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.
No examination of church architecture in Niagara-on-the-Lake would be complete without including St. Vincent de Paul, which has been identified as “the oldest surviving...
In Upper Canada during the early 19th century, metal plaques were provided by fire insurance companies to homeowners who had purchased insurance coverage. This...
It’s 1852 in Niagara-on-the-Lake and the second Presbyterian church in town had just opened its doors. Built a mere five-minute walk from St. Andrew’s...
We are all enjoying the beautiful blossoms on the fruit trees this spring. This week’s photo is of the 1955 Blossom Blessing Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Little is...
Penny-Lynn CooksonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
In this time of lockdowns and isolation and bans on social gatherings in restaurants and pubs, sales of wine...
It is a fact that well-constructed buildings will often outlive the purpose for which they were originally intended.
Churches without congregations, factories that cannot support...
Penny-Lynn CooksonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
Vincent van Gogh left the Netherlands to join his art dealer brother Theo in Paris where he would...
If you're like us, the first reaction to Niagara Region's plan for COVID-19 vaccine clinics for those over age 80 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, might have been: what...
Architecture is a reflection of the prevailing socio-political-economic attitudes of society.
As society changes, so too should architecture if it wishes to have relevance and...
Penny-Lynn CooksonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake ReportThe Lake Report’s call out for nominations for our pandemic heroes serves to remind us that through the...
Dr. William Brown is a professor of neurology at McMaster University and co-founder of the Infohealth series at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library.
Dr. William...
Prior to 1945, there were no “residential housing developers” as we know them today.
Certainly there had been successful builders who would purchase a piece...
This photograph from 1957 shows the former municipal public works sheds that were located in the Market Square area of Niagara-on-the-Lake.This was directly behind...
Religion plays an important part in putting down roots in a community and many of our early Black residents belonged to the local churches, including...
Out of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in France came an architectural style that attempted to combine functionalism liberally sprinkled with ornamental elements borrowed from...
