Development freeze was illegal, top court rules
Appeal court orders town to pay Hummel’s legal costs Niagara-on-the-Lake council acted illegally in 2018 when it ordered a freeze on development in Old Town, the province’s highest court has ruled. The
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Hummel wins major court ruling over town’s 2018 development freeze
Appeal court rejects lower court decision, orders town to pay Hummel’s legal costs A St. Catharines judge’s ruling that the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake did nothing wrong in passing a bylaw to freeze development
Sports: Golf leagues wrap up season with awards and prizes
Winners were celebrated as the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s men’s and women’s leagues wrapped up their seasons last week. For the Thursday men’s league, the year-end banquet is a seasonal highlight – not for
Editorial: Have your say on NOTL’s future
Wrapped around this week’s 28-page edition of The Lake Report is a Special Edition dedicated to informing you, our readers, about the major issues in the Oct. 24 municipal election – and the
Driver in pedestrian fatality thought he’d hit a deer, court told
A charge against a Niagara-on-the-Lake driver involved in a fatal late-night collision with a pedestrian could hinge on the court’s interpretation of a single word. “Forthwith.” NOTL farmer Robert Enns, 55, faces a
Editorial: Niagara’s shiny new diamond
Mayhem, there’s gonna be head-on collisions, an accident waiting to happen … those were just some of the sentiments people expressed in recent weeks as the new diverging diamond interchange moved closer to
$3.5M NOTL home implicated in massive international drug bust
A $3.5-million, 5,000-square-foot home on the Niagara Parkway in Niagara-on-the-Lake has been “placed under criminal restraint” as part of a massive seizure of methamphetamine and cocaine unveiled in Alberta last week. More than
Editorial: The community steps up, again
Build it and they will come. Ask for it and they will deliver. A week ago, desperate to fill empty and near-empty shelves in time for Thanksgiving, we wrote about how the Newark
Sports: NOTL golfers impressive in Champion of Champions tourney
The husband-and-wife team of Louise Robitaille and Stephen Warboys led the Niagara-on-the-Lake contingent to an impressive showing in the Niagara Champion of Champions tournament. The one-day, 18-hole tourney Saturday afternoon at the St.
Newark Neighbours still searching for new home
Newark Neighbours’ nearly year-long search for a new home has yet to turn up a suitable location. The thrift store and food bank on John Street East, near Peller Estates Winery, has seriously
Election 2022: Chamber will broadcast candidate debate on Facebook
Sept. 28 meeting for council and mayoral candidates is at Royal George Seating is limited for a Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce debate for town council and mayoral candidates next week at the Royal
Sports: Shelly caps a stellar golf season with more honours
It’s been a career year for Gerry Shelly on the links at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club. The amiable octogenarian has been a regular winner all season in the Thursday men’s league, taking long
Letter: Unsightly bike bollards wouldn’t be allowed in Old Town
Dear editor: We went from absurd to flat-out parking control terrorism in one week. If solving a non-existent problem by carpet bombing Four Mile Creek Road with no parking signs wasn’t enough for
Editorial: Help Newark Neighbours help others
As summer officially slides into fall, it’s not too early to be thinking about Thanksgiving or, more importantly, the dire shortage at the Newark Neighbours Food Bank. In fact, it’s crucial that the
Mayor supporting council candidates is ‘partisan, divisive,’ opponent says
Goettler says he wants to ‘build a team’ and end infighting By publicly supporting and backing certain candidates for council, the incumbent lord mayor is being “divisive” and bringing a form of “partisan
The cupboards are bare at NOTL food bank
Newark Neighbours desperately seeking donations for Thanksgiving hampers Thanksgiving is just around the corner and the shelves at the Newark Neighbours Food Bank are empty. “Our need is high. Our shelves are
Editorial: St. Davids ‘wins’ the regional trifecta
If you haven’t yet driven the stretch of Four Mile Creek Road on which the region has installed a series of “bicycle lane” pylons, then the pictures we and many residents have shared
Hovercraft service plans to connect Niagara and Toronto
Company headed by NOTL resident will dock in Port Weller, with free shuttle bus to NOTL For $25 to $30, you could soon commute one-way across Lake Ontario to work, see the
Election 2022: Schedule set for series of candidate debates
The schedule has been finalized for candidate debates in advance of the Oct. 24 municipal election. The series of “meet and greet” meetings, organized by FocusNOTL, a grassroots political group in Niagara-on-the-Lake, will feature
Election 2022: Disero endorses candidates for council spots
Opponents Zalepa and Goettler promise they’ll change how town operates It’s not Team Disero, per se, but it gives you a pretty good idea who the incumbent lord mayor is backing in
Wreath-laying ceremony Monday commemorates life of Queen
Book of condolences placed at town hall for residents to offer their sympathies The Niagara-on-the-Lake Legion is holding a solemn service Monday to commemorate the life and 70 years of service of the
Memories of Queen Elizabeth II: Send us your stories, photos and recollections
The death of Queen Elizabeth is not only the end of a royal era, but a time for Canadians to reflect on what her reign meant to them on a personal level. We’d
Election 2022: Barbara Worthy withdraws from regional race
The only “non- political person” in the race for Niagara-on-the-Lake’s lone seat on regional council has withdrawn her candidacy. Barbara Worthy, an independent creative arts producer, actress, writer and former CBC Radio producer, announced Tuesday
Editorial: The public deserves answers
We live in the so-called Information Age, where information is knowledge, is currency, is power. Our political and other leaders also like to tell us we live in an era of transparency, when
Sports: NOTL men edge women in Pro’s Cup competition
A ball wrapped in the roots of a tree, some wild shots by the men’s team and a hard-charging performance by the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s women’s Solheim squad made for stiff competition in
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