What happens in America does not necessarily stay there, especially for a border town like Niagara-on-the-Lake. So, The Lake Report asked NOTL’s municipal election candidates a blunt question: What do you think of Donald Trump? Here's what they said.
Two of the most talented, up-and-coming young Canadian golfers are growing up in Niagara-on-the-Lake’s tiny hamlet of St. Davids (pop. about 3,000). Eli Perng and Kaige Zhu are off to high school after a whirlwind summer in which they played more than a dozen high-level tournaments across Canada and North America.
The reed grasses growing behind the natural resources minister at Niagara College’s campus in NOTL were a ready-made backdrop for his announcement Wednesday: $5 million to fight the invasive plant species phragmites across Ontario.
The Scotsman Hotel has avoided an almost $303,000 parking bill after Niagara-on-the-Lake council approved a plan that will allow all 12 required parking spaces to fit on the Old Town property.
The Olde Angel Inn’s patio could get two more years to solve a property problem — but if the restaurant and patio properties can’t be merged, it will have to go for good.
Soon there will be no doubt on which side of the Niagara River resides the true north, strong and free.
Councillors unanimously approved the installation of...
'Breach is clear,' judge says in granting preliminary injunction
A Superior Court judge has ordered the Niagara Alternative Learning Alliance to cease all operations in Virgil...
Dinah McGibbon needs help raising the roof.
After last week's heavy snowfall, the barn roof collapsed at Niagara Riding Stable, which McGibbon owns.
“A lot of snow is...
The Niagara District Airport is getting closer to finding a private third-party operator, says executive director Dan Pilon.
While he couldn’t discuss details because the...
*This story has been updated with new information learned at a Superior Court appeal hearing Friday morning. A Ministry of Education lawyer said the...
With the reopening of town facilities, Niagara-on-the-Lake residents are able to get back to exercising both the body and mind.
“I was sitting across the...
COVID and cold weather isn't stopping the Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club from fundraising for local and international charities.
The club is gearing up for its Gigantic Garage...
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has launched its ShopNOTL program to encourage support of the local business community.
“The ultimate goal is to help re-stimulate the local...
In January this column published a three-part series focused on affordable housing.
Drawing on historical precedent and a current example of how to approach constructing dwellings...
Niagara police have charged a St. Catharines man in a fatal crash that killed a Niagara-on-the-Lake man last July.
Lukas Smith, 41, was out for a bike...
Friends of Fort George member Lisa Brown has created a special online game for the group's Jane Austen Bingo evening on Friday, Feb. 11.
The game will focus on Jane Austen,...
Niagara-on-the-Lake fire chief Nick Ruller has been a rockstar during his tenure at the top, overseeing the town's volunteer brigade.
Dare we say, he's been the Neil Peart,...
Niagara Long Term Care is COVID-free once again.
In an email Tuesday, Chris Poos, executive director of the Niagara-on-the-Lake care home, said an outbreak that started Dec....
Students from the Willowbank School of Restoration Arts are hosting an online survey to gather people's opinions about the Parliament Oak school site.
The survey is...
Nick Ruller announced his resignation as chief of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s fire and emergency services, saying he is always looking at what comes next in life.
“I’m...
Chief will stay on as NOTL volunteer firefighter
Niagara-on-the-Lake's fire chief Nick Ruller has resigned.
Ruller, who has been fire chief since 2019, has accepted a...
Hundreds of vehicles lined up at the Husky Travel Centre in Niagara-on-the-Lake Saturday afternoon to hit the road together in protest of ongoing COVID-19 safety mandates.
While there weren't...
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A Vancouver think tank recently recommended that all homes over $1 million should have a new tax levied on their sale in order to tackle...
Lake Report reader Susan Pohorly inquired this week about snow removal around parking meters.
“We took a slow drive around our Niagara today and noticed many...
