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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.

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.

NOTL gets $10K as Ontario commits $5M to fight 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.

Niagara Parks explored in style

If you were walking through Old Town on a recent Friday evening, you might have noticed a string of shining Porsches making its way...

Town passes new fireworks restrictions

Lighting up the sky with fireworks is going to get more complicated in NOTL. An updated fireworks bylaw, regulating the sale and use of fireworks in...

Trius launches new interactive concept with social media backdrops

Trius Winery is breaking the mould of the traditional wine tour with a new hands-on, interactive concept that combines technology, social media and personal experiences.  The...

Niagara Region conducts transit survey

Niagara Region is conducting a survey to gather feedback about Niagara Region Transit. The survey is available online at niagararegion.ca/transit until Aug. 16.  The responses will also be collected in...

NOTL girl, 7, with diabetes petitions OHIP to cover cost of $4,000 glucose monitors

Seven-year-old Maya Webster plans to go to Queen’s Park to present a petition to have OHIP cover the cost of glucose monitors for people who have Type 1 diabetes.

Grimwood no longer NOTL fire chief, town silent about reasons why

Rob Grimwood, who began working at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Fire Department since 1996, is no longer the town’s fire chief. Deputy chief Nick Ruller is now interim...

Great NOTL Walkabout: Rides, food, entertainment at St. Davids carnival

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.

Community ‘enthusiastically’ supports Heritage Trail restoration

Preserving and restoring the Upper Canada Heritage Trail is important to people like David Waller, one of many NOTL residents who showed support by cutting...

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