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
Police have closed an investigation into a $10,000 cash exchange between developer Benny Marotta and Coun. Gary Burroughs and have found no grounds to lay charges. With the investigation closed, the matter is
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
Police say they found no criminal wrongdoing and no charges will be laid after prominent NOTL developer Benny Marotta gave Coun. Gary Burroughs an envelope containing $10,000 in cash. Niagara Regional Police have concluded their
It was all over in about seven minutes. Hundreds of kids, from Niagara-on-the-Lake and beyond, hit the fields at the community centre on Saturday to hunt for chocolate Easter eggs — about 60
Late at night on Friday (or early Saturday morning), Stefan Regier snuck out of his house, careful that nobody was watching him. He had a top-secret mission — hide this year’s golden egg
UPDATE: This story originally said the town hadn’t approved the operating budget, however council approved in on Tuesday. Niagara-on-the-Lake council has approved the town’s operating budget for 2023, and found $94,622 in
The town’s new gateway project is getting closer to completion after more than three years of discussions. The project will replace the current garden and landscaping at the intersection of Mississagua and Queen
Ryan Gaio wanted local music in Niagara-on-the-Lake and that’s exactly what he brought to the Legion on Saturday. And people were there for it — about 150 of them, dancing the night away.
Editor’s Note: Police have closed their investigation into this matter and no charges were laid. Niagara Now’s April 19, 2023 reporting in this respect can be found here: niagaranow.com/news.phtml/no-charges-laid-after-developer-gave-notl-councillor-10000-in-cash Niagara Regional Police
Ryan Gaio remembers a time when Niagara-on-the-Lake had a vibrant, independent music scene. It was back when NOTL still had a high school — Niagara District Secondary School, which had a strong focus
Editor’s Note: Police have closed their investigation into this matter and no charges were laid. Niagara Now’s April 19, 2023 reporting in this respect can be found here: niagaranow.com/news.phtml/no-charges-laid-after-developer-gave-notl-councillor-10000-in-cash Niagara-on-the-Lake council has
A new proposal for the Parliament Oak property in Old Town is in the works. Residents of the neighbourhood around 325 King St. received letters last week informing them Two Sisters Resorts Corp.
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,
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