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Town proposing to hire 16 new staffers for 2023

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is proposing to spend almost $900,000 on 16 new staff members in 2023. Discussion over which positions make the cut have been held at several meetings...

Average NOTL property taxes to rise $105 this year

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake expects to spend about $4 million more in 2023 than...

NOTL chicken farmer staying positive amid rising avian flu cases

The owner of a large Niagara-on-the-Lake chicken farm is confident all the precautions he takes...

Special Report: Rental costs are high, supply is scarce in NOTL

If you're single, finding an affordable rental is a huge challenge   First in a series Debbie...

Niagara wineries unite to pressure province for changes

Tax reductions, better access to markets among concerns cited by industry Niagara wineries travelled to...

BREAKING NEWS: NOTL asks OPP to investigate after developer gave $10,000 to town councillor

Niagara-on-the-Lake council has asked the Ontario Provincial Police and the town's integrity commissioner to launch investigations after prominent developer Benny Marotta gave $10,000 in...

Region seeks 100 new volunteers for emergency response team

Deadline for applications for CERT program is March 24   Niagara Region is looking for 100 new volunteers for its Community Emergency Response Team, known as...

Welland Canal reopens Wednesday for 2023 shipping season

The Welland Canal reopens early this Wednesday morning, so drivers should be on the lookout for raised bridges and passing ships.  This means ships will...

Dancers, fiddlers, pub crawlers come out for St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day started early at the Irish Harp this year. A troupe of young dancers from De Menezes Reilly Irish Dance Studio came out...

Lizards, crocs and snakes — oh my!

Legless lizards, a crocodilian and corn snakes — all of those and more were out for kids to see on March Break. On Tuesday morning...

$10M road reconstruction means long, slow drive through Virgil

Niagara Stone Road is all chewed up after a seven-year plan finally hit the road. Literally. Anyone driving through Virgil should expect traffic delays while...

Solmar seeks permits to demolish some Rand buildings

SORE and Solmar will be facing off again soon after the town called a special meeting to review applications to alter or demolish buildings...

No end to phone, text and door-to-door scams, experts say

First in a two-part series With Fraud Prevention Month well under way across Canada, so are telephone, text message and door-to-door scams. One scam in particular...

Town’s new e-permit system expected to streamline process

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has introduced a new labour-saving online program that will allow residents to obtain building permits electronically. The new service makes it...

Donations, federal funding gave Shaw big boost in 2022

Outdoor shows were a 'huge hit,' artistic director Tim Carroll says   The Shaw Festival is adopting a “new normal.” “Turns out that there might be no...

’30 seconds in’ he heard four snaps

NOTL wrestler wins provincial gold, then dislocates elbow at nationals   He remembers hearing four distinct snaps. Eden High School wrestler and Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Zubin Gatta was...

Glasses raised for farmerettes at Oast celebration of women’s day

A Niagara-on-the-Lake brewery is paying homage to the women who ran the family farms while the men were away during two world wars. Oast released...

NOTL Youth Collective looking ahead to spring session

With the NOTL Youth Collective’s winter session wrapped up, volunteers are looking back and reflecting on the innovative centre's first eight weeks of operation.  About...

Man, 72, in critical condition after crash on diverging diamond interchange

A 72-year-old man is in critical condition after suffering a medical episode and crashing his car into a guard rail on Glendale's diverging diamond...

VIDEO: Celebrating the women of NOTL

This story is one in a package to celebrate the women of Niagara-on-the-Lake for International Women's Day. Find a video of the making of...

Crews repairs hazardous gas leak amid Friday’s snowstorm

Winter came in late, but with a roar and not a whimper. For the second Friday in a row, Niagara-on-the-Lake got the snow globe treatment...

PHOTO GALLERY: Another late-winter blizzard

March came in like a lion last week and we got a repeat blizzard Friday just for good measure. Spring might be around the...

Memorial sculpture urged for NOTL’s Black burial ground

Group led by Brock professor wants to honour survivors of slavery   NOTL's Niagara Baptist Church Burial Ground deserves a memorial to the survivors of slavery...

Red Roof Retreat serves up pasta dinner fundraiser April 30

Katie Ryan Special to The Lake Report Red Roof Retreat is bringing back its annual Pasta with a Purpose dinner after three years of pandemic-related cancellations.  Steffanie...

NOTL man charged in major art fraud case

A Niagara-on-the-Lake man was among eight people arrested after police seized more than 1,000 allegedly fraudulent artworks purported to have been painted by Norval...

St. Davids fields small army to fight Tawny Ridge development proposal

Residents of St. Davids are alarmed that continued development of residences on Tanbark and Warner roads could overwhelm the infrastructure of their village. And they...

Celebrating the women of NOTL

This story is one in a package to celebrate the women of Niagara-on-the-Lake for International Women's Day. Find a video of the making of...

Town’s transit plan should be ready for spring

Niagara-on-the-Lake council saw an early draft of its transit master plan in April 2022 but it won't see a new version until late this...

Niagara-on-the-Lake celebrates Tripadvisor award in style

The historic town of Niagara-on-the-Lake had a lot to celebrate last Wednesday evening.  The town was ranked second in Tripadvisor’s 2023 Traveler’s Choice “Best of...

Fort George hosts two March Break programs

Families can join Parks Canada and the Friends of Fort George for two special March Break programs next week. There's a Children’s Tea Party on March 15 at...

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