For those who've already made up their minds on who they want to represent Niagara-on-the-Lake in municipal government and at the school boards for the next four years, you'll have a chance to cast your ballot early.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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In 2019, Parliament proclaimed the second week of September as Canadian Mennonite Heritage Week. But who are the Mennonites and why is this important?
Mostly...
For the second year in a row, Shaw Festival actor Kevin “Koovy” McLachlan completed a self-organized run for charity.
McLachlan spent just more than 35 hours running 100...
Steve HardakerSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
After a nearly two-and-a-half-year search, the congregation of St. Davids-Queenston United Church welcomed their new minister, Rev. YongSeok Baek,...
A sunny Saturday morning this past weekend helped Grace United Church’s Festival Market raise $2,900 just through its book sale.
A first edition copy of "Tom Sawyer" was...
Amanda Gamble
Friends of Fort George
The Friends of Fort George organization has some deep concerns about potential redevelopment of the former Niagara-on-the-Lake Hospital.
The old hospital...
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is considering reinstituting a ban on A-frame signs on Queen Street and replacing them with hanging signs or another alternative.
A-frame...
Joanne Young
Special to The Lake Report
There is nothing more satisfying to a gardener than seeing those first early spring flower bulbs popping up from...
Extensive testing by fire department, gas company and town can't find cause of odour on busy Saturday of long weekend
Niagara-on-the-Lake firefighters took over Queen...
A 35-foot sailboat ran aground on a sandbar off Queen’s Royal Park on Wednesday evening.
The water near where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario near Queen’s Royal...
Richard HarleyKevin MacLean
Editors
It’s a flash election in the midst of an ever-changing, ongoing global pandemic.
Yes, few people other than the prime minister really wanted...
More Little Free Libraries are popping up in neighbourhoods around Niagara-on-the-Lake.
The latest addition to the communal book stop is coming to St. Davids, where...
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s longstanding Niagara Motors GMC dealership celebrated its 75th anniversary in true car-lover fashion on Saturday – with a car show and a barbecue fundraiser...
The annual Terry Fox Run is coming back to Niagara-on-the-Lake on Sept. 19.
The event will be virtual again this year, with fundraising teams encouraged...
The Niagara District Airport Commission is seeking an outside partner to oversee expanded operations of the NOTL-based airport.
The commission has issued a request for proposals...
Niagara-on-the-Lake council and committee meetings will remain virtual for the foreseeable future.
Councillors on Monday, Aug. 30, were presented with the option of in-person meetings by parks...
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is implementing a municipal accommodation tax in its 2022 budget, a move that sparked contentious debate during a council meeting Monday.
The tax is one of the...
If Ontario goes back into lockdown, it likely will apply only to people who are unvaccinated, says Niagara's chief medical officer of health Dr. Mustafa Hirji.
While...
Niagara-on-the-Lake organizations are hosting debate nights and federal all-candidate meetings in the next week. Here's a guide to the events:
The first debate night will...
