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.
Niagara Falls is the place where daredevils test their luck against the odds, where the desperate take their lives and where miracles happen.
The answer to why...
Mike KeenanSpecial to The Lake Report
What do the following professions have in common: mortician aka funeral director, pathologist, gravedigger, mourner-greeter, makeup artist, hospice aide, floral...
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Mike Keenan is an award-winning poet, columnist and podcaster. He has led writing workshops, including a week-long course at the Chautauqua Institution in New...
Last week we looked at one of the types of perhaps well-intentioned, but definitely uninformed alterations that result in damage to historic masonry. Continuing...
Was your old house built before 1900? If so, it’s almost certain that the basement foundation was constructed with lime mortar; a completely different critter...
Editor's note: Local Snaps is a series of photos submitted by Niagara-on-the-Lake residents and visitors. Please send us your photos to editor@niagaranow.com.______________________________________
Submitted by: Judy...
You see them sprinkled across Niagara-on-the-Lake and, indeed, across Ontario.
Some are one storey, others a storey and a half. There are those with hip roofs,...
As I mentioned in last week’s column, Peter Secord, apparently despairing of ever receiving a grant, left Niagara in 1793.
However, his absence did not halt the...
Betty & Jane
Plunger Control
Wineries all over the world are embracing the art of drying grapes to concentrate the flavour and structure of the must.
Big...
In 1874, on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in New York, the Methodist minister John Vincent (in partnership with entrepreneur Lewis Miller) opened an...
On Dec. 24, 1814, the newspaper headlines around the country might have read, “The War is Over – Peace Finally.”
Here in Niagara-on-the-Lake, however, there were...
Betty & Jane
Plunger Control
In February, the Plunger Patrol found the perfect “love story” when we stopped at the Ice House Winery. This sweet spot has...
Jaclyn Willms
Special to The Lake Report
Recovery is important for the body. It gives the body time to replenish energy stores and repair damaged tissues. The...
