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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.

Memorable summer for NOTL native in Scotland

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – It’s the summer of a lifetime.You love to play golf, are really good at it, and you get to live...

Gallery: NOTL Library garden party fundraiser

The NOTL Library garden party fundraiser on Sunday was a "huge success," said community engagement co-ordinator Debbie Krause.

UPDATED: Check yoursurveillance cameras for Dodge Ram pickup wanted in fatal hit-and-run, police say

    Niagara police detectives are asking the public and businesses to check their surveillance cameras in case they captured images of the vehicle wanted in a fatal hit-and-run on...

No charges laid after pedestrian struck in Old Town

A 76-year-old man is in stable condition in hospital after he was struck by a vehicle in Niagara-on-the-Lake Sunday night. Niagara Regional Police said the accident...

Zoom Leisure Bikes honoured for support of Heritage Trail restoration

The Heritage Trail committee presented a thank-you plaque to Zoom Leisure Bikes owners Steve and Rebecca deBoer for their generous donation toward the Upper Canada Heritage Trail’s restoration. The...

Region passes new smoking laws

The Niagara Region updated smoking and vaping bylaws. Announced on Aug. 7, benches and recreational trails, and witihin nine metres of entrances and exits...

Gypsy, Devil’s Disciple, Holmes highlight 2020 Shaw season

Gypsy, The Devil’s Disciple and Prince Caspian are just some of the productions on the Shaw Festival’s playbill in 2020. The new season will start...

Shades of Summer dinner wraps up peach celebrations

When U.S. visitors Eric and Tina Harper witnessed the Shades of Summer dinner in Niagara-on-the-Lake last year, they knew it was something they wanted to be a part of.

Golf: Doria, Robitaille crowned NOTL club champs

Joe Doria wasn’t going to let this one get away.

Huge crowds turn out for Kinsmen Car Show

More than 500 cars and thousands of car enthusiasts were on hand at the 21st annual Kinsmen Car and Shine Show on Sunday. Angelique and Richard...

Great NOTL Summer Walkabout: The annual Peach Festival

Welcome to the latest episode of the Great NOTL Summer Walkabout, a summer-long series of stories that will take you to all corners of Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits NOTL

Niagara-on-the-Lake residents gathered outside the community centre Wednesday afternoon to catch a glimpse of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after he unveiled more funding for area municipalities.

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