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.
The 13 for 13 cultural festival finally made its way to Niagara-on-the-Lake Wednesday and it brought a piece of British Columbia with it.
Vendors from...
Cheers rang out at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Tennis Club as the third day of Canada Summer Games tennis got underway Tuesday.
Saskatchewan's Isabella Yan, 10, put...
Niagara-on-the-Lake's historic Fort George, now open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday until the end of October, is hopping with summer activities.
With...
Andy Boldt
Special to The Lake Report
With most of their goals for the season already achieved, the undefeated U22 Niagara Thunderhawks focused last week on the...
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s council chambers will be reopening to the public on Aug. 22 after two years of strictly online virtual meetings.
Town hall will also be...
See yourself as a summer sleuth? Join the NOTL Museum’s scavenger hunt
NOTL Museum
Special to The Lake Report
Summer is the perfect time for reading that great...
Museums hold an important place in society as access points for knowledge and relics from the past.
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum proved that point during its free...
Families are hopping from park to park in Niagara-on-the-Lake again this summer, searching for clues in the second annual Park Hop scavenger hunt.
The animal-themed...
A celebratory night of culture and family fun is coming to Niagara-on-the-Lake, with the Canada Summer Games' 13 for 13 Cultural Festival.
The Games are...
Niagara-on-the-Lake had the honour of hosting the inaugural match of the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara.
The games officially started at 9:14 Sunday morning...
Niagara-on-the-Lake had the honour of hosting the inaugural match of the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara on Aug. 7.
The games officially started at...
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s little airport welcomed some very large aircraft last Friday.
The first of three Boeing 737 jets carrying 144 athletes from Newfoundland and Labrador landed...
The Niagara Thunderhawks U22 team capped an incredible season-long run Thursday, winning the Ontario box lacrosse "A" division championship in Whitby.
The Thunderhawks, coached by...
Four Niagara-based charitable organizations have received donations from the Shaw Festival's town preview funding program.
Thanks to money raised from tickets that residents buy to...
Wiens urges bylaw department to 'look the other way' and not remove signs
Niagara-on-the-Lake is blessed with many amenities, among them easy access to farm-fresh...
Visitors to Niagara-on-the-Lake wineries will soon see some of the wine bottles sporting stickers to boast their award-winning status.
The 2022 Wine Align National Wine...
Complaints prompted installation of dozens of no parking signs near Grist, official says
There’s an odd new sight in St. Davids.
Dozens of no parking signs...
