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.
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More than 70 golfers hit the links on a misty, foggy Tuesday morning to compete in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club WOOFs league final shootout.
Teams of...
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum is looking expand but first needs financial assistance from the town, curator Sarah Kaufman says.
Kaufman asked the audit and finance committee for...
A $280,000 investment infusion for Niagara tender fruit growers will result in more trees, vines and a wider variety of high-quality produce, NOTL farmer Phil Tregunno...
Alan Plater travelled 100 kilometres to Niagara-on-the-Lake last weekend to Pedal for Polio and to honour the memory of a longtime friend.
Plater, of Simcoe,...
Gabriel Betton doesn't hide his passion for leather.
The 24-year-old, who moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake about a year ago, says it's sort of like wine — there's...
Niagara is home to large areas of sensitive wildlife habitat and it is crucial that community members and governments ensure their preservation, a panel...
Niagara-on-the-Lake's "enchanted wonderland" and Rotary Holiday House Tour are back – and tickets are selling quickly.
If you like interior design, architecture and seasonal decorations, on Dec. 3...
Queenston is opening the doors to several of its historic community buildings and attractions, encouraging everyone to come out and explore the village.
"Explore Queenston"...
Niagara-on-the-Lake's "enchanted wonderland" and Rotary Holiday House Tour are back – and tickets are selling quickly.
If you like interior design, architecture and seasonal decorations, on Dec. 3...
After COVID hit, Abbie Gowans launched a unique food service in NOTL
As you drove through Niagara-on-the-Lake this summer, you may have noticed a giant picnic...
The Canskate program is back on the ice with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Skating Club. Pictured, at Centennial Arena, coach Allison Sotola works with a group...
Niagara's chief medical officer of health says people, including family members, who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19 shouldn't be invited to Thanksgiving gatherings this year, to...
GO Transit and the Region of Niagara want resident feedback on the proposed consolidation of transit across the region.
Residents can access a survey on movingtransitforward.ca....
National Truth and Reconciliation Day should be focused on education about residential schools, says Shaw Festival actor Julie Lumsden, a Métis who hails from Manitoba.
The day – today,...
Det.-Sgt. Richard Gauthier says he has no idea what happened to Darren Werner.
“It’s so bizarre, people don’t just disappear without a trace like this,” Gauthier...
A 28-year-old woman is recovering in hospital after crashing her all-terrain vehicle on Sunday evening near Carlton Street and Seaway Haulage Road in Niagara-on-the-Lake,...
Maj.-Gen. Sir Isaac Brock is turning 252 and the Friends of Fort George are celebrating in style.
Brock’s Birthday Bash, on Oct. 6 at Brock's Monument in Queenston,...
The NOTL Museum is launching its 2021 fall virtual lecture series on Zoom on Oct. 6.
"The enormous success of our previous Zoom lectures was surprising,” said...
