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.
Lord Mayor Betty Disero got her COVID-19 vaccine last week.
She got a last-minute call Friday after a cancellation at Simpson's Apothecary in Old Town and...
UPDATE: Nikki Guzman, 22, has been located and is safe.
ORIGINAL: Niagara Regional Police are looking for a missing 22-year-old woman from Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Nikki Guzman was last seen on...
Natural environments are truly essential services that support life, protect against extremes and provide resources. We can still celebrate these beautiful surroundings, even if our...
During the global COVID-19 pandemic, front-line workers at Niagara-on-the-Lake’s grocery stores have gone above and beyond to create a safe, friendly environment for locals to...
Niagara-on-the-Lake is continuing to see thousands of visitors entering town on weekends, despite pleas from public health officials across Ontario for people to stay...
But with 4,000 on wait list, Simpson's doesn't yet know when supply will be replenished
A Niagara-on-the-Lake pharmacy began distributing 400 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine this...
About 100,000 daffodils are about to bloom in nine different gardens around Niagara-on-the-Lake. The bulbs were planted in support of people touched by cancer and the...
A 40-year-old man who was killed in a hit-and-run on Lakeshore Road Sunday night was a lifelong NOTL resident with a passion for sports.
Niagara Regional Police...
In an ongoing legal battle between Hummel Properties Ltd. and the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, the municipality says it acted legally when it implemented a bylaw...
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I remember, as the youngest son of an immigrant family, having picnics in NOTL parks and along the beautiful Niagara Parkway.
My brothers and...
During a recent conversation concerning the design details of the new entry stairway being constructed at 240 Centre St., the masonry folks questioned why...
This is the only known photograph of the interior of the former amphitheatre that was part of the Chautauqua grounds in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The Chautauqua...
Gail KendallSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
The Shaw Guild Garden Tour has been drawing locals and tourists alike to Niagara-on-the-Lake for almost 15 years...
Gail KendallSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
Crystal Simons is a longtime resident of Niagara-on-the-Lake and St. Davids in particular.
Having managed the Avondale at the...
Evan SaundersSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
The town is examining options that could lead to the sale of the old Niagara-on-the-Lake hospital site, a piece of...
Bernard LansbergenSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
Spring is here, which means so is the traditional start of wedding season, but COVID-19 has had a devastating...
Police are investigating a hit-and-run that left a man dead on the side of Lakeshore Road in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Officers were called to the area, near...
Niagara-on-the-Lake is encouraging residents to stay home and adhere to public health recommendations for Easter as the province transitions into a third lockdown for...
Developer Hummel Properties Inc. is suing the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake for damages over an interim control bylaw passed just days after council was sworn...
