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.
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...
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...
