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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.

Travel Expo brings the world to NOTL

    For Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Holmes Hooke, the Travel Expo at the NOTL Community Centre was a chance to explore a variety of travel destinations – all in one place.  “I...

Exploring photos: Parliament Oak school, 1957

I failed school every year except Grades 6 and 7, from which I was pushed forward as I was too old to hold back. I often...

HOLD — DO NOT PUBLISH –Exploring photos:

Aboriginal Canadians annually held a pow-wow and clay pigeon shooting competition in town. This 1913 picture was taken at the entrance to the Niagara Golf Club,...

BREAKING NEWS: Nick Ruller named NOTL fire chief

Nick Ruller is the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake's new fire chief. Ruller, who was deputy chief since 2017, was named acting chief after Rob Grimwood left the...

Gardens of the Week: 12, 13

Week 12:  Judy and Sonny D'Mello are the Garden of the Week 12 winners for their B&B property at 481 Gate St.

Pickleball club introduces the game to young soccer stars

About 15 children from the St. Catharines Club Roma Soccer have been introduced to pickleball thanks to Niagara-on-the-Lake Pickleball Club.

Greens win Matrimonial, Mantle aces #4

Ginny and Paul Green have won what is probably one of the toughest titles to win at the NOTL Golf Club – the annual Matrimonial Tournament.

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