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

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,

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

Niagara-on-the-Lake prides itself on being a “friendly and welcoming” community. And that might often be true. But what some residents proved on Monday during a special council meeting at the community centre is

First in a series As we reported last week, the town is missing out on an estimated $600,000 in annual revenue because of the previous council’s poor decision to not apply its 2

With the end of 2022, comes the end of another volume of The Lake Report. As usual, our small staff is taking a holiday break. So for this final issue of the year,

The holiday season in Niagara-on-the-Lake has no shortage of activities — many of them in support of great causes. So we are highlighting some fun things you can do, while supporting NOTL charitable

It was one heck of an election. Politics is always a battle, whether it’s loud and public, or just a quiet debate behind the scenes or out in the community. This municipal election