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PHOTOS: Severe flooding throughout NOTL after overnight storm

Residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake are dealing with the aftermath of a torrential downpour Monday night: several homes, roads and fields in the town are flooding, with the worst of it happening in rural residential areas and farmlands.

Shaw lands $750K grant, takes shows to Toronto

The Shaw Festival has secured $750,000 for its new Royal George Theatre as it...

Joyous NOTL picnic returns Saturday

Niagara-on-the-Lake residents are invited to bring a dish and pull up a seat as...

NOTL parts ways with longtime town treasurer

Council appointed Nick Alaimo as treasurer Tuesday, replacing Kyle Freeborn, who departed after more than 14 years with the municipality. Alaimo's appointment takes effect immediately.

$9.7M moves Niagara airport expansion closer to takeoff

Commercial flights to and from Niagara-on-the-Lake are one step closer to reality, after the Niagara District Airport secured $9.7 million from the province for the project.

Hirji wants COVIDadded to Immunization of School Pupils Act, so unvaccinated kids can be suspended if necessary

Only 43.6 per cent of Niagara kids have one COVID shot so far Niagara’s top doctor says parents need to get their children vaccinated, or they should...

Two deaths as Niagara Long Term Care COVIDoutbreak continues

Two residents who were in palliative care and contracted COVID-19 at Niagara Long Term Care have died, as an outbreak continues at the Wellington Street care...

Vineyards crank up giant fans forfirst time this winter

When temperatures hit -18C or lower vines can suffer serious damage Unexpectedly frigid temperatures last weekend meant the wind machines were running in many vineyards around...

Retired planner will miss co-workers but not ‘years’of council meetings

Director of community and development services Craig Larmour has retired after five years with the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. “Working with staff, that’s been my favourite aspect of...

Roundabout could be costly, hurt businesses, owners say

This is one in a series of stories on a regional proposal to build a roundabout at the main intersection in St. Davids. Thomas Elltoft, part-owner...

Resident groups wantChautauqua parking restrictions made permanent

The Friends of Ryerson Park and the Chautauqua Residents Association have asked the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake to make parking restrictions in the neighbourhood of...

A reminder of importance of the food supply chain

While enduring nearly two years COVID-19, we have been bombarded with new words, new phrases and new knowledge.  We have learned so much about things...

Upper Canada Food Guide: Budapest Bakeshop is all about freshness

For the family-owned Budapest Bakeshop in downtown NOTL, it’s all about freshness, uniqueness and tradition. The Queen Street bakery focuses almost exclusively on high-quality chimney...

NOTL Icewine Festival officially cancelled, with hopes for a spring revival

Niagara-on-the-Lake's January Icewine Festival is officially cancelled. The festival is another casualty of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and continued provincial restrictions on gatherings. A press release Friday...

UPDATED: NOTL hockey star makes the grade as full-time OHL player

Tai York now playing for the Barrie Colts   NEWS FLASH: Shortly after 11 a.m. today, Jan. 13, the OHL announced the postponement of several IceDogs games, including...

January’s frigid nights perfect for icewine harvest

When the temperature plunges to -15C overnight, most of us snuggle deeper into our duvets.

Warm friendship fights freezing weather

The streets of Old Town were cold and lonely on Tuesday, but at a patio on King Street one warm pocket of friendship was ablaze. Outside Balzac Coffee...

NOTL planning chief Craig Larmour retiring

Chief planner Craig Larmour is retiring from the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake on Friday. “Craig will be sincerely missed,” chief administrative officer Marnie Cluckie said during...

Community rink needs volunteer supervisors

Everything is in place for the community ice rink in Virgil’s Centennial Sports Park to start getting used, except some volunteers to help supervise it. "We just need...

Eye for Art: ‘The Magpie’

In 1868, Claude Monet (1840-1926) was in Paris, committed to painting, selling little, submitting work to the Salons but being rejected, seriously in debt,...

Apartment project will be’wholesale destruction’ of Old Town, residents say

Parliament Oak development faces strong opposition at open house

NOTL actors role is out of this world

Tara Rosling plays a major part in the latest season of 'Star Trek: Discovery'

Marathon skater returns to Gretzky’s for Alzheimers fundraiser

Steve McNeil is a rolling thunder, a pouring rain, he’s coming on like a hurricane as he skates for 19 hours and 26 minutes...

Restaurants adapt to yet another lockdown

With a weary sense of deja vu, NOTL restaurateurs have once again closed their doors to indoor diners and turned their focus to takeout...

Ashley Simpson makes the final trip home

Return of missing woman's ashes brings family some closure   With the remains of Ashley Simpson finally brought home, her parents Cindy and John Simpson say they...

Rotary donation supports kids’ Healing Arts program

Thanks to the support of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club, the Healing Arts for Kids program is returning to the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre. Coming up on its...

$49,500 grant helps Pumphouse’s virtual programs

A $49,500 grant from the province's Community Building Fund will allow the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre to continue offering virtual arts education and increase in-person programs and marketing. A portion...

Contest invites kids to design their own fort

Kids love building forts and now they have a chance to show off their skills. The Friends of Fort George and Parks Canada are holding...

Town wants regional crosswalk near community centre

A pedestrian crosswalk on Niagara Stone Road near the NOTL Community Centre could be in the works if town council gets its way. Niagara-on-the-Lake’s councillors...

Average NOTL house prices break the $1 million barrier

With low inventory, costs are expected to keep climbing   House prices in Niagara-on-the-Lake soared to record levels in 2021 and the president of the Niagara Association of...

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