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.
After ten days of isolation from COVID-19, the Hawley family decided to enjoy some outdoor activity with a wintry pastime many Niagara-on-the-Lakers are familiar with: tobogganing in Simcoe Park.
At the Niagara Alternative Learning Alliance there’s no homework, no tests and kids as young as eight are being taught questionable scientific subjects such as epigenetics.
“It’s...
Erwin Wiens criticizes council spending, prompts rebuttal from Disero
Niagara-on-the-Lake's 2022 operating budget will mean a 2.99 per cent general tax increase for property owners.
Owners of a home...
The Willowbank School of Restoration Arts is preparing to sell the historic former Laura Secord school property in Queenston.
Board vice-chair John Scott has been helping...
After years of deliberation, false starts and delays, Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors have approved the implementation of a controversial municipal accommodation tax.
The tax is set to...
St. Davids project will have dedicated pedestrian crosswalk, consultant says
The planned St. Davids roundabout will have a dedicated pedestrian crosswalk, opportunities for St. Davids' history to...
Niagara-on-the-Lake's 2022 capital budget has been set at $10.5 million, up $100,000 from a year ago.
Key projects include a water-main replacement near Line 4 and Airport...
An outbreak of COVID-19 at the Niagara Long Term Care residence in Niagara-on-the-Lake appears to almost be over.
While the home remains in outbreak status, executive...
The following is an open letter from Niagara Centre MP Vance Badawey.
Our television and social media feeds have been filled this weekend with images...
Supporters of a Canada-wide movement against vaccine mandates for truckers gathered in Niagara-on-the-Lake Thursday morning, waving "freedom" flags and anti-Trudeau signs.
Sara Chojnicki, a parent volunteer with a child attending the Virgil “learning pod,” said she chose the alternative school because it relieves children from pandemic restrictions...
The status of the parent-led learning pod operating out of the old Virgil public school is unclear but the Ministry of Education suggests the pod should be considered a private school.
However,...
Niagara's acting medical officer of health says a learning pod in Virgil needs to be classified to determine exactly what rules apply to it, noting some...
Pod operation is now under investigation by provincial, regional and town authorities
More than 50 children and volunteers are gathering every weekday in Virgil in a maskless,...
Project expected to be completed in the spring of 2023
The new gateway entrance to Old Town has been shrunk to meet its budget and approved for tendering by...
Parents built rink to help daughter’s return to the sport she loves
Niagara-on-the-Lake figure skating star Ashleen Hale says she has regained a part of...
Niagara-on-the-Lake resident and ovarian cancer survivor Elise Gasbarrino is inviting people to attend a virtual online fundraiser for Pink Pearl — an organization she started to...
Debra AntoncicSpecial to The Lake Report/Niagara Now
A new exhibition at RiverBrink Art Museum transports the viewer into the mysterious and seemingly alien world of...
But regional councillor says that's not happening anytime soon
This is one in a series of stories on a regional proposal to build a roundabout at the...
