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.
Being a town crier means more than donning a period costume and loudly making a declaration.
Dr. Thomas Pekar, Niagara-on-the-Lake’s unofficial town crier, says the role...
Animal rights activists may soon face steeper penalties for trespassing on farms and agri-food premises, but will proposed legislation protect local horse-drawn carriage operators...
The idea of replacing the wading pool at Simcoe Park with a splash pad didn’t go swimmingly during budget discussions Monday night.
Manager of parks...
Glendale Notes:
Steve Hardaker
Community Correspondent
The leaders of the Friends of Laura Secord organization are urging that the Glendale area of NOTL be renamed in recognition...
Although the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake doesn’t have an official whistleblower policy, Lord Mayor Betty Disero says there are mechanisms in place to protect town employees...
If the town’s $37 million operating budget is approved as it stands, Niagara-on-the-Lake residents will see a 9.48 per cent increase on the municipal...
A 33-year-old man is facing a charge of attempted murder following a stabbing early Sunday morning in Niagara Falls.
Niagara Regional Police said in a media...
You can try new cask beers, brewed locally, every week at Silversmith Brewing Company in Virgil.
Silversmith has partnered with Niagara College’s Teaching Brewery to...
Betty & Jane
Plunger Patrol
This venue has married the old with the new by preserving bits of 1831 historical Georgian opulence and adding elegant, modern facilities.
There were...
Collin Goodine
Special to The Lake Report
Christmas to many is about spending time with family, eating, drinking wine and being merry. It is about bringing...
Town adopts ombudsman’s recommendations
As the Town of NOTL is looking to hire a new chief administrative officer, town council approved 15 recommendations from the provincial ombudsman’s...
Some of the oldest historic artifacts in Niagara-on-the-Lake are being lost to heavy construction equipment and need to be preserved, a Niagara Historical Society...
This NOTL rendition of “A Night Before Christmas,” by Coun. Clare Cameron, was read at the Dec. 9 town council meeting.
This Christmas reading was written with good intentions,...
Virgil brightened up on Thursday evening as the lights on the large pine tree in front of the town offices on Four Mile Creek Road were lit; a symbolic start to the holiday season in Virgil.
Our Dec. 5 review of the Shaw Festival's presentation of "A Christmas Carol" contained some incorrect information. Sanjay Talwar is playing the role of Christmas...
