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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.

Letter from U.S.: ‘Lockdown’ means different things to different people

Sonja Schindeler and Rick HrgaSpecial to The Lake Report When we decided to take the risk and travel to our winter home north of San...

Letter: Gates asks province where diverted Moderna vaccines went

This is an open letter to Premier Doug Ford and Ret. Gen. Rick Hillier, who is in charge of the COVID vaccine rollout in Ontario. I am writing to...

Letter: In any community, we must accept good with the bad

Dear editor: I read with dismay the story of the Rossiters and their fight to remove a school bus from their vista. Oh dear, ("School bus...

Gaios victorious on ‘Family Feud Canada’ and head to round two

The Gaio family of Niagara-on-the-Lake took home $10,000 in their first appearance on "Family Feud Canada" Monday night. For all NOTLers who sat cheering in front of...

Obituary:Donna Lee Ure

Donna Lee Ure passed in peace on Jan. 11, 2021 at Upper Canada Lodge. She is survived by two adoring children, Ian and Lindsay, their...

Bus driver can park close to home again

Kathy Latour has a new place to park her school bus close to home, thanks to the generosity of Lake Report readers and a NOTL hotel...

Dr. Brown: We need to get COVID vaccine into community now

Dr. William Brown is a professor of neurology at McMaster University and co-founder of the Infohealth series at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library.   You don’t...

Obituary: Noah Kirk Schriefer

The Schriefer family is saddened to announce the sudden passing of Noah Kirk Schriefer. Noah was 28 years old. A beloved son, brother, uncle,...

NOTL care home deaths rise to five as positive cases surge

Five people have died after a COVID outbreak at a Niagara-on-the-Lake nursing home. The large COVID outbreak at Niagara Long Term Care surged over the past...

Resident at Upper Canada Lodge first to receive vaccine

Maria Dos Santos was the first long-term care resident in Niagara-on-the-Lake to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. She received her first dose of the two-part Pfizer...

Legion receives $10,800 in COVID relief funding

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 124 in Niagara-on-the-Lake has received $10,800 in federal COVID relief funds. The money was part of $20 million set aside to...

History in the Vineyard cooks up another gourmet take-out dinner

Ravine, Garrison House and Ruffino's help with Friends of Fort George, historical society fundraiser The Friends of Fort George, the Niagara Historical Society and Ravine Vineyard...

NOTL Museum lecture explores 19th-century attitudes on abortion

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum is kicking off its 2021 virtual lectures with a "provocative" series that will explore 19th-century perspectives on abortion. The series, called An Atrocious...

Friends of Ryerson Park ask council for big changes

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake will look at solutions to problems with excess traffic and parking in Chautauqua. In the meantime, councillors have asked staff to report back with...

Life in the Pandemic: Some silver linings

Editor's Note: Life since COVID-19 has changed things for all of us. We’ve experienced hardships, heartaches, and challenges, but also new and sometimes unexpected...

UPDATED — Hotel executive offers solution to school bus parking dispute

UPDATE: Latour has found a new home nearby for her school bus. After reading The Lake Report's story about the bus having to be moved,...

Drooling dog inspires NOTL author’s children’s book series

An excessive amount of dog drool was the inspiration for a Niagara-on-the-Lake woman's new children's book series. "Sir Archibald Droolsalot: Big Dog Blues" immortalizes Kathryn Recourt's large, loyal (and...

NOTLer questions why police shot fleeing suspect

If man was unarmed, why did officer have to shoot him, Robert King wonders   Robert King has questions about why police needed to shoot to...

It takes a village to create a Virtual Santa

How NOTL's Tim Taylor adapted his Santa persona for the virtual world to raise money for palliative care This story is a very personal tale. It...

Helicopter flights ferry snowbirds from NOTL to U.S.

For a cool $1,200, sunseekers can shuffle off to Buffalo then drive southward

NOTL wineries launch virtual Icewine Trail

With COVID and provincial stay-at-home orders, welcoming visitors to NOTL this month for the annual Icewine Festival has been derailed. But the Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake, an association of...

NOTL Snaps: Sentries stay on duty during pandemic

St. Davids resident Leslie Mann is keeping a pair of decorative sentries on duty for a while longer. The message is that essential workers...

Friends of Fort George hosting fourth online book club

Amanda Gamble Special to The Lake Report The Friends of Fort George are excited to announce our fourth online book club, which starts the week of...

Randwood Part 4: Calvin Rand and the modern era

This story is the last in a series about the history of the Rand Estate, about 35 acres of land lying behind the stone...

Fired hospital CEO eligible for $1M severance, but Niagara won’t be paying it

Fired Niagara Health chief executive officer Dr. Tom Stewart will receive a severance of more than $1 million, but it won't be paid by...

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