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.
Gail Kendall
Special to The Lake Report
A number of NOTL residents have growing concerns over the safety and lack of respect for area land owners who have...
Julia Sacco
Special to The Lake Report
Canada's education system can do a much better job at teaching students about the role Black soldiers have played...
Barbara WorthySpecial to The Lake Report
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum's virtual presentation, “The First Cut is the Deepest,” takes a look at medical practice in the army during the...
Andrea Kaiser will once again represent the Liberal party as the candidate for the Niagara Falls riding in the next general federal election.
Kaiser officially announced her candidacy...
Even when organized activities are suspended, NOTLers find ways to have an impact
Editor's Note: Life since COVID-19 has changed things for all of us....
Tony ChisholmSpecial to The Lake Report
Our second History in the Vineyard (at home) take-out event on Feb. 11 was very successful.
The committee that worked on...
Evan SaundersSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake lost about $719,000 worth of water in 2019, according to a Deloitte audit report....
It's the "first time in 24 years give or take" that One Mile Creek has frozen enough for skating, say longtime Chautauqua residents Stephanie Tribe and Shane Sherlock.
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s crew of 60 firefighters used every fire apparatus the town has but were simply “outmatched” due to a lack of available water as they...
Aimee MedinaSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
The Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre may have closed its doors due to the provincewide shut down, but it...
Ross RobinsonSpecial to The Lake Report
During the global pandemic, Wallbanger hockey players have been sleeping in on Sunday mornings. Not dreaming about slick goals...
Snehal KatarukaSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Communities in Bloom committee is on a mission to document and protect trees that have “witnessed” history...
Brittney CutlerSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
Although the number of COVID cases continues to drop in Niagara and schools have reopened, some parents are...
Kyra SimoneSpecial to The Lake Report
On Feb. 4, some NOTL residents noticed a curious sight: two people canoeing on frigid Lake Ontario. From her backyard...
Niagara-on-the-Lake's long-term care homes are seeing a sharp decline in new COVID-19 cases after month-long outbreaks led to 14 COVID-related deaths, the region's top doctor says.
In an interview...
Donating gives him 'sense of purpose,' philanthropist Gerry Kowalchuk says
Gail Kendall
Special to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
A small group of NOTL residents were treated to...
Colin Brezicki
Special to The Lake Report
Newcomers to the Niagara region may not be aware of a cultural gem in their midst.
RiverBrink Art Museum, in...
Julia Sacco
Special to The Lake Report
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum’s latest documentary club discussion brought a unique figure in Black history to the spotlight.
The Zoom meeting on...
