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NOTL Votes 2026: The business of running a town: Mayoral rivals disagree on the job

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.

Niagara-on-the-Lake voters at last advance poll before Oct. 26 talk development, planning, patios

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.

NOTL Votes 2026: School board trustees talk student mental health and responsible spending

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.

NOTL Votes 2026: ‘Will they betray your trust again?’ Parliament Oak accusation heats up candidate debate

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.

Sports: NOTL phenoms reflect on a season of progress on links

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’s History Unveiled: The Early Years

Tucked under the Niagara escarpment and mostly overlooked by many, is a small village known as St. Davids.  Founded in 1780, when United Empire...

Writer’s Cirlce: A fall of power

SUBMITTED BY BILL HAMILTON. It was Thursday, June 7th, 1956, and like any boy at the age of eight I was playing, carefree with my...

Wallbangers hockey features close and clean games

Early each Sunday morning from October until late April, approximately 22 enthusiastic Niagara area hockey lovers show up for their Wallbangers Old Timers game. Both...

Niagara’s History Unveiled: Ghost stories of NOTL

It was a dark and stormy night ... the windows rattled ... a door slammed from the other side of the house ... a...

Local Spotlight: Eddie Diijon, showman and entertainer

Eddie Diijon would tell you the common human flea is more intelligent than any other species of flea. And after he told you about...

Nature’s Lens: Treating our Great Lakes as such

I remember picking up a good friend of mine at the airport in Toronto. The Australian and I exchanged some laughs and stories and then...

Nature’s Lens: The mighty phragmite

Invasive species are a part of nature. The natural world procures many curious cycles and sequences, some of which seem rather unfair to the...

Lake Report implements cutting-edge augmented reality app

Like something out of Rowling’s World of Wizardry, moving images in newspapers have become a reality — only this time it’s thanks to the...

Local entrepreneur could have next Trivial Pursuit

SPONSORED Sitting down with Al Huberts, you quickly realize he could entertain you for hours with stories of things he’s invented, books he’s written and...

Niagara’s History Unveiled: The John Breakenridge homes

John Breakenridge, once thought to be a traitor to Upper Canada and to have buried six slaves on his property. Just who is this man? In this article,...

Niagaras History Unveiled: The summer that never arrived

As I sat inside and bemoaned the fact it snowed in Niagara this week and is still freezing outside, I wondered if this had happened...

Niagaras History Unveiled: St. Andrews Presbyterian Church

One of the most striking buildings in Niagara-on- the-Lake is St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Simcoe Street between Gage and Centre Streets.It was the...

Niagara’s History Unveiled: St. Vincent de Paul Graveyard

Graveyard or cemetery? Why two words for a place where people are buried? A graveyard refers to the burial area that is adjacent to a...

Niagara’s History Unveiled: Solomon Moseby

Niagara-on-the-Lake was a pulpit for the abolition of slavery in Canada, where signifiant events took place, such as the escape of runaway slave Solomon...

Niagara’s History Unveiled: A stroll down Queen St.

Taking a stroll along NOTL’s historic Queen Street can drum up a lot of historical curiosity, and with the many changes the buildings and...

Niagara’s History Unveiled: Our Western Home

Many might not know the history of Our Western Home, an orphanage for young girls that was operated out of the old courthouse on King Street,...

PLACES: Evel Knievel Museum

Niagara Falls is a unique place in Canada and the world, and within it there are plenty of fascinating places to explore. Not only does the...

Niagara’s History Unveiled: Four notable women of NOTL

In my first article for Niagara Now, I spoke about an amazing woman, Janet Carnochan, who insisted that Niagara-on-the-Lake needed to preserve the history...

Niagara’s History Unveiled: Colonel John Butler

In Niagara-on-the-Lake, there are many references to Lieutenant Colonel John Butler — Butler’s Barracks, Butler Street, Butler Homestead, the Best Western Colonel Butler Inn...

Niagara’s History Unveiled: Parliament Oak School

With the controversy that swirled around the closure of Parliament Oak Public School and now the refusal of the Niagara District School Board to...

Niagara’s History Unveiled: The Queen’s Royal Hotel

In the 1860s, the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake suffered an economic blow when the county decided to relocate all legal proceedings to the Courthouse in...

Music Momentum: How Momentum Choir came to be

One of the musical experiences that I have on a regular basis is rehearsing, having fun with and performing with members of Momentum Choir,...

Niagara’s History Unveiled: Exploring the history and people of 244 King St.

As Niagara-on-the-Lake rebuilt after the destruction it suffered during the burning in December of 1813, more land was surveyed to accommodate the influx of...

Niagara’s History Unveiled: The train of NOTL

Imagine hearing a bell ringing in the distance, but it isn’t from a bell tower. Imagine hearing a strange whistle way off across the...

Music Momentum: Introducing Mendelt Hoekstra

A note from the editor: Mendelt Hoekstra is very involved Niagara's music community, in more than one way. Not only is Hoekstra a talented and accomplished musician...

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