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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.

Ross’ Ravings: What even is ‘breaking news’ any more?

Breaking News: NOTLers out and about to end COVID-19 year  Ross Robinson Special to Niagara Now/The Lake Report Please, please, I ask television and radio news folks to...

Letter: Our volunteer firefighters are true professionals

Dear editor: My husband Ken Hernder has retired after 38 years as a Queenston volunteer firefighter. With our population growing and recruitment becoming more difficult, the town is considering amalgamating Queenston and St. Davids...

Dialling down the heat: NOTL firefighter retires after 38 years of service

Queenston firefighter Ken Hernder says leaving the fire station doesn't mean his time with the firefighting community is over. The Virgil resident (Greater Virgil Area,...

Doctors, NOTL health team moving to The Village

Health group will move to new building behind CIBC   Some of Niagara-on-the-Lake's doctors are getting new digs. Next January, five NOTL doctors and the entire Niagara...

COVID-19 reaches NOTL long-term care homes

COVID-19 has reached a Niagara-on-the-Lake's long-term care homes. Niagara Region declared an outbreak at Niagara Long Term Care Residence, formerly Chateau Gardens, Tuesday evening. On Jan. 1, the...

Michael Howe was a lover of life and fierce advocate for NOTL

Michael Howe's dedication to Niagara-on-the-Lake never wavered. The 74-year-old, who died Dec. 29 after a battle with leukemia, was a fierce advocate for preserving the...

Councillor doesn’t think fire station merger is good idea

Niagara-on-the-Lake town Coun. Erwin Wiens doesn't think it's wise to explore the option of expanding and renovating the St. Davids fire station to merge...

Virgil father healing up after serious Christmas Day collision

A Virgil father is lucky to be alive after being struck by a vehicle on Christmas Day. Ken Rumsey, 52, was airlifted to a St. Michael's...

Licence plate left behind after vehicle takes out no-parking sign

A driver appears to have lost a licence plate after knocking down a no-parking sign sometime on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day. The sign...

Op-ed: The vaccine is on the horizon but the time to act is now: MPP Wayne Gates

Niagara Falls riding MPP Wayne GatesSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report As many of you know, I believe there are times when the Government and...

Someone in Chautauqua isn’t happy about dog poop in the park

A resident of Niagara-on-the-Lake's Chautauqua neighbourhood seems to be extremely angry about people leaving dog poop at the park. A neighbourhood resident dicovered signs around...

Niagara-on-the-Lake takes main stage for CBC New Year’s Eve broadcast

As a year for the history books came to a close, Niagara-on-the-Lake made its way to centre stage for CBC's national New Year's Eve broadcast. The show, viewed by...

COVID UPDATE: NOTL has 16 active cases

Niagara-on-the-Lake has 16 active cases of COVID-19, according to Niagara Region public health statistics for Jan. 2. In total, Niagara-on-the-Lake has had 104 cases since...

Winter Halo: Eerie ring around moon captured by Niagara photographer

Christine Earl of Niagara-on-the-Lake took this photo Dec. 30 at 11:17 p.m. of the moon with a white ring around it. The ring is called a 22...

Niagara police issue more than 50 tickets for NYE gatherings

Niagara Regional Police were out in full force Thursday night, issuing tickets for New Year's Eve gatherings that violated the province's COVID-19 restrictions. Const. Philip Gavin...

PHOTO: Golfers sneak in last game of 2020

St. Davids Golf Club was busy on New Year’s Eve as dozens of golfers flocked to the nine-hole public course to squeeze in one...

Christmas Star: NOTL snowbird photographer captures stunning photo of Jupiter, Saturn

NOTL’er Sonja Schindeler and her husband Rick Hrga are lucky to spend their winters in Rancho Santa Fe California (just north of San Diego)....

NEWS UPDATE: With cases spiralling, Niagara headed into red zone for Christmas

The Niagara Region is headed into the red zone for Christmas. The province announced the tougher COVID-19 restrictions Friday, after a spike in cases in Niagara. The red zone...

Chamber cancels Icewine Village festival

Niagara-on-the-Lake's annual Icewine Village festival has been cancelled. And you probably know why (COVID). The NOTL Chamber of Commerce, which operates the event and had planned...

Major Pleasant Manor expansion will cost $37.5 million, CEO says

The Ontario government unveiled $38.2 million in grants this week to build more long-term care facilities in Niagara and confirmed major expansion plans for Pleasant Manor in Virgil. The new...

Sandra Iafrate opens home studio to public

Niagara-on-the-Lake artist Sandra Iafrate is inviting people to come visit her home art studio until Dec. 23. She said the event is “one-of-a-kind, one-at-a-time” with masks required. The...

Christmas special: Home safe after complex brain surgery

NOTL's Eric VanNoort happy and recovering after operation for epilepsy    Throughout the last four years of devastating seizures, lengthy hospital visits and multiple brain surgeries, Eric...

Photo gallery: A tour through the McArthur Estate at Christmas

What does it take to deck the halls of a former Trisha Romance estate?

Niagara Foundation names NOTL residents as winners of Living Landmark Award

This year during a global pandemic, all residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake are being honoured with the Niagara Foundation's Living Landmark Award. Typically the award recognizes one...

Marotta company sues town for $1 million in land dispute

Equity Venture, a company associated with Solmar Development Corp. and developer Benny Marotta, is suing the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake for $1 million. The lawsuit alleges the...

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