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.
The NOTL Museum and hosts Lauren and Vaughn Goettler invited members of the Niagara-on-the-Lake community to an evening gathering last week to learn about...
Mark DawsonSpecial to The Lake Report
Remembrance Day ceremonies in Niagara-on-the-Lake will be slightly streamlined this year, but the public is encouraged to come out and pay...
Jr. A team are in third place heading into bye week
Kevan Dowd
Special to The Lake Report
“Claustrophobic” might be the best word to describe last Friday...
Due to the COVID pandemic, Niagara-on-the-Lake is holding a drive-by Christmas parade again this year. Santa will make a special visit to town and will make...
The Shaw Guild has been cooking up a special surprise for avid gardeners.
This year, with the regular June garden tour cancelled, the guild instead hosted...
Dear editor:
This letter is in reference to Samuel Young's Oct. 21 letter to the editor headlined "Rather than fight developers, work with them."
He makes reference...
A 39-year-old Niagara-on-the-Lake man is free on bail and facing three child pornography charges after an investigation by the Niagara police internet child exploitation...
Councillors have overruled a decision by the town's licensing committee and imposed a year-long ban on three short-term rentals that were operating illegally.
“People (need...
State-of-the-art technology is free to use and they'll teach you how
There's a world beyond books lurking in a corner of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library.
The modern,...
Spiking COVID cases in some western provinces and in Nordic countries show Ontario needs to be careful about easing COVID-19 measures, Niagara's top doctor says.
Noting...
Niagara Predators' bench boss quits for personal reasons, GM says
Kevan Dowd
Special to The Lake Report
The Niagara Jr. A Predators have learned to adapt to...
The Niagara police budget is tentatively slated to increase by 4.9 per cent in 2022 and Niagara-on-the-Lake residents could pay another $674,000 for policing next year thanks...
Public skating is back on the ice, finally.
Skating returns to Vigil’s Meridian Credit Union Arena this Saturday, Oct. 30, the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake's chief administrator told...
Niagara-on-the-Lake could have three new public skating rinks open across the municipality this winter thanks to the lobbying efforts of a former town councillor.
Town...
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Kinsmen rallied for cystic fibrosis and raised more than $300 for research.
Twenty-two cars and over 40 kids joined in the fun for the...
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club had some help from an American counterpart for its annual End Polio Now tulip planting on Friday.
Tom Gerbasi, assistant district governor for...
The Poppy Project is moving outside.
The arborists at Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada Ltd. will be volunteering to help install thousands of knitted and crocheted poppies on...
