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.
Especially during election campaigns, I get more than fed up with hearing continual polling results.
Whatever happened to asking questions on the streets or in...
As the Queen marks her 70th anniversary and celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, many people are recalling royal visits to Canada – and Niagara – over the decades.
Andy Boldt
Special to The Lake Report
As expected, the U22 Thunderhawks met a gritty and aggressive Hamilton Bengals on the road last week.
Fortunately for the Thunderhawks,...
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club's Couples League teed off Friday for its first official "9 and dine" event since the pandemic hit.
The popular evening league prides...
This photograph shows the memorial clock tower in the 1920s with a perspective looking toward King Street. Note the rail crossing sign on the left for...
Niagara-on-the-Lake is about to become a new favourite destination for people who love nothing more than smooth-flying Frisbees and the competition of golf.
Town council...
June 1 was Injured Workers Day and Niagara-on-the-Lake's Jane Andres is calling on Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board to take urgent action on...
The Cake Parade, live entertainment, fireworks, history brought to life and lots of food – the Friends of Fort George and Parks Canada have big plans...
When the First World War broke out on Aug. 4, 1914, Sir Sam Hughes, Canada’s minister of militia and defence, called for volunteers. Within a few days, more than 35,000 Canadians answered the call, arriving at a...
The Lake Report has launched an ambitious new feature for readers – A Year in the Life of Niagara-on-the-Lake – a 12-month odyssey that will document in...
The Queen’s Jubilee Concert at St. Mark’s Anglican Church on June 4 is a thank you for the monarch's 70 years of service, says the musical mastermind of the performance,...
It went from blistering hot to pouring rain throughout the course of the long weekend. But there was one constant – people were having a blast at the Virgil Stampede.
“It is so nice to be back here after COVID,” Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Lisa Alfarano said after playing a fishing game with her two children.
A Niagara-on-the-Lake winery has been honoured with mulitple awards at one of the world's top wine competitions.
The 2019 vintage of Reif Estate's Grand Reserve Vidal Icewine won...
Get ready for beer, pretzels and live music, as the Yellow Door Theatre Project gears up for its first annual "GartenParty" fundraiser on Monday, May 30.
The...
A virtual public meeting on June 9 will be the next forum for residents to voice their opinions about Solmar (Niagara 2) Inc.’s planned subdivision on...
The Virgil Stampede went off without a hitch on Victoria Day weekend and many Niagara-on-the-Lake residents volunteered their time to ensure that happened.
