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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dear editor:
There is a financial matter that has a major impact on the budgets of municipalities that could be resolved by a provincial order-in-council introduced...
Aimee MedinaSpecial to The Lake Report
The Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre is auctioning off original artworks to raise funds for its operations and for artists.
Original...
Dear editor:
More than a year ago I contacted Parks Canada and advised them that the General Brock Monument at Queenston Heights was mostly unlit, except...
Tonie Mori opens new life chapter and will turn her attention to winery she co-owns
A Niagara-on-the-Lake institution is closing after 45 years.
Mori Gardens Design & Garden...
NOTL youngster joins Kids for a Cure as delegate and calls for more support
Nine-year-old Maya Webster says she will continue advocating for Type 1 diabetes research...
The Niagara Nursery School has launched fundraising efforts for its $2-million expansion project at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre.
The school is hoping to raise $100,000 through...
Dear editor:
I am writing further to an Oct. 29 opinion piece in The Lake Report by Victor Tarnoy, "Trouble in paradise; Chautauqua needs strong voice to...
