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 Queen Street clocktower cenotaph is ubiquitous when it comes to Niagara-on-the-Lake and the iconic structure is in need of repairs as it reaches its centennial.
“This...
Well, our milder night-time temperatures mean it should be safe to put our annual containers out.
Container gardening is something that everyone can participate in. Whether...
Step right up, folks.
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s 2022 Step Challenge hits the ground ... walking ... on Monday, June 6, and participants can register...
One Niagara-on-the-Lake woman learned to grow through her trauma, including a late-term miscarriage and a marital split – and now she speaks openly about the darkest moments in...
If you have an adult-size bicycle that you are no longer using, the Bikes For Farmworkers project will happily take it off your hands.
The organization, which repairs and...
Niagara-on-the-Lake's Newark Neighbours has outgrown its location on John Street and is seeking help from people in the community who might have ideas for where the...
'Ecstatic' that Virgil fair is back, Maya Gazzard recalls the good times she had there with her dad
Molly Bowron
The Lake Report
The Virgil Stampede is a happy place for...
Progressive Conservative leader talks up Skyway twinning and makes pitch for Tories
Doug Ford steamrolled into Niagara-on-the-Lake on Thursday morning — literally.
Ford made a campaign stop...
Pots and plants
It was a Saturday for the garage sale history books in Niagara-on-the-Lake last weekend, as easing of pandemic rules allowed several markets to...
Niagara College and Willowbank School of Restoration Arts have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore opportunities to work together.
The college and Willowbank hope to collaborate and "explore mutually...
Short-term rentals are near the top of residents' concerns
A random phone poll of 300 Niagara-on-the-Lake residents found 85 per cent feel the town can simultaneously be a great...
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s iconic clock tower cenotaph turns 100 on June 4, and the Legion branch 124 and Town of NOTL are planning a celebration fitting for the...
Jim McMacken topped the Thursday men's league competition, taking low gross honours at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club on May 12.
The whistling lefty also won net skins and gross skins on...
Across Niagara-on-the-Lake and beyond, excitement is building among youngsters and teens anxious for the return of the Virgil Stampede.
The annual carnival is back for the Victoria...
Maddy GordonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
The award-winning Chorus Niagara Children’s Choir will host its first live concert in over two years, "Music In The Air," on...
A new townhouse complex is being proposed for Mary Street.
“The Gables is a four-unit luxury townhouse complex located in the Old Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake,”...
