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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Paint of the 18th and 19th centuries was a different critter than its modern equivalent. And paint colours were not the muted conservative tones that many...
The status of this year's Icewine Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake is yet to be determined, amid ongoing health concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"But I can...
About 700 kids in Niagara-on-the-Lake will have no shortage of Halloween goodies this year.
The Town of NOTL, with the help of resident Maria Mavridis, the NOTL...
The following is an update on COVID-19 in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
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The Niagara Regional Police Service says a "frontline uniform member" has tested positive for COVID-19. It is the...
Niagara-on-the-Lake council has repealed its mandatory mask bylaw and will follow the province's mask restrictions instead.
The motion to repeal was made Wednesday evening by Coun. Wendy Cheropita...
The Shaw Festival plans to return to the stage in May with a reduced 2021 season.
Many of the productions originally scheduled for 2020 will now appear...
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is reducing operating hours at the community centre due to a "massive decline" in people using the gyms facilities.
As of Oct.14, the...
Shaun Devlin
Special to The Lake Report
Derek Shervill, a longtime resident of Niagara-on-the-Lake, died suddenly on Oct. 8 and residents of Chautauqua lost a longtime...
Niagara-on-the-Lake's new alternate-week garbage collection schedule starts Oct. 19.
The change, along with new collection contractor Miller Waste, means homes in NOTL will only be...
Ross RobinsonSpecial to The Lake Report
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What the heck happened at Ball’s Beach this summer?
In July we were swimming off the rocks, much like past...
Dear edtior:
I was surprised by the offensive debut column by Mike Keenan, "Politically confused? Here’s a primer on left, right and others," Oct. 8.
While I get the media leans...
Santa Claus is not coming to town this year – Niagara-on-the-Lake's traditional Christmas parade has been cancelled.
Bob Cheriton, spokesperson for the parade committee, said it was...
Andrea KaiserSpecial to The Lake Report
The Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake association launched a brand new website on Oct. 1.
The new site was designed by Niagara's own Form...
While the traffic and crowding concerns of Chautauqua residents certainly have "some merit" and will be examined, the town's interim chief administrator is doubtful that limiting...
The Queenston Library and Community Centre was built as a Baptist church between 1842 and 1845. A Baptist congregation began in Queenston around 1808...
Shoppers lined up at 7:30 Saturday morning waiting to be the first to claim the many treasures inside a barn at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club's...
A long list of neighbours on Johnson Street are concerned about the precedent that could be set in Niagara-on-the-Lake’s historic district if the town is approves...
The continuing search for a new chief administrator for Niagara-on-the-Lake is not being subjected to any outside or third-party influences, Lord Mayor Betty Disero says.
Two councillors...
