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.
Teachers from St. Michael Catholic Elementary School in Virgil were back on the picket line Tuesday morning to strike against provincial government cuts to education after no deal was reached between the province and the union.
Three-year-old Emme Johnson is eager to “find anything pink” when she starts school this September, while her twin brother Owen is most excited for the library and gym, their mother Erika Johnson said while the family toured St. Davids Public School Thursday morning.
The unapproved bird feeders which were installed along Niagara Shores Park near Lakeshore Road had been vandalized and torn down, The Lake Report has...
Editor’s note: Last week’s front-page story, “Council approves 8.62% municipal tax hike,” contained some erroneous budget numbers for individual expenditures. The Lake Report regrets the errors.
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Stepping out into the workforce can be daunting for Niagara College students like landscape and horticulture student Krista Matthews, that’s why she says she was so happy to hear about the college's Dress to Impress event.
Extra garbage bag fee now $2.50
In efforts to increase the diversion of recyclable and organic material, Niagara Region is increasing the price of garbage tags...
In efforts to ensure more transparency during the town’s hiring processes and to strengthen the internal code of conduct and confidentiality policies, Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors...
This is the second of a two-part series.
The Legion had its share of struggles in the early days: In 1929 the world was thrown into the Great Depression. Then...
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...
