The Lake Report is looking for feedback on how Niagara-on-the-Lake residents feel about the performance of the town’s elected officials. It’s been two years since the 2022 municipal election campaigns were in full
An 85-year-old Niagara-on-the-Lake man is dead after the minivan he was driving collided with an SUV and landed in a pond in a rural area of town on Wednesday evening. Emergency crews frantically
It’s time again for the Virgil Stampede. The annual carnival is a sure sign of better weather, the end of frost warnings and the start of what is basically summer in our wee
It was a night of great wine and food that Community Crew volunteers and supporters won’t soon forget. On April 23, Bar Ruffino, the newest addition to Ruffino’s Pasta Bar & Grill, hosted
One can only hope that if we ever develop a disease like ALS, we handle it as well as Peter Earle has. As related on the front page of this week’s edition of
Peter Earle is preparing to die on June 4. The Niagara-on-the-Lake men’s shop owner has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, which has robbed him of his ability to speak, his mobility and soon his life.
Purchase price not revealed but ‘significant’ donations enabled organization to close deal After years of intense negotiations, the Niagara Foundation has obtained full ownership of the Wilderness property in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The organization
As reported in this week’s issue, and widely circulated on social media, a neighbour of a St. Catharines couple admits he kidnapped their cat Zeus and dumped it in Niagara-on-the-Lake. When approached by
There was a little something for everyone at the Crossroads Public School’s 14th annual NOTL Home, Garden & Craft Show. The show opens up the school, with vendors lining the gyms and classrooms,
Yes, I gave it my best shot, but I just couldn’t relate to the big hockey show in Toronto last weekend. The hardest working people were the talking heads who laboured mightily to
Welcome back to reality We hope you had a refreshing vacation and are headed into the new year with a renewed sense of enthusiasm and optimism. As we begin 2024, we like to
There has to be a better way. It’s easy to say that about just about any process. Most times they can be streamlined, made more efficient and be used to fix flaws. But
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s historic Fort Mississauga is getting another upgrade — to the tune of $6 million. Parks Canada announced the funding Friday, which will be used to build a 500-metre section of breakwall to
Former regional CAO calls for sweeping governance changes Change isn’t strange for Harry Schlange. The former Niagara Region chief administrative officer has been the driving force behind a lot of change in
Niagara Now and The Lake Report are pleased to announce the newest addition to our reporting team, Richard Hutton. A seasoned Niagara area reporter, Hutton is no stranger to the news business. He
It is shameful what has happened – repeatedly – to Niagara-on-the-Lake’s rainbow crosswalk. It also is hateful. The Niagara Regional Police Service says it is investigating the latest vandalism as a “potential” hate
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Pride crosswalk has been vandalized again — along with a newly installed security camera facing the crosswalk. This time the crosswalk was defaced with tire skid marks and spray paint, with the
Why are people so quick to want to kill all public access to the Parliament Oak site? Several impassioned letter writers have written to this publication and municipal councillors, urging the town not
The Lake Report isn’t shy about its advocacy for human rights or its support of Pride month and the LGBTQ+ community. Every year we transform our masthead into rainbow colours in June. We
It was a Niagara-on-the-Lake sports event for the history books — another notch in our town’s belt after last year’s Canada Games. The NOTL Pickleball Club held the first-ever NOTL Pickleball Classic tournament
Niagara-on-the-Lake is finally going to make short-term rentals charge the same two per cent accommodation tax as hotels do. Although the town is taking its time, giving rental operators a generous seven months
Fourth in a series The first three parts of this series focused on how the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake must immediately apply its municipal accommodation tax to short-term rentals. We looked at how not
Third in a series In the previous two weeks, we have talked about how Niagara-on-the-Lake’s municipal accommodation tax should apply to all accommodation businesses, regardless of size, and how by not doing so,
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Horticultural Society won’t be hosting its popular garden tour this year. Cindy Grant, president of the garden group, said there’s not enough time to get the event together this year.
Last week we talked a little about how the town has already missed out on $600,000 in revenue by not charging its accommodation tax fairly to all accommodation businesses. And fairness is the
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