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.
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...
Rebranding brings renewed focus on freshness and more products
With his grocery store's renovations complete, Tony Hendriks says he is excited to offer an upgraded store for...
Evan Harlond just didn't want to stop skating when arenas and hockey shut down during the pandemic.
For the 16-year-old AAA hockey player, losing a year...
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum is giving the public a virtual peek behind the scenes of its operations.
Have you ever wondered how a museum actually works?
How...
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library is aiming to reopen for in-person services on Feb. 1.
The provincial government is going to begin easing COVID-19 restrictions on Jan....
By mid-March most limits will be eliminated, Ford says
Ontario's COVID-19 public health restrictions will begin easing at the end of January, Premier Doug Ford announced...
The Virgil community skating rink officially opened on Friday.
As project leader and former town coun. Paolo Miele cleared off the ice and opened the...
Council has approved parking restrictions on some streets in The Village neighbourhood to accommodate waste collection vehicles after residents complained to the Region of Niagara.
Niagara-on-the-Lake...
Parking spots will be removed to fix sight-line issues
Four parking spaces will be removed along Prideaux Street to improve sight lines for drivers after the...
Across Niagara-on-the-Lake and beyond on Monday, Canadians emerged with shovels in hand to dig out their vehicles from sometimes metre-high drifts of snow that pounded us overnight.
Niagara-on-the-Lake has received a $47,000 federal grant to support the summertime ambassadors program, new safety barriers for downtown patios and to install a rainbow bench along Queen Street.
“With...
