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 District School Board of Niagara says it supports the province's decision to keep elementary and secondary schools closed for the remainder of this school year.
"The decision...
The Niagara-on-the-Lake fire department wants to help kids learn fire safety, and safely, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The department will be delivering fire education...
What do friends who happen to be neighbours do when a six-foot-high fence separates them? They turn it into a "Flip Bar," of course.
Neighbours Sharon Brinsmead-Taylor,...
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The Old Town and Queen Street, in particular, are the centrepiece for tourism in Niagara-on-the-Lake and tourism is the mainstay of our economy.
The...
From new decor to revamped barrel cellar and technical improvements, winery eagerly awaits return of tourist traffic
On a typical May long weekend, the scene...
How a NOTL couple is transforming their lives in a warm, tropical paradise
While vacationing in early March prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, our intrepid reporter Tim...
Canada's top do-it-yourself magazine is now owned by a company headquartered in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Canadian Woodworking & Home Improvement has come under the wing of publisher Michael Fox's Inspiring...
There's good news for pet owners and dog groomers – and golfers.
Premier Doug Ford says golf courses can reopen starting this Saturday and groomers can...
Norm Arsenault wants you to fly the flag. The Niagara-on-the-Lake flag.
Didn’t know there was one? You’re not alone, but thanks to the NOTL councillor,...
With Premier Doug Ford announcing that golf courses can open for play this weekend, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club has come up with an un-fore-gettable idea.
The...
Consumers urged to 'buy local' now to help the industry recover
Grape farmers in Niagara-on-the-Lake are facing the same trying times as everybody else amid the pandemic and some growers'...
Town lifts parking ban, opens washrooms, hires help for emergency order enforcement, plants flowers
Opening washrooms
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s emergency operations control group has ordered...
NOTL’s tourism industry will “follow the lead of the provincial government” and will need to act quickly once tourist-focused businesses have the green light to...
Laura Gibson
Newark Neighbours
Although our Thrift Shop remains closed, the Newark Neighbours Food Bank continues to serve those in need. The past couple of months...
Longtime NOTL resident Susan Hall, a warden at St. Mark's Anglican Church, has been unexpectedly caught up in the COVID-19 pandemic while visiting family in Brighton,...
When Laurie Gunton reached out to NOTL flower growers to contribute floral donations to area retirement homes for Mother's Day, they came through with flying colours – and 330 beautiful plants.
