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.
Lord Mayor Betty Disero is "begging" everyone to stay at home and maintain physical distance amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Disero gave an update on COVID-19 preparations during a council...
During this time of constant change and uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s one thing that’s guaranteed: this will go down in history.
That’s...
The Shaw Festival has cancelled all public events and performances through May 25 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Festival officials will continue to monitor the situation to...
St. Mark's music director brings a lifetime of experience to NOTL
Editor’s Note: This story was written before we heard the unfortunate news that the March...
They wanted planes, they got them.
Two Niagara-on-the-Lakers who were stuck in quarantine in Peru have arrived home safely, and are now quarantining again.
Scott Robinson...
NOTL home chef wins cooking show crown
Alex Hicks is Niagara-on-the-Lake’s newest celebrity chef — though she doesn’t cook professionally.
Yet.
Hicks, 30, took home the first place prize...
Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake bylaw officers can now issue a $750 fine to anyone found in contravention of emergency orders.
Under new powers from the province, the town...
The speed limit on NOTL's problem-plagued Concession 6 Road between York Road and the Mewburn Road Bridge will be reduced to 60 km/h from the current...
When Graham and Angela Lindfield tell the tale of their retirement adventure on board their 32-foot Grand Banks trawler “Lady Morgana,” it will have a...
It’s important for mental and physical health to find ways to get outside during mandated social distancing, an assistant professor at Brock University says.
Kyle...
Niagara College is stepping up to provide support for local healthcare facilities struggling with COVID-19-related demands. Both campuses in Welland and Niagara-on-the-Lake are working...
A St. Francis Catholic Secondary School staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now at home is self-isolation, Niagara Region Public Health...
Brock University is joining the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by contributing supplies and utilizing research facilities.
Supplies of gloves, masks and chemicals have been...
Two Niagara-on-the-Lake residents are stuck in quarantine in Cusco, Peru, as a result of the changing situation around the globe due to COVID-19.
Scott Robinson...
A number of penalties and fees will be waived until June 30, the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake announced Tuesday evening.
The decision comes one day after Lord...
Avoiding community spread key concern as town staff, leaders meet multiple times daily
In the midst of a state of emergency, NOTL’s fire and emergency services...
The federal government’s decision to exempt seasonal farmworkers with valid visas from COVID-19 travel restrictions has been greeted with huge relief by Niagara’s agricultural industry.
The region’s farms rely...
