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 Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce is holding a ceremony to commemorate lives lost in the horrific terror attacks of 9/11.
The ceremony will take place...
Getting the economy back on track after 18 months of COVID disruption was a key focus of a federal debate Wednesday afternoon hosted by the Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Falls...
COVID-19 recovery, vaccine mandates and climate change were some of the big topics federal candidates for the Niagara Falls riding debated in Niagara-on-the-Lake Tuesday night.
Tuesday’s all-candidates debate hosted by The Lake Report was a telling tale of our riding's political candidates for the federal election.
Overall, we were delighted...
This is the third in a four-part series based on a talk given as a part of the Niagara Historical Society’s lecture series. Because of the pandemic, the...
Niagara-on-the-Lake wants money from the province to create more bike lanes in the rural areas of the municipality.
And if there's no money available, the...
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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...
