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's Sandtrap Pub and Grill closed temporarily Monday due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"It is with heaviest of hearts that we have decided to close the pub...
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lord Mayor Betty Disero made the declaration Monday, just hours after...
After mass cancellations for Easter flowers, two Niagara-on-the-Lake greenhouses were busy this weekend doing their best to offset their losses.
Jennifer Thwaites of Thwaites Farms...
Seasonal farmworkers with valid visas will be exempt from COVID-19 travel restrictions so they can enter the country for work, the federal government says.
That news...
One of the most talented and successful Niagara youth hockey teams in recent memory saw its season come to a crashing halt last week, thanks to the COVID-19 epidemic.
With the COVID-19 outbreak and life changing for everyone in our community daily, we urge all our readers in Niagara-on-the-Lake to follow the latest...
Amid the stress and fear surrounding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, residents of NOTL have banded together to support the most vulnerable in the community.
The...
To help area businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic, Niagara-on-the-Lake’s popular Facebook group NOTL Today is allowing companies to post free advertisements.
“My message is, ‘How can we as...
The Town of NOTL’s top civil servant and two members of council are in self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Interim chief administrator Sheldon Randall and...
Simpson’s Pharmacy has introduced reserved morning shopping hours for seniors as a COVID-19 social distancing measure.
The goal of setting aside opening hours from 8:30...
Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses are taking precautions and making changes – such as disinfecting more often and not accepting cash – to fight the spread of COVID-19.
Pharmacies, breweries, wineries, gyms...
Niagara Regional Police chief Bryan MacCulloch says the state of emergency in Ontario and province-wide closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic will not affect police...
The federal government's plan to close the border to non-Canadians will be "a catastrophe" for the Niagara farming community, says NOTL Coun. Erwin Wiens.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's...
The first of two COVID-19 assessment centres planned for the Niagara region opens today. The centre, located behind the Greater Niagara General Site in...
Mike Keenan
Special to The Lake Report
The first month of the Shaw Festival has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Festival executive director Tim Jennings...
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is closing all administration buildings and cancelling all public and committee meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Keeping in line with...
Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara will temporarily close all casino and resort operations as a precautionary measure amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Niagara Casinos...
