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Advance voting starts Oct. 5. Here’s how to vote in NOTL and online

For those who've already made up their minds on who they want to represent Niagara-on-the-Lake in municipal government and at the school boards for the next four years, you'll have a chance to cast your ballot early.

NOTL Votes 2026: ‘We are not the 51st state’: Council candidates condemn Trump

What happens in America does not necessarily stay there, especially for a border town like Niagara-on-the-Lake. So, The Lake Report asked NOTL’s municipal election candidates a blunt question: What do you think of Donald Trump? Here's what they said.

Sports: Two ‘fore’ The Show: St. Davids teens set their sights on U.S. college golf

Two of the most talented, up-and-coming young Canadian golfers are growing up in Niagara-on-the-Lake’s tiny hamlet of St. Davids (pop. about 3,000). Eli Perng and Kaige Zhu are off to high school after a whirlwind summer in which they played more than a dozen high-level tournaments across Canada and North America.

$83K for Niagara’s fight against invasive phragmites

The reed grasses growing behind the natural resources minister at Niagara College’s campus in NOTL were a ready-made backdrop for his announcement Wednesday: $5 million to fight the invasive plant species phragmites across Ontario.

Scotsman Hotel avoids $303K parking bill with valet plan

The Scotsman Hotel has avoided an almost $303,000 parking bill after Niagara-on-the-Lake council approved a plan that will allow all 12 required parking spaces to fit on the Old Town property.

Niagara College brews a special batch for International Womens Day 2020

It was all about beer and women on Sunday, as students, teachers and family members from the Niagara College Teaching Brewery gathered for International...

Concerns raised after bad crash at York and Concession 6

It was a clear March night last Monday as Cannery Park resident Angelo Recine drove east on York Road heading into St. Davids.

Innovation in Wine Country: Part 3: Sensors make pruning grapevines easier

Tending the vineyards in Niagara-on-the-Lake is really a year-round operation, with much still to do after harvest and before bud break. The main focus...

Steves Cycle Paths raise more than $10 million for cancer research

When fundraising is tackled with passion and light competition, it becomes about more than simply raising money for a worthy cause – and Niagara’s...

Crossroads home show a community hit

A large portion of the money raised from this year’s NOTL Home Garden and Craft Show will go towards adding accessible equipment to the existing playground at Crossroads Public School.

No increase on water bills in 2020

Niagara-on-the-Lake residents will see no changes to their water and wastewater bills this year. The fee for water usage will stay the same as last...

Spirit of Niagara awards bigger and better than ever

It was a night to celebrate the best thing about Niagara-on-the-Lake — the people that live here and help shape our community.

Shaw Festival sees $500K surplus

The Shaw Festival had another successful year last season, posting a surplus of more than $500,000. The Shaw’s board of directors unveiled financial results for 2019 during its annual...

Major Bust: Falls police seize multiple weapons and $430,000 in illegal drugs

An extensive police investigation into drug trafficking in Niagara Falls led to the arrest of three men on Wednesday, and the seizure of an...

NOTLer lost $232K to romance scam in 2019

In 2019, NOTLers were taken for more than $250,000 by scam artists, according to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. The majority of that total was from one...

History Unveiled: Who really won the War of 1812?

On Dec. 24, 1814, the newspaper headlines around the country might have read, “The War is Over – Peace Finally.”  Here in Niagara-on-the-Lake, however, there were...

The Golden Plunger: The Ice House Winery

Betty & Jane Plunger Control In February, the Plunger Patrol found the perfect “love story” when we stopped at the Ice House Winery. This sweet spot has...

Remembering NOTL’s first female Citizen of the Year

Violet Anne ‘Vi’ Mills (Taylor) died on Feb. 28, 2020. She was NOTL’s first female citizen of the year in 1969.

NOTL Sparks celebrate culture day

Supplied / Priya Litt Here are some beautiful photos of our cultural day presentation on India. The girls and leaders thoroughly enjoyed the presentation by myself...

Gates fights for mental health funding for Niagara

MPP Wayne Gates says the province needs to listen to Niagara and adopt mental health funding for Ontario. Gates forced a late night debate Wednesday in...

All about the bass: Ross MacIntyre has built an award-winning career. Now hes bringing his talent to the Shaw Festival

Niagara-on-the-Lake newcomer Ross MacIntyre says pursuing a career in music was always his only option.  And he has travelled the world for gigs, performed on...

Obituary: Morrison, Barbara Joan

Passed away peacefully after a long and courageous struggle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at Hospice Niagara-Stabler Centre, at the...

Stories of black history in NOTL: Solomon Moseby

By Shawna Butts / NOTL MuseumSpecial to The Lake Report Before the American Civil War, thousands of people enslaved in the southern United States escaped...

Innovation in Wine Country Part 2: Lakeview Vineyard Equipment leads the way

Innovation and expansion have fuelled the evolution of the wine industry in the past decade or more in Niagara, and Joe Pillitteri has been...

Redesigned intersection to help vehicles get to QEW

The collaborative project among the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Region and the Ministry of Transportation to redesign the Glendale QEW interchange is steadily moving forward. Representatives from the...

Thirteen NOTL wineries team up for the annual food drive

The second annual food drive, launched by Reif Estate Winery in collaboration with Newark Neighbours in 2019, is expanding its reach this year by having...

Scam phone calls are real psychological terrorism

Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Pauline Charlton is fed up with receiving fraudulent phone calls. The recently retired York University professor of psychology, who lives on Charlotte Street,...

How do you handle scam calls?

Do today’s scam robocallers make you long for the good old days of duct-cleaning services who just “happen to be in your neighbourhood?” It seems...

NOTL businesses aim to eliminate period poverty

Period products, such as pads, tampons and cups, are a basic necessity, that’s why United Way Niagara is organizing a new community-wide campaign this year to help provide free menstrual products to Niagara residents.

Exploring photos: Vern Davey’s butcher shop

The store on Queen Street that is now Just Christmas previously was the Niagara Advance’s printing and publishing office. Prior to the Advance, the store was home to...

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