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.
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...
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...
