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.
Mike Henry and Jim Mezaros led the way in NOTL Golf Club men's league action last week, scoring 22 points apiece.
Kurt Hamm, Oleh Hrycko, RIck Schulz...
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake will advance into Stage 2 of provincial recovery this Friday.
However the town will remain under a state of emergency because...
Food and drink establishments in Niagara-on-the-Lake can now start applying to expand patios on private and municipal space, the town announced Tuesday.
The expansions will...
A $3.5-million NOTL Hydro project to substantially increase the utility’s electrical capacity is almost complete.
A powerful 83 MVa (megavolt amperes) transformer, designed and built in Canada, is...
The anti-racism rally in Niagara-on-the-Lake last week brought out about 400 people to stand in solidarity with black members of our community and around the world.
It...
Despite the pandemic, Niagara-on-the-Lake Coun. Norm Arsenault wants the environment to stay at the top of people’s minds.
He said right now the environment has been...
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake released a statement condemning racism on Monday.
The lord mayor, seven councillors and five senior staff members all signed the letter. The only...
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is inviting hobby photographers to contribute submissions for a photo contest.
Pictures will be accepted until July 31 when town staff will...
The first day of library curbside pick-ups June 9 put reading materials back in the hands of Niagara-on-the-Lake residents.
NOTL library community engagement co-ordinator Debbie...
Dr. William Brown
Special to The Lake Report
My article on COVID-19 last week was about the importance of achieving herd immunity in the majority of the...
Short-term rentals in Niagara-on-the-Lake have been given the go-ahead to reopen.
Following a change in provincial guidelines, the Town of NOTL this week confirmed short-term rentals can operate “in...
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s resident horse-drawn carriage activists announced the end of any “official involvement” in the NOTL campaign via social media Tuesday.
That means while action may...
Workers alliance outlines long list of complaints including unpaid wages, overcrowding and inadequate food
A new report on conditions faced by seasonal workers alleges a shocking...
Steve HardakerCommunity Correspondent
Niagara Region planning staff provided NOTL's committee of the whole planning meeting with a detailed briefing on the final draft of the Glendale...
After three years as the target of an animal rights group, and Niagara Regional Police responding “countless" times that nothing could be done to stop the protesters,...
Dear editor:
We are angered and saddened by the senseless murder and violence suffered by members of the black and Indigenous communities, not only in...
The following is a letter sent to The Lake Report and short-term rental operators in Niagara-on-the-Lake by NOTL Bed & Breakfast Association president David Levesque.
As...
