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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.

Golf club honours Ahluwalia with lifetime membership

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club bestowed a rare honour on one its longtime members last week – making Barbara Ahluwalia a lifetime member of the club. Ahluwalia,...

SHOP LOCAL: Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery

The Lake Report recently launched a Shop Local campaign to help Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage residents to shop locally. SUBMITTED Join us...

SHOP LOCAL: Pondview Estate Winery

The Lake Report recently launched a Shop Local campaign to help Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage residents to shop locally. SUBMITTED In the...

SHOP LOCAL: Sonos Cafe

The Lake Report recently launched a Shop Local campaign to help Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage residents to shop locally. SUBMITTED Sonos Cafe...

SHOP LOCAL: Cheese Secrets

The Lake Report recently launched a Shop Local campaign to help Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage residents to shop locally. SUBMITTED At Cheese...

SHOP LOCAL: Yellow Door Theatre Project

The Lake Report recently launched a Shop Local campaign to help Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage residents to shop locally. SUBMITTED The Show...

SHOP LOCAL: The GoGo Food Co. and Lorenzos Diner

The Lake Report recently launched a Shop Local campaign to help Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage residents to shop locally. SUBMITTED September 2019...

SHOP LOCAL: Nina Gelateria & Pastry Shop

The Lake Report recently launched a Shop Local campaign to help Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage residents to shop locally. SUBMITTED   Nina Gelateria...

SHOP LOCAL: Linc Farms

The Lake Report recently launched a Shop Local campaign to help Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage residents to shop locally. SUBMITTED Linc Farm...

Golfer aces same hole twice in five days

NOTL's Joe Doria has been on a real roll Joe Doria is going to go broke buying beer for the clubhouse denizens, if the golf season...

NOTL ambassador program suspended

Niagara-on-the-Lake's ambassadors program has been suspended indefinitely due to the large numbers of COVID-19 cases in Peel Region and Toronto – two areas where...

NOTL takes home six Niagara Biennial Design Awards

Niagara-on-the-Lake’s many exuberant design efforts haven’t gone unnoticed as local groups took home recognition for the Niagara Biennial Design Awards this year; NOTL teams...

Legion ceremony livestreamed on social media

Due to the global pandemic, Remembrance Day services were held at a small ceremony at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Legion instead of at the clock tower cenotaph...

A father remembered on November 11

George Wilson, born and raised in Virgil, volunteered to go overseas to war when he was 19 and spent five years in the Royal Canadian Corps of...

Region could face COVID restrictions, medical officer warns

Niagara Region is getting “very close” to the "restrict" range and if people don't start to take COVID guidelines more seriously, the area will likely face further restrictions, the...

Greatest Baker contestant advances, but needs support in latest round

NOTL’s Rebecca van der Zalm has advanced to the second round of the Greatest Baker competition, a global votes-based contest on the hunt for talented...

Plans not certain for former Mori property, developer says

Developer Benny Marotta says he's not yet sure what he's going to do with the 26 acres of property he just purchased on Niagara Stone Road in...

Minor hiccups, but people getting used to new garbage schedule, region says

It's the fourth week since a new garbage pickup schedule and contractor started across the Niagara region and, though there have been minor hiccups, people...

Beedles & Knash: NOTL duo deliver folksy cheer in daily music videos

When the COVID pandemic forced Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Roger Beedles to return from a trip to Wales in March earlier than planned, he says he wasn’t going to do...

Budget’s tourism plan not enough, Gates says

New Democrat says his own idea, introduced in July, is a more effective way of helping tourist sector The Ford government's budget proposal for a...

St. Mark’s online auction is ‘the COVID closet clean out’

St. Mark’s Anglican Church has expanded into online fundraising with its Haute Emporium Sale, and organizers say the web auction has already been met with...

Letter: Disero wants horses included in farm security bill

Lord Mayor Betty Disero sent the following letter to Ernie Hardeman, minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs on Sept. 25. Dear Minister Hardeman: I am writing...

UPDATE: NOTL’s Rebecca van der Zalm progresses through to the next round of Greatest Baker competition. She still needs your vote.

The next round voting deadline is Thursday, Nov. 12. Rebecca van der Zalm needs to remain in the top five in her group to...

Silks marks 25 years serving up community

COVID means no big celebration, but popular family-run Virgil restaurant weathers pandemic storm   Everyone may not know your name, but when you walk into Silks...

Letter: Why are NOTL house prices so appealing for buyers from the GTA?

Dear editor: Unquestionably NOTL is a very desirable destination to live, work or retire. For this reason, to no one's surprise, we have witnessed a population growth...

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