and parking in Chautauqua. In the meantime, councillors have asked staff to report back with a temporary solution by April, to help curb traffic during
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