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 38-year-old St. Catharines man has been released on bail after being charged with impaired driving in connection with a single-vehicle crash in Niagara-on-the-Lake...
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Market at the Village welcomed the NOTL Writers' Circle for the first time on Saturday.
The Writers' Circle launched in March 2013 when Hermine...
NOTL soldier opted to lower his rank from major so he could be closer to the action
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Niagara-on-the-Lake's iconic clock...
Online registration is now open for the Niagara-on-the-Lake heritage trail committee's 5K Fun Run/Walk and 2K Dog Walk.
The fundraiser is Sept. 24 but is...
Ten members of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club were rockin' it last Thursday morning, shovelling and spreading 12 tonnes of sand around the Rotary Rocks...
Style Canada, an online female-led media company centred around fashion, beauty and lifestyle, has opened a summer retail pop-up called The Edit in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Located at...
Indigenous Peoples' relationship with the Niagara River – its significance, influence and history – will be the focus of an in-person lecture at the...
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake did not know that NOTL's only sign-making business was capable of filling its order for ShopNOTL banners, a spokesperson says.
As...
Jessica Riel-Johns spends every day fighting to reduce the number of Indigenous people in the Canadian justice system.
“I actually really enjoy my job. I...
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story featured a photo of the Willowbank mansion, not the former Laura Secord school.
The former Laura Secord Memorial...
Ralph Walton, clerk for the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, has resigned after six months on the job.
Lord Mayor Betty Disero confirmed Walton's last day would...
A vehicle rolled over on its side after hitting the ditch and concrete entrance at Pillitteri Estates Winery on Niagara Stone Road in Niagara-on-the-Lake...
A single-vehicle crash in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Saturday left one woman dead and a man injured.
The accident occurred on York Road between Concession 1 Road...
Canada Day has become a complicated time of celebration and moral reckoning.
With the continuing discovery of children’s bodies buried on residential school properties across...
Artists living and working in the Niagara Region have the opportunity to enter this year's Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro Box Beautification Competition.
This is the fourth year...