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.
The back-to-school jitters are hitting harder this year with many parents uncertain about the Ministry of Education’s plan to reopen schools in less than a month.
One Niagara-on-the-Lake...
Coun. Clare Cameron wants the town to “significantly reconsider” and "put the brakes" on plans for a Virgil skatepark that is already under construction.
“I’m really...
Dr. William Brown is a professor of neurology at McMaster University and co-founder of the Infohealth series held at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library.
Dr. William...
Dick Taylor’s boathouse business along the Niagara River was originally located near the Foghorn (99 River Beach Rd.) but later moved up river. There were...
David IsraelsonSpecial to The Lake Report
With the fall approaching and nobody quite sure about how exactly to reopen the schools safely, many of us...
Music pounding day and night. Ten or more people partying, with no physical distancing. Trash and booze bottles strewn outside. An unkempt and overgrown yard.
NOTL’s Grace United Church was busy selling jams this weekend.
The jams, made by church members, including John Greaves, a relative of the well-known Greaves...
A design studio specializing in the production of printed textiles and homewares has reopened under a new name and invited other local female-owned businesses to celebrate together.
Pop-ups...
Liz Hawley was creative, caring and compassionate.
She was a community builder in Niagara-on-the-Lake, having unofficially helped with projects like Voices of Freedom Park and Landscape...
The politics of Revolutionary France was a battleground of conflicting philosophies and interests; as Joseph-Geneviève de Puisaye and other members of the constitutional monarchist...
Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake and Niagara Regional Police — where are you?
The ongoing carriage protests have become more than a nuisance to residents and visitors — and...
Residents, carriage operators accuse police of not acting on protesters out of fear of Charter battle
Editor’s note: This is the first of a series focusing on the...
The gates are opening at Fort George in Niagara-on-the-Lake with the announcement of small private guided tours on Wednesdays and extended opening hours from...
A Niagara business is stepping up to help a former employee and family friend raise money to fund accessibility needs for her mother who has multiple sclerosis.
On...
Two major corporate fast-food franchises are knocking on NOTL’s door.
Initial discussions about a Harvey’s and Swiss Chalet in Virgil took place at an urban design...
A new Legend was crowned at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club this week as Doug McCulloch won the annual Legends Cup competition.
The tournament, played over...
Hobby photographers' responses to Niagara-on-the-Lake’s call for submissions of photos that highlight the town brought in more than 250 photos since the beginning of...
Dr. William Brown is a professor of neurology at McMaster University and co-founder of the Infohealth series at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library.
Dr. William...
