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.
Traffic congestion, affordable housing, short-term rentals, heritage protection and tourism management were the hot topics at a Chamber of Commerce-sponsored candidates debate last week.
With...
The long-awaited diverging diamond interchange is finally open and it’s not nearly as complicated as many people feared.
The third diamond interchange built in Canada,...
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New town street signs on The Promenade popped up with the wrong spelling Monday before quickly being taken down and corrected.
Pictures of the signs...
Journalists from The Lake Report are accompanying Niagara-on-the-Lake's mayoral candidates as they spend a day campaigning and knocking on doors. The stories will be...
Former town councillor Austin Kirkby was a tireless advocate for Niagara's agriculture community and a hard-working farmer and public servant.
Kirkby died of cancer Monday...
Community and schools take time to reflect on legacy of residential schools
The Every Child Matters flag was raised to half-mast in Niagara-on-the-Lake Friday morning.
Each...
From Daniel Couroux's perspective, "Cadets Canada is Canada's best-kept secret."
Couroux, a lieutenant in the 809 Newark Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in Niagara-on-the-Lake, is...
The Niagara Regional Native Centre hosted Phyllis Webstad, the founder of Orange Shirt Day, at its eighth annual Nurturing Our Roots powwow last Saturday.
“When...
A group of Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotarians pedalled and walked their way to raising $13,000 last week to help eradicate polio worldwide.
NOTL Rotarians, including Martin Quick,...
A $3.5-million, 5,000-square-foot home on the Niagara Parkway in Niagara-on-the-Lake has been "placed under criminal restraint" as part of a massive seizure of methamphetamine...
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s incumbent lord mayor was critical of her two opponents during their first head-to-head encounter Tuesday night at the Royal Canadian Legion, a meeting...
Niagara-on-the-Lake will be a touch more orange this Friday for National Truth and Reconcilliation Day as groups across town show their colours to raise...
Gruelling mountain journey is 170 kilometres from Chamonix to Zermatt
Three Niagara-on-the-Lake hikers overcame extreme altitude, vertical climbs and even illness to traverse the famed...
A group that plans to restore the historic Niagara Baptist Church Burial Grounds now has a website up and running.
The website, Negroburialgroundnotl.org, will solicit donations...
John Scott
Special to The Lake Report
Queenston's Willowbank School of Restoration Arts last week celebrated 15 years of providing excellence in education to those studying...
Serving it up at Rotary's Icewine Cocktail soiree
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club's Icewine Cocktail Party on Sept. 17 raised money for club projects and showcased...
