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.
NOTL Golf Club allows leagues and public to resume play
The Town of Niagara-on-Lake has cancelled its 2020 Golf Classic Tournament and the annual Sports...
NOTL's Backhouse restaurant is lighting its last fire, as it transitions fully into Ruffino’s Pasta Bar & Grill.
Chef Ryan Crawford, owner of both restaurants, says it’s...
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has removed several trees near the community centre to make room for the expanded Niagara Nursery School project.
In total, seven trees...
For the past several days, there have been no active cases of COVID-19 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, according to statistics from the Niagara Region public health...
A Niagara-on-the-Lake woman has designed a facemask that can help lip readers to “see” what people are saying.
Amy Post created Big Smiles Lip Reading Masks to...
Wineries in Niagara-on-the-Lake are preparing to invite guests back for tastings, and when they do, the experience will be very different.
Social distancing measures mean...
The Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre is looking for a Niagara artist to creatively paint a Muskoka-style wooden love seat as a fundraiser for the arts centre.
Submissions will...
The Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre staff and volunteers are looking forward to reopening following renovations earlier this year, but for the time being the focus is on...
A group of Niagara-on-the-Lake friends are organizing a peaceful anti-racism rally to stand in solidarity with black members of the community, both locally and across the...
Non-profit Virgil school was in danger of closing, but generous landlord helped out
Even during a pandemic, musical theatre is finding a way in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Yellow...
Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Laurie Stratton isn’t happy with a town bylaw officer he said was speeding though his neighbourhood, or how the officer treated him...
The front door of the Virgil Pet Valu store was smahed during a break and enter early Tuesday morning.
Owner Carole Thibault said she was alerted by...
The Shaw Festival has cancelled all performances until at least Aug. 1, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The festival announced Friday it is abiding by...
NOTL has entered 'recovery' phase and is empowering people 'to protect themselves while they are out,' mayor says
As NOTL begins to rise out of the depths...
Sean Simpson of Simpson’s Pharmasave is at it again, thinking of new, creative ways to support the Niagara community.
The store is offering a 10 per...
Lord Mayor Betty Disero says she thinks the province is returning to normal too quickly.
“I am concerned they’re opening too fast,” she said. “For them to...
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is asking people not to hold garage sales during the state of emergency due to COVID-19.
As of press time Wednesday,...
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