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.
Child suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries, police say
An 11-year-old girl is in hospital after she was struck by an SUV while riding her...
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Pickleball Club did not disappoint in two recent tournaments.
Players from NOTL competed in the five-day national championship tourney in Kingston and...
The Chautauqua Residents Association’s annual golf tournament is back on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club.
Registration for the Chautauqua Open is...
University one big step closer to providing industry with safe, healthy plants
Tucked away in a small greenhouse inside the Cairns BioSciences building at Brock...
Steve Hardaker
Community Correspondent
For as long as the St. Davids Lions Club has been holding its annual carnival, the women of St. Davids-Queenston United Church...
Niagara-on-the-Lake artist Lynne Gaetz is showcasing her paintings and mixed media works in a solo exhibition at Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre in August.
The artworks...
In his 1928 seminal book "Propaganda," Edward Bernays, the “father of public relations,” wrote:
“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions...
The Friends of Fort George is hosting a social evening to celebrate the 210th anniversary of Jane Austen’s first published novel, "Sense and Sensibility."
"A...
A library isn’t just a place where you can borrow a book.
And the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library is proving the sentiment as its pop-up libraries...
Players also strike gold at North York Cup
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Pickleball Club brought home six medals across several categories at the National Pickleball Championships in...
It’s not every day your hard work earns one award, let alone three.
When Palatine Hills Estate Winery entered the 2022 WineAlign National Wine Awards...
Document suggests downtown street redesign to better accommodate pedestrians and cyclists
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s proposed transportation master plan provides a sweeping overview of pedestrian and vehicular needs in...
The Upper Canada Lodge long-term care home on Wellington Street in Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak.
The outbreak was declared on...
Big changes are happening at Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Chamber of Commerce and Tourism NOTL.
On Monday, the chamber announced longtime board member Andrew Niven will replace Paul...
