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.
Maurizio and Laryssa Cesta, owners of Pie’za Pizzeria, are raising some dough again for Toronto's St. John the Compassionate Mission.
The couple will be giving away free takeout Margherita pizzas for the second...
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum’s popular Historic District walking tours are returning.
The guided walks will take place every Saturday and Sunday from June to September, starting...
Barbara Worthy
NOTL Museum
For thousands of years Niagara’s waterfront has been a witness to a changing world.
Traditional hunting and gatherings, warring nations, settlers and refugees,...
North America’s oldest golf course has some new owners.
Control of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club changed hands suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday after a prolonged...
This print is from the American magazine "Port Folio," published in Philadelphia 1809-1827. The magazine included engravings and aquaprints that are among some of the earliest...
It's a great thing to see people helping each other and even better to see kids helping kids.
Last Saturday the students from Royal Oak School in Niagara-on-the-Lake...
Cases of COVID-19 are trending downward, Niagara’s chief medical officer of health says, but deaths from the virus are high and stable.
“I think there’s...
Maddy GordonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
Queenston's RiverBink Art Museum is hosting a new family-friendly exhibition.
“Labour of Love” has its official opening reception on Thursday, May 12,...
Gary Zalepa wants to be the next mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake.
He has officially submitted his application to run for lord mayor, saying he wants to address...
Another dangerous rural intersection in Niagara-on-the-Lake is getting a four-way stop.
Resident Tony Giordano convinced NOTL council to approve changes to the intersection of Church and McNab roads...
Niagara-on-the-Lake showed itself to be a formidable training ground for future young lawyers after three teenagers from town helped lead their school to a legal victory at...
Polo, an important fundraiser for the NOTL Museum, is returning to Niagara-on-the-Lake on Sept. 10.
Niagara Polo features games on the Commons with players from the Toronto Polo Club, the traditional divot stomp...
Leagues are back in full swing for another season of friendly and fun competition at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club.
In the WOOFs Tuesday men's league on...
Steve HardakerCommunity Correspondent
After two years when all church activities were cancelled due to the coronavirus, the members of St. Davids-Queenston United Church held their...
For 21 years, Terry Flynn was a household name around Niagara-on-the-Lake.
He’s been a councillor and deputy lord mayor and now Flynn, 58, has set his...
The Lake Report has been honoured with five first-place provincial awards in recognition of the newspaper's journalism, advertising and community service in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
In the...
NOTL fitness expert Nathane Jackson helps golfers get trim and improve their game
Rick Janes
Special to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
Nathane Jackson doesn’t need to know the...
Niagara-on-the-Lake's hotels are hiring and gearing up for what will hopefully be a busy summer, as people resume travelling.
Bob Jackson, chief executive officer of Vintage...
