A St. Davids resident who stopped a Niagara-on-the-Lake all-candidates debate Wednesday to demand action on sewage backing into homes said not one candidate on stage had earned his vote.
Niagara-on-the-Lake unanimously backed a deal Tuesday that would let the developer behind Modero Estates build the development’s public park sooner, rather than wait for the town to take on the project later.
Monday night’s debate moved through 14 questions on growth, taxes, transparency, tourism, climate change and how the next mayor should lead. The forum also exposed clear differences in how each candidate would approach the job.
The lifelong NOTL resident is speaking publicly about what he sees as NOTL’s biggest threat: overdevelopment. “I think that it needs to be reined in — and reined in responsibly,” he says.
After a summer of heavy rain exposed weak spots in NOTL’s drainage system, councillors are backing a $425,000 push to find problems sooner.
The new four-storey hotel at Clayfield Commons in Niagara-on-the-Lake held its official ribbon-cutting Wednesday ahead of welcoming its first overnight guests Sept. 18.
The stories of Americans and Canadians who witnessed the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 came together Friday at Queen’s Royal Park at a ceremony to mark 25 years since that day.
The Royal George Theatre’s multi-million-dollar rebuild is getting a federal boost of up to $25 million, funded in part by donors Tim and Frances Price — who elected not to rename the theatre in their name.
This Sept. 11 will mark 25 years since the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in the United States. Some in NOTL say despite current political tensions between Canada and the U.S., honouring those who lost their lives that day will always be important.
Adriana Vizzari wants another four years on Niagara-on-the-Lake council to finish what she started: making the town a place where young families can put down roots, especially in St. Davids.
As Niagara-on-the-Lake heads toward the Oct. 26 municipal election, residents are weighing what the town needs next — and what they do not want to lose.
The backpacks are back, the classrooms are buzzing and Niagara-on-the-Lake students are settling into a new school year — with some getting used to a new school, too.
Does Niagara-on-the-Lake have enough parking, and is it in the right places? The town is collecting data to answer that question while considering how to manage tourism-related pressure.
A senior working on his own tractor in the Gales parking lot in Niagara-on-the-Lake was accidentally run over Friday afternoon and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening and non-life-altering injuries, police say.
A sold-out garden party in Niagara-on-the-Lake raised close to $20,000 for the Heritage Trail, almost doubling its fundraising goal as volunteers continue working toward the trail’s extension.
Stolen vehicles, smashed windows and people caught checking cars on security cameras have Niagara-on-the-Lake residents comparing notes after a string of incidents stretching from late last week into this week.
Several students are readying to switch schools this fall following a boundary change. However, one family is still waiting for an answer to a question it raised almost a year ago: what happens after the final bell rings?
Niagara-on-the-Lake households are being charged hundreds of dollars more for regional policing than households anywhere else in Niagara — and regional government is now looking at whether there is a different way to split the bill.
Incumbent Coun. Andrew Niven says Niagara-on-the-Lake needs to protect what makes it different as it grows — and after almost two years helping make those decisions on council, he’s ready to put his record before voters.
The council candidate in this year’s election says the town has spent too long reacting to problems instead of getting ahead of them: “One thing at a time is how this town has been run.”
Starting Sept. 6, NOTL’s Niagara Transit Plus microtransit service will run on Sundays and statutory holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., bringing service to days when it previously wasn’t available.
The sudden departure of NOTL’s longtime treasurer is drawing criticism from one council candidate who says this points to a deeper problem with staff turnover, succession planning and public trust at town hall.
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s council race kept growing right up to Friday’s 2 p.m. nomination deadline. Eleven councillor candidates will be on the ballot this fall.
The town’s integrity commissioner found that the lord mayor’s participation in a discussion on the Rand Estate’s development was an “error in judgement made in good faith” and close the file.
Provincial politicians toured some of NOTL’s hardest-hit farms last week and saw the damage firsthand. Now, growers want to see what comes after the visit.
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