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 Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has kicked off a new project to try to spread some joy during increasingly more challenging lockdowns due to the COVID-19...
Niagara-on-the-Lake bylaw officers are getting slammed by people who are fed up with COVID-19 restrictions, town officials say.
People were swearing, yelling "and even spitting" at bylaw...
Riders want service expanded to all of NOTL and connect with regional transit
Fatima Baig
Special to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
Ridership on Niagara-on-the-Lake's new transit system appears to be...
Some Airbnbs accepting reservations despite lockdown
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has given out three COVID-related tickets in April, the "busiest month" since last spring for enforcement,...
Tourism sector still a long way from recovery, Chamber says
Evan Saunders
The Lake Report
After deliberating the pros and cons of having enlarged patios pushing out onto...
Fatima BaigSpecial to The Lake Report
Niagara-on-the-Lake's inclusivity committee says it has heard concerns from residents about racism, ageism and the lack of universal washrooms...
Amid protests in some communities, in mainly rural areas in Niagara-on-the-Lake, a small minority of people have been putting up signs challenging the province’s COVID-19 lockdowns.
The...
NOTL property developer says he plans to appeal decision
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake and council acted legally in instituting a 2018 development freeze and 2019 extension of...
Councillors claim few expenses for 2020
Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors claimed few expenses in 2020.
Almost no councillors claimed expenses for conferences and events, except for Coun. Erwin...
Bernard LansbergenSpecial to The Lake Report/Niagara Now
After four months and 28 rounds of voting the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum has finally declared a winner. The Prest...
Bernard LansbergenSpecial to The Lake Report/Niagara Now
After four months and 28 rounds of voting the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum has finally declared a winner. The Prest...
Vast majority of travellers are from Niagara region, mobile data shows
Niagara-on-the-Lake had fewer visitors last weekend with a provincewide shutdown and rainy weather, but still saw thousands...
Bernard LansbergenSpecial to The Lake Report/Niagara Now
Joe Marchese of Virgil restaurant Twisted Vine wants to know: “How can we do the same things over...
Evan SaundersSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
Town councillors have come under pressure from residents over a new bylaw that says consuming alcohol in public parks...
If you went down to Niagara-on-the-Lake’s downtown core on Saturday morning, you might have thought people were finally listening to the province’s lockdown orders.
But...
The former Mori Gardens property could become a temporary farmers' market or something similar, says developer Benny Marotta, who purchased the 26-acre property in...
As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Niagara and across the province, ICU and hospital admissions are passing totals from the peak of the second...
