The ceremony was held without Pride Niagara, the region’s most prominent LGBTQ+ non-profit organization. However, town officials maintain that this year’s flag-raising was no different from past events.
Brian Crow does not describe his wife’s move into long-term care as a joyful occassion. But her move this year into the new building at Pleasant Manor has allowed her to access the care she needs, he says.
Ahead of this fall’s municipal election, Coun. Gary Burroughs says Niagara-on-the-Lake’s next council needs to start by asking why some residents no longer trust town hall.
Resident concerns ranged from doubting the merits of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Comany deal and questioning why the NOTL community would have no access to the site.
Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa attempted to use of his provincially given “strong mayor powers” to save the project, but failed when council voted against the proposal for a second time.
Niagara-on-the-Lake council rejected a plan Tuesday to spend $95,029 in leftover community and youth grant money, leaving the full amount with the town for now.
The sculpture, “Vinifera,” features 110 polished steel spheres roughly the size of cantaloupes arranged along a vine structure to resemble oversized vinifera grapes.
A proposal for a storage hub on protected farmland that Niagara-on-the-Lake council already killed last month is back from the dead, with the lord mayor using his “strong mayor powers” to revive it.
Firefighters and paramedics were on the scene for 45 minutes to rescue the 55-year-old man and provide him medical assistance, one witness says.
Lyle Hall, member of Save Our Rand Estate, says this project proposed for the historic Rand Estate lands in Old Town is “a classic wolf in sheep’s clothing.”
Several big questions continue to hang over the race, including whether the 2022-26 council table will largely stay intact or if NOTL voters will deliver a major political shakeup this year.
A fenced-off piece of waterfront property in Niagara-on-the-Lake that neighbouring homeowners thought was part of their backyard will stay under ownership of the town after council voted against selling the land.
Steve McGuinness, a retired Bay Street financial executive, is pitching himself as a financially experienced candidate focused on affordability, growth and protecting the town’s character.
A council discussion about sidewalks and traffic in St. Davids has reopened broader criticism from a resident over how the town handles development approvals, such as the Paxton Lane residential development.
Niagara-on-the-Lake approved over $72,000 in community and youth grants Tuesday with relatively little debate, but spent the harder part of the discussion arguing over what to do with the money left behind.
Council backed the sale Tuesday after hearing the parcel of land is only about 11 square metres, landlocked and already occupied by part of the museum building.
Niagara-on-the-Lake could still end up with a smaller council in time for the 2026 municipal election after Ontario passed a law Thursday giving the province the power to make the change happen.
Kaiser, who represents Niagara-on-the-Lake on regional council, is running for the town’s top elected job as it faces the possible loss of one of its two seats at the regional table.
Miller, a NOTL realtor who serves as president of the Chautauqua Residents Association, is positioning himself as a candidate focused on residents, quality of life, transparency and carefully managed growth.
After a controversial school boundary change left some families angry and anxious about what came next, students from the St. Davids school visited Crossroads to meet the community waiting for them in September.
A warning from the province is forcing Niagara-on-the-Lake to rework its long-awaited official plan, with key policies at risk if it’s approved as is.
Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors spent roughly an hour Tuesday arguing over a simple question with big consequences for the town: what planning work should staff focus on in 2026?
Niagara-on-the-Lake says it is reviewing a new offer of free support for Pride flag raising ceremonies, courtesy of OUTNiagara, but will proceed with its own event as planned.
The court found no evidence the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake acted unfairly or in bad faith and treated its decision not to enforce the bylaw around outdoor events as a discretionary choice.
The move is being condemned by Ontario’s opposition parties and other critics as a violation by the Ford government of the transparency and accountability public officials are expected to uphold.
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