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.
For the past few weeks, Mike Scott has been in a West Virginia mountain haven, as co-leader of one of the largest World Scout Jamborees ever mounted—almost 45,000 Scouts (age 14-17) and leaders from some 120 countries.
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 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 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...
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.
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...
