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NOTL Votes 2026: ‘Nobody up there would get my vote’: Sewage-hit resident interrupts St. Davids debate

A St. Davids resident who stopped a Niagara-on-the-Lake all-candidates debate Wednesday to demand action on sewage backing into homes said not one candidate on stage had earned his vote.

Public park next to new development in Glendale may open this spring

Niagara-on-the-Lake unanimously backed a deal Tuesday that would let the developer behind Modero Estates build the development’s public park sooner, rather than wait for the town to take on the project later.

NOTL Votes 2026: Growth can continue without losing town’s character, says Wiens supporter

About 100 people attended Wiens' campaign barbecue in Virgil, where supporters put development and property taxes at the top of their list of priorities for the next council.

NOTL Votes 2026: Mayoral candidates face off at jam-packed debate

Monday night's debate moved through 14 questions on growth, taxes, transparency, tourism, climate change and how the next mayor should lead. The forum also exposed clear differences in how each candidate would approach the job.

Fancy hats and sport of kings: Fundraiser draws huge crowd for Niagara Polo match

Niagara Polo returned to the historic Commons on Saturday, welcoming crowds to watch polo matches with players from the Toronto Polo Club.

Halloween: Candy and costumes galore at Fort George; kids hit the street all over NOTL

Lions, tigers and bears, oh my! All of them were roaming around Fort George on Saturday, as costumed kids did some early trick-or-treating. Children who...

Bloomin’ good news: NOTL wins third place for Year of the Garden celebration

Niagara-on-the-Lake has won another major award in the annual Communities in Bloom competition. This year, NOTL earned third-place honours for its celebration of the Year...

COVID cases are trending upward again, Hirji says

Chief medical officer urges people to wear masks, get boosters – and a flu shot   The temperature may be dropping, but COVID-19 cases are rising. And...

Fife and Drum Corps wants to expand membership

The optimistic sounds of drum beats and the whisper of fifes welcomed guests as they entered Fort George on a recent Sunday.  The Fife and...

Halloween: Ghosts, ghouls and mash at native centre’s annual bash

The annual halloween party at the Niagara Regional Native Centre is one of the staff’s favourite celebrations.  Long-serving members of the friendship centre’s team can’t...

Winemakers donating sales of tasting pass to Farmworkers Hub

Sipping wine never tasted so good. For the month of November, all of the proceeds from the $35 Winemakers’ Selections Tasting Pass will be donated to the...

First Harvest Breakfast in two years draws big crowd to St. Davids Lions Club

Numerous community events had to be cancelled or postponed over the last two years and one one of the most beloved was the Harvest...

Christ Church McNab closes its doors after 175 years

After 175 years of worship and 169 years in the same building, Christ Church Anglican has shut its doors forever.  The church known by NOTLers...

Car chase ends on NOTLer’s front lawn

Gary Williams was relaxing in his basement watching "A Walk Among the Tombstones" at around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday when the ending of the...

Community rallies to raise money for farmworker hit by car

The Niagara-on-the-Lake community is stepping up to help a farmworker who was badly injured after he was hit by a car while on his...

Parliament Oak property sold to Two Sisters for $8 million

The historic Parliament Oak property in Old Town Niagara-on-the-Lake has been sold to Two Sisters Resorts Corp. for $8 million. In an interview Monday, company...

Row on row the poppies blow at Court House and museum

Remembrance Day is a time to be thankful. That’s what 11-year-old Nathaniel John Fee-Symonds said while he watched volunteers hang about 4,000 poppies Tuesday outside...

Tickets selling quickly for Rotary Club’s annual Holiday House Tour

Tickets for the Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club’s 23rd annual Holiday House Tour are selling briskly – and some time slots are already sold out. On the...

Development freeze was illegal, top court rules

Appeal court orders town to pay Hummel's legal costs   Niagara-on-the-Lake council acted illegally in 2018 when it ordered a freeze on development in Old Town,...

Hummel wins major court ruling over town’s 2018 development freeze

Appeal court rejects lower court decision, orders town to pay Hummel's legal costs   A St. Catharines judge's ruling that the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake did nothing wrong...

Hail to the chief: Jay Plato is new head of NOTL fire department

After months of searching, Niagara-on-the-Lake found its new fire chief. Right here in  Niagara-on-the-Lake. Deputy chief Jay Plato has been promoted to fire chief and...

Election 2022: Kaiser wins regional seat with 44% of votes

Andrea Kaiser built a steady lead early Monday evening in the race for regional councillor but was hesitant to declare victory until all the...

Legion poppy campaign marks launch of remembrance plans

The Niagara-on-the-Lake branch of the Royal Canadian Legion has a series of programs planned to commemorate Remembrance Day this year. The events during the first...

Exploring Photos: Troops landing in Niagara, 1915

In the lead up to Nov. 11, we are featuring photographs from our military collection. Today we have a photo of soldiers disembarking from...

Quirky NOTL history on display as Doors Open Niagara invites people to visit for free

Niagara-on-the-Lake is deeply rooted in the past, but some may not know about the quirky layers of antiquity layered between the major historic events...

Candlelight Stroll is set for Friday, Dec. 2

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify that no food trucks will be part of the Candlelight Stroll, just food vendors.   Save the date...

Election 2022: Goettler in good spirits after third-place finish

Coming in third in the municipal race for lord mayor wasn’t what Vaughn Goettler envisioned. But still, the retired businessman was in good spirits Monday...

Physiotherapy clinic’s ‘Remember Me’ campaign will aid Legion

Giving back to the community is important, says physiotherapist Trevor Kwolek. Starting Nov. 1, his new physiotherapy clinic in the medical centre plaza behind Simpson's  Pharmacy...

Election 2022: Councillors say they are eager to hit the ground running

People cheered as re-elected Coun. Erwin Wiens walked into the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre auditorium Monday night with his wife, Dorothy Soo-Wiens.  He received a total...

Tractor with political messaging breaks down on Queen Street on election day

A political message gone wrong or political karma? A berry harvester driven by NOTL farmers Michael and Sukyi Watson broke down on Queen Street on...

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