At the final meetup of Niagara-on-the-Lake's mayoral candidates before the polls open on election day, Oct. 26, Erwin Wiens, Andrea Kaiser and Vaughn Goettler were divided on a variety of issues, including how a municipality is supposed to be run.
Early voting gave some Niagara-on-the-Lake residents peace of mind, while others saw it as an opportunity to make their voices heard ahead of election day.
The Lake Report asked more nominees for trustees what their top three priorities are, why they decided to run and what they would like to change or fix at the school board level.
The gloves came off on stage Thursday night when one Niagara-on-the-Lake council candidate accused two fellow candidates, both incumbents, of betraying residents over the Parliament Oak development.
At barely 14, NOTL's Kaige Zhu and Eli Perng already competed in tournaments far more intense and demanding than most recreational golfers will ever experience. But they're just getting started.
"I’ve enjoyed learning and writing about those and other topics for much the same reasons I would imagine my readers do: we are curious and we want to understand as much as we can about who we are," writes Dr. Brown.
"In this triangle of love, originally described by Bernard Shaw as 'a mystery,' Candida must choose which of the two men will be her future," writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
“This trip is a time in my life that I will truly cherish and remember forever. It was honestly the best month of my life," says Claire Brinkworth, who attended Messors in Italy.
"With all the political to and fro of late, a federal election could soon be in the offing. And there have been hints of one coming soon in Ontario," writes Keith McNenly.
"If there’s one thing Canada got right in the last four years, it was allowing the central bank do its job. Letting career politicians mess with monetary policy is a sketchy idea," writes Garth Turner in this week's edition of The Turner Report.
In this second part of the Summer of the Flood series, we share the stories of more residents who fell victim to the rushing water and sewage — in their own words.
Columnist Brian Marshall takes readers on a road trip around Niagara-on-the-Lake to visit a few of the town’s stone houses, constructed and designed in a variety of methods over the years.
The Niagara Belt Line car in this image was part of a series of 18 similar cars, all built at the same time for the Niagara Falls Park and River Railway.
"When people see guide dogs with their partners walking down the street, it looks so simple," writes Jodey Porter. "You just cannot imagine how wickedly and brutally difficult all this is to learn."
Grover is good at pulling on heartstrings — the irony is, his are failing. Angel's Rest Dog Rescue and Sanctuary in St. Davids is turning to the public for help saving the life of the four-year-old Westie cross.
Entrepreneur and 2022 mayoral candidate Vaughn Goettler, writes Garth Turner, is "pragmatic, driven, a tad rumpled, safely retired but far from finished. He has fine real estate, toys and ambition."
A pair of extreme storms in June and July created flash floods in areas of greater NOTL, overwhelming sewers, drains, culverts, ditches, storm ponds and streams, causing tremendous damage to homes and properties.
"On good days, Jan knows precisely who I am and responds to cuddling and holding hands and most of my bad jokes," writes Dr. Brown. "So, in some of the most important ways, I haven’t lost Jan."
This week's edition of "Exploring History" includes a postcard image of one of the cars of the Niagara Belt Line, which went through the Niagara Gorge, Niagara Falls, Lewiston and Queenston.
"This pivotal historic property at Queen and Simcoe represents a rubicon — a line in the sand — which, if crossed, may very well be the tipping point that spells the end of a decades-long tradition of respecting and preserving the heritage of Niagara-on-the-Lake," writes Brian Marshall.
Niagara-on-the-Lake's pickleball courts were back in action last weekend — and players were thrilled to return to their favourite outdoor sport after a lengthy closure.
"What can be more relaxing on a warm summer day then chilling out on your favourite lounge chair or hammock and watching the grasses sway and rustle in the breeze? " asks Joanne Young.
"Have we priced ourselves out of the economic reality in which most Canadians live? Of course," writes Garth Turner in this week's edition of The Turner Report.
"Mystery and magic are in the very words and idea of a "secret garden." We want to know more. Where is it? What's in it? Why is it a secret?" writes Penny-Lynn Cookson in her review of "The Secret Garden" at the Shaw Festival.
"We must be back at Queen’s Park as soon as possible to address these problems and work proactively and collaboratively to find solutions," writes MPP Wayne Gates.
The Lake Report's Aug. 15 editorial by editor-in-chief Richard Harley, "Poilievre is truly great — at pandering," has garnered attention from coast to coast. It also struck some nerves.
"I will be attending The Seeing Eye, the one of the oldest guide dog schools in the world, for nearly a month of instruction. I’ll learn how to partner with my new four-legged furry, sighted guide," writes Jodey Porter.
"Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a plethora of lies during his visit to NOTL, forcing The Lake Report to respond with the longest editorial it has ever published."
