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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
For motorcycle enthusiasts and chili lovers, Clare’s Harley-Davidson Niagara is hosting a chili cook-off and exclusive shopping event on Thursday, Feb. 6 from 4 until 8...
A handful of Grade 5 and 6 Victoria Public School students joined a one-day strike last Thursday by elementary school teachers who walked off the job to protest provincial government cuts to education.
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has received $815,143 in funding through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund.
In total, the province has distributed about $200 million to...
A new plan for the Rand Estate has been submitted to the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, The Lake Report has learned.
The new design shows significant changes...
Niagara comedian David Green says he wants to refocus attention from his recent America’s Got Talent audition toward The Harder They Fall, a fundraising...
Although the closure of Ten Thousand Villages makes Niagara-on-the-Lake store manager Teresa Friesen feel “extremely sad,” she finds comfort in knowing that relationships developed between the community, staff and volunteers through working for the store for the past 34 years will continue to carry on.
When news happens, it needs to be reported.
We’ve said it before, but based on some social media warriors’ reactions this week, it bears repeating: There is...
With the help of Newark Neighbours, a Niagara-on-the-Lake resident is making sure donated clothing items aren’t wasted and go to the “right places,” including remote communities...
All 23 members of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Minor Hockey Referees Association donated their wages from the Michael “Mikey” Labonte memorial hockey game in November and made additional...
The 23 soccer balls, which were collected in the fall and brought to Jamaica by local farm worker Prophet Elisha Steele, have been delivered into thankful hands.
If you’re coming to downtown Niagara-on-the-Lake you better sort out where you’re going to park because as many residents, business owners and employees who work along the...
More newcomers and longtime residents are turning to the Niagara-on-the-Lake Legion to give back and connect with the community; the organization welcomed more new...
A local start-up partnered with Niagara College’s Research and Innovation division to roll out a new mobility device for the aging population; the Ambulation,...
Some Niagara-on-the-Lake residents are criticizing the Niagara Regional Police for not enforcing the law after protesters were seen, accompanied by an underage girl, opening wine bottles...
No internet? No problem. The Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library is making the internet more accessible with two new Wi-Fi hotspot devices available for loan.
The program...
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story contained some erroneous budget numbers for individual expenditures. The Lake Report regrets the errors.
The average Niagara-on-the-Lake homeowner...
Town defers municipal accommodation tax after approving in principle
Niagara-on-the-Lake council has deferred making a decision regarding a municipal accommodation tax after hearing several presentations...
