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Advance voting starts Oct. 5. Here’s how to vote in NOTL and online

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.

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.

PHOTOS: NOTLers capture solar eclipse

An early morning solar eclipse was visible from Niagara-on-the-Lake on Thursday. Residents like photographer Sonja Schindeler were out to capture the spectacle. Here's a gallery photos:

Coyotes growing brazen in NOTL

Teen boy attacked, others chased and dog snatched from porch   Incidents involving brazen coyotes have been occurring frequently in Niagara-on-the-Lake and on Monday night a 14-year-old...

Concession 6 bridge is deadly crossing spot for painted turtles

When Dan Plomish pulled over to help a female turtle across Concession 6, he found nine more adult turtles dead on the pavement, crushed by vehicles. The unfortunate...

Niagara Parks lecture explores Indigenous role in Battle of Queenston Heights

Online presentations marking Indigenous Month begin Thursday   A series of three talks hosted by the Niagara Parks Commission will take place every Thursday for the rest of...

Fort fundraising to support six summer jobs

The Friends of Fort George is hiring six summer employees this year thanks to a partial federal grant, but needs to raise an additional $17,000...

Artist frustrated by anti-masker whodefiedlockdown rules

Niagara-on-the-Lake artist Filomena Pisano says she doesn't want to have to choose between her studio and her health after a fellow tenant in the...

Parks Canada begins reconstruction of Butlers Barracks

Parks Canada has begun reconstruction of Butler’s Barracks National Historic Site. “This is about stabilizing the structure and giving our past a future,” Parks Canada...

After the Pandemic: Reopening their bed andbreakfast

Now that more and more people are getting vaccinated and there is finally a clear pathway out of this pandemic, we will periodically check in...

Strawberry Festival cancelled again, others in limbo

Brittney CutlerSpecial to The Lake Report With summer approaching quickly, Niagara-on-the-Lake's annual fruit festivals are facing tough decisions on whether to hold out for a chance...

Canada Day cupcakes are back

Canada day Cupcakes return to Niagara-on-the-Lake for another July 1 celebration. The Friends of Fort George are selling their Canada Day packages again this year. The packages...

Brock’s Monument offers virtual talks for summer

Thanks to a grant from the Young Canada Work’s program, Friends of Fort George has been able to hire two heritage interpreters to host virtual...

Arch-i-text: Signalling Contemporary

It’s post-war North America and the housing boom is in full swing. Subdivisions of Victory Houses (minimal traditional) geared to the returning rank-and-file veterans are...

Exploring Photos with the NOTL Museum: First light on the lake

The first lighthouse on the Great Lakes was erected on Mississauga Point, in 1804, more than 200 years ago. The Assembly of Upper Canada, in...

Indigenous kids were taught to feel ‘inferior’ from young age

NOTL woman talks about residential school experience, growing up Inuit Indigenous children were taught from a young age that they were inferior and they should...

Goettlers celebrate independent press with donation to Lake Report

Lauren and Vaughn Goettler know how important independent, trustworthy journalism is for a community. This week, the couple showed their appreciation by making a $2,000...

After tough year, wineries get ready to reopen, again

Now that the province has allowed patios to reopen on Friday, wineries are finally able to set up their outdoor tasting spaces, a welcome...

Sports: Men’s champ leads field with 2-under 34

Reigning NOTL Golf Club men's champion James Grigjanis-Meusel dominated the men's league leaderboard for the second week in a row on June 3, carding a...

Hollywood-style film shoot comes to NOTL winery

Chateau des Charmes on York Road has been transformed into an opulent mansion set in the idyllic Napa Valley for the film shoot of a...

More contagiousvariants likely on the rise, top doctor says

Niagara's chief medical officer is worried the B.1.617 and P.1 variants of COVID-19 are on the rise in the region. Looking at available variant data, Dr. Mustafa Hirji...

People still need to get tested for COVID, Hirji says

Niagara’s top doctor is worried too few people are getting tested for COVID-19. While cases are continuing to decline in Niagara, so is the number of people...

School memorialmourns deaths of 215 Indigenous children

A Niagara-on-the-Lake mother has helped organize a memorial at St. Michael Catholic Elementary School, placing children's shoes near the front entrance in recognition of...

Police detonate WW2-era artillery shell found in lake

The single loud boom some Niagara-on-the-Lake residents heard late Tuesday night was the sound of police explosives experts detonating a Second World War-era artillery shell that...

Town of NOTL, region lower flags in wake of tragedy

All municipal and regional flags were lowered to half-mast on Monday as the entire Niagara region honoured the discovery of 215 children’s remains on a...

Shaw urges supporters to lobby politicians to reopen live theatre

Stephanie BeattieSpecial to The Lake Report The Shaw Festival has joined an aggressive provincewide campaign that is asking the public to demand the reopening of live...

Nursery school hits May fundraising target

The Niagara Nursery School has reached its $10,000 fundraising target for May, bringing it one step closer to the $100,000 target for a new...

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