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.
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...
Canopy Growth is looking to see if medical cannabis can benefit seniors living in long-term care homes.
The project, which is studying 500 residents in 21 long-term...
Canopy Growth, which operates Tweed in Niagara-on-the-Lake, has donated two iPads to Upper Canada Lodge.
The cannabis company donated a total of 57 iPads to 21...
Players from the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club represented NOTL at the annual Champion of Champions tournament in Port Colborne on Saturday.
It was a tough day on...
A neighbourhood golf tournament and picnic has raised $500 for Newark Neighbours' annual food drive.
Roman Mamalyga, who helped organize the Sept. 13 tournament for...
A Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro manager who was fired after defrauding the utility of more than $250,000 has repaid more than half of the money, so far, hydro's...
Julia Sacco
Special to The Lake Report
More residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake will soon have access to high-speed, fibre-optic internet as Bell Canada expands its service in town.
Bell’s long-awaited...
Steve Hardaker
Community Correspondent
Niagara regional council has endorsed the Glendale District Plan, concluding a two-and-a-half year effort to develop a vision and a plan to support...
In a world grown weary of COVID-19 case counts and bleak economic outlooks, Queenston Mile winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake gave us all something to smile about last...
Bonnie Bagnulo is excited about this year’s Healing Cycle ride for palliative care and is encouraging as many people as possible to come out to the main...
Use it or lose it: these are words to live by for Yvonne McMorrough, founder of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s German Conversation Group.
Since 2016, a small group...
Businesses in Niagara-on-the-Lake can now apply for a bit of of extra money to help with tourism-related projects during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The grant, dubbed...
The Shaw Festival has launched a new, free, limited-capacity outdoor festival series to try to bring music and dance to the community.
About 40 bespoke concerts will be...
Laura Sentineal wants residents to make it clear to the provincial government that horse carriages should be protected under Ontario's Bill 156.
For the last year,...
