A hotel next door. A tax bill that makes you question what you’re getting. Parked cars that block your view of the road. For residents who shared their thoughts with The Lake Report, the municipal election comes down to decisions they can feel close to home.
In its Oct. 13, 2022 election edition, The Lake Report outlined the top issues facing voters, including regional taxes, overdevelopment, tourism management and transparency. Four years later, many of those same concerns remain part of the conversation.
Looking at the participation of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s eligible voters during the last four election cycles, turnout has tended to oscillate between either slightly less than or slightly more than half of the eligible population of electors casting their ballots.
Most people know this lifelong Niagara-on-the-Lake resident as Karen Taylor-Jones. But as a candidate for town council in the upcoming election, she is listed and will appear on the ballot as Karen Jones-Taylor.
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Residents' Association spent weeks putting election candidates in the hot seat. But when it comes to telling voters who deserves a seat at the table, the group is staying out of it.
A massive, 835-page town planning report rejects most of Solmar’s requests to demolish or make substantial changes to buildings and other heritage assets on...
Existing homes can add basement and other living spaces, Scott Robinson says
Last in a three-part series
Housing advocate Scott Robinson foresees a future in Niagara-on-the-Lake...
UPDATE: This story originally said the town hadn't approved the operating budget, however council approved in on Tuesday.
Niagara-on-the-Lake council has approved the town's operating...
The guests were the ones concocting the cocktails at Ironwood Cider House on Friday night.
“I’m not a very good mixologist,” Tom Rendall said before...
Under the guidance of the Indigenous community, the Willowbank is constructing a cairn on its property to memorialize missing and murdered Indigenous women
Marie Louise,...
The town’s new gateway project is getting closer to completion after more than three years of discussions.
The project will replace the current garden and...
Katie Ryan
Special to The Lake Report
Members of the Niagara Lions Club will be collecting donations at Niagara-on-the-Lake’s two grocery stores on Saturday in aid...
The Niagara Creative Cultural Community Hub has gained some traction with some provincial political players in its quest to turn the old NOTL hospital...
The death of Louise Leyland has shaken the small village of Queenston, whose residents have been fighting to improve traffic safety in the community...
An 81-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a cyclist near Willowbank in Queenston on Saturday afternoon.
Louise Leyland, who was active in community organizations...
It really is a small world after all.
Two Niagara-on-the-Lake couples booked a trans-Atlantic cruise together to Portugal from Aruba aboard Oceana's MS Sirena this...
Editor’s Note: Police have closed their investigation into this matter and no charges were laid. Niagara Now’s April 19, 2023 reporting in this respect...
Organizers are gearing up for the popular Bunny Trail and Easter egg hunt again this year.
The Easter weekend ritual at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre...
Niagara Region is stepping up its traffic enforcement game in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
And it could mean big fines arriving in the mail for drivers who exceed...
A single step might as well be an insurmountable wall for Pamela TurnerSmith.
In the eight years she has lived in Niagara-on-the-Lake, TurnerSmith says she hasn’t been able...
Katie Ryan
Special to The Lake Report
Ironwood Cider House, in partnership with Limited Distilling, is hosting a cocktail competition and silent auction to support Women's...
NOTL resident George Webber and chief administrative officer Marnie Cluckie stood before town council last Tuesday night to introduce the Friends of the Forgotten...
Second in a series
Renting a one-bedroom apartment anywhere in Niagara is pricey, but in Niagara-on-the-Lake, one-bedroom apartments are not only expensive, they're also rare.
In...
Councillors were dazed and confused during some of their budget deliberations Tuesday night, but managed to push through the 2023 capital budget.
Niagara-on-the-Lake council has...
On Wednesday afternoon, about 90 minutes after The Lake Report's website published an extensive story detailing the cash exchange between developer Benny Marotta and Coun....
