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NOTL Votes 2026: ‘We are not the 51st state’: Council candidates condemn Trump

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.

Sports: Two ‘fore’ The Show: St. Davids teens set their sights on U.S. college golf

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.

$83K for Niagara’s fight against invasive phragmites

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.

Scotsman Hotel avoids $303K parking bill with valet plan

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.

Olde Angel Inn’s patio allowed to reopen for two years

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.

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...

NOTL declares 2022 the Year of the Garden

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has proclaimed 2022 the Year of the Garden. “The Year of the Garden 2022 will highlight and celebrate the important contribution...

Lincoln County Humane Society takes over animal control in NOTL

The Lincoln County Humane Society is now handling all animal-related needs in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The agency was awarded a joint contract between NOTL and the Town of Grimsby...

Thousands of bottles collected in air cadet fundraiser

  Niagara-on-the-Lake loves its cadets. And the community demonstrated that again on Saturday, Jan. 8, as mountains of bottles were donated to the 809 Newark Royal Canadian Air Cadet...

Upper Canada Food Guide will help NOTL restaurants weather lockdown

It was an idea cooked up by some of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s top chefs and restaurateurs — to give Niagara-on-the-Lake residents a one-stop shop to support local...

Alitura ready to reopen after phase one of renovations

Alitura was closed for renovations, but the grocer is poised to reopen on Jan. 10. On Friday, staff could be seen painting counters, sweeping the floor...

Notable NOTLer Harriet Stairs named to Order of Canada

Retired bank executivee honoured for her contributions to workplace equity and volunteering   Trailblazing bank executive Harriet Stairs has been named to the Order of Canada by the Governor General. “First of all...

Broadcasting legend Duff Roman appointed to Order of Canada

Niagara-on-the-Lake resident David Mostaway (known to the world as broadcaster “Duff Roman”) has been appointed to the Order of Canada by the Governor General.

Last Dinner before lockdown

Around Niagara-on-the-Lake Tuesday, at places like the Sandtrap Pub and Silks restaurant, crowds of people were out to get their last taste of indoor dining and entertainment for at least three weeks.

COVID outbreak at NOTL care homegrows to 28 cases

Vaccine credited with keeping symptoms mild for many patients An outbreak of COVID-19 at Niagara Long Term Care in Niagara-on-the-Lake has grown to 28 cases,...

Niagara COVID-19 cases could be vastly underestimated: Hirji

Niagara’s chief medical officer of health says the lack of testing for COVID-19 likely means the number of cases is vastly underestimated. Dr. Mustafa Hirji told a...

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