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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.

SHOP LOCAL: Garrison Gifts

COVID-19 has taken its toll on Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses, and The Lake Report is trying to help those that are struggling. We’re offering FREE business spotlight stories to...

SHOP LOCAL: Seredipity: The Little French Shoppe

COVID-19 has taken its toll on Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses, and The Lake Report is trying to help those that are struggling. We’re offering FREE business spotlight stories to...

SHOP LOCAL: Sandtrap Pub & Grill

COVID-19 has taken its toll on Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses, and The Lake Report is trying to help those that are struggling. We’re offering FREE business spotlight stories to...

SHOP LOCAL: Waterscapes and Ponds

COVID-19 has taken its toll on Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses, and The Lake Report is trying to help those that are struggling. We’re offering FREE business spotlight stories to...

SHOP LOCAL: NOTL Health and Wellness

COVID-19 has taken its toll on Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses, and The Lake Report is trying to help those that are struggling. We’re offering FREE business spotlight stories to...

SHOP LOCAL: Stone Road Pharmacy

COVID-19 has taken its toll on Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses, and The Lake Report is trying to help those that are struggling. We’re offering FREE business spotlight stories to...

SHOP LOCAL: WOW Me

COVID-19 has taken its toll on Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses, and The Lake Report is trying to help those that are struggling. We’re offering FREE business spotlight stories to...

SHOP LOCAL: Konzelmann Estate Winery

COVID-19 has taken its toll on Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses, and The Lake Report is trying to help those that are struggling. We’re offering FREE business spotlight stories to...

Editorial: Town deserves massive applause for tackling short-term rental issue

Our town council deserves massive applause for taking a head-on approach to tackling the issue of short-term rentals in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Council is moving to restrict all...

Rob Grindlay: Helping bring ‘magic’ to the Shaw stage

Veteran Shaw production crew member anxiously waiting for new season and debut of 'Charley's Aunt'    When Rob Grindlay left work as the supervisor of the setup...

Parks Canada to burn brush, remove and replace hazardous trees in Commons

Parks Canada will be removing hazardous trees and burning small brush piles in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Commons over the coming weeks as part of regular...

History in the Vineyard adapts with take-out dinner fundraiser

The second annual History in the Vineyard will carry on despite increased restrictions on restaurants to ease the spread of the coronavirus, but a take-home...

Tristan Ibbotson is back home, finally

After 11 months knocking about rural Costa Rica waiting for COVID restrictions to ease, Niagara-on-the-Lake native Tristan Ibbotson is back in town, once again...

NOTL Cats Rescue fundraiser after virtual Candlelight Stroll

If Tanya Rice’s two cats were to ever get out, she says she’s certain NOTL Cats Rescue would be integral in keeping them safe.

Keeping it Green: ‘Plogging’ along for environmental change

Kyra SimoneSpecial to The Lake Report My family and I have enjoyed lakeside hikes in NOTL for many years. However, over time, we began to...

Drive-thru flu shot is preparationfor deliveringCOVID vaccine

About 300 people got stuck in the parking lot the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre Saturday. The afternoon was the final of three drive-thru flu shot days at the...

NOTL kids design Christmas cards for seniors

Children of Niagara-on-the-Lake are bringing a little cheer to 227 long-term care residents thanks to the town’s first Christmas card contest. The winning designs will be made into...

Christmas stockings for seniors project a heart-warming success

Community's generosity ensures every resident of NOTL long-term care homes receives gifts and cards   A simple idea to provide Christmas stockings for the residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s...

Christmas trees selling quickly at annual Lions fundraiser

Everywhere man Terry Flynn says the Christmas trees at the Niagara Lions annual fundraiser are hot sellers this year. "It's been a crazy and I know it's gonna...

Niagara’s History Unveiled: The Schoolmaster’s House and cricket in NOTL

Steve Ferley Special to The Lake Report The history of The Schoolmaster’s House (307 Mississagua St., at Gage) stretches back to around 1818. By 1846, the property...

NOTL band performing online show Saturday

Niagara-on-the-Lake band Back in the Daze is bringing an online performance to people across town and beyond this Saturday. The five-piece cover band is known...

NOTL firefighters receive medals for years of service

A long list of firefighters have earned exemplary service medals for a combined more than 280 years volunteering for the Niagara-on-the-Lake fire department.

Letter: Texas visitors support short-term rentals

Dear editor: We have come to NOTL almost every year since 1998 and spend between one and two weeks there each summer and additional visits...

Jam queen Kim McQuhae scores big at Royal

An heirloom box of recipes helped Kim McQuhae of Gryphon Ridge Highlands secure first-place at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair for her Plum Nutty...

Santa’s helper in NOTL eagerly awaits kids’ letters

For 27 years, Santa’s elf Sandy Sugarswirl has been the big man’s lead hand in responding to letters from the children of Niagara. Twelve of...

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