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.
The Lakeshore bridge on the Welland Canal will be closed for a week starting Oct. 19 for maintenance work to replace the waterproofing system on the...
Editor’s note: In September, NOTL resident Janice White rescued an injured kitten she found on Lakeshore Road. Here is an update on his story.
Janice White
Special...
Flu season is fast approaching and area pharmacies are preparing to administer this year’s vaccine.
Sean Simpson of Simpson’s Pharmacy says he has one key message about...
As Music Niagara's summer concert season comes to a close, artistic director Atis Bankas is looking back fondly, and looking forward to shows in the fall and...
NOTL council has repealed the delegated authority powers that allowed the mayor and senior staff to make emergency decisions without prior council approval.
The emergency measure...
A Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro manager who was fired after stealing more than $250,000 is continuing to repay the money, the utility's CEO says.
So far, 77 per cent...
Regional police say they laid a total 52 charges in a two-week blitz targeting excessively noisy vehicles in Niagara-on-the-Lake and Niagara Falls.
Dubbed "Operation Loud...
Tony Chisholm is president of the Friends of Fort George.
Tony Chisholm
Special to The Lake Report
The Friends of Fort George is a non-profit organization that...
The newest fundraising effort by Nyanyas of Niagara has a satisfying “what-goes-around-comes around” feeling.
Across Canada, hundreds of Nyanyas groups (Nyanya means grandmother in Swahili)...
Laura Gibson
Newark Neighbours
The outpouring of support for our not-for-profit organization from both within our community and outside this past summer continues to amaze us.
Our...
Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club associate pro Ricky Watson shot a 4-under 68 Sunday to lead all competitors at the club's annual men's pro-am tournament.
Deep into the 2020 harvest, growers and winemakers alike agree the quality of grapes in Niagara is excellent this year.
While COVID-19 has wreaked havoc...
By Sophie Kamatovic, Elizabeth Yerich and Dani WernerSpecial to The Lake ReportOrange Shirt Day is recognized because of Phyllis Webstad, an Indigenous girl. Before...
Two artists from Niagara-on-the-Lake and one from St. Catharines artist have been selected as the winners of this year's hydro box beautification project.
The competition, held by the Town...
The Region of Niagara has extended its mandatory mask bylaw until April 1, 2021.
The extension, approved on Sept. 17 by a 25 to 5 vote, is unchanged other than the...
Niagara MPP Wayne Gates wants to give 100 per cent Ontario wines a tax break.
On Wednesday he introduced a bill in the Ontario legislature which, if...
Canopy Growth has made a $40,000 donation toward development of the town’s Upper Canada Heritage Trail.
A cheque was formally presented during a small ceremony at the...
NOTL resident Mary McGrath is looking forward to Niagara-on-the-Lake's new on-demand transit system scheduled to hit the road in November.
Town council has approved a one-year pilot program for...
Niagara-on-the-Lake town council will be sticking to its regular schedule for 2021, despite suggestions from town staff to help streamline meetings.
During the committee of...
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Shaw Festival to cancel "A Christmas Carol," the last remaining show on its 2020 calendar.
The Christmas classic was originally scheduled to...
He might have cut your hair, or your mother's — or perhaps even your grandmother's.
Fernando Spadafora, of Fernando's Hair Salon, has been cutting and styling...
