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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.

Town wants speed limit reduced

The speed limit on Niagara Stone Road, near the entrance to Garrison Village, could be reduced to 50 km/h from 70 km/h. Niagara-on-the-Lake council approved a motion to ask the...

Letter to the editor: Horse protesters should go to Calgary Stampede

SUBMITTED BY ELAINE LANDRAY, NOTL.OPINION Dear editor: I am tired of reading week after week about the At War for Animals Niagara protestors. The Sentineal Carriages company is...

Battle of Fort George re-enactment brings life to history

Muskets were firing last weekend as residents and visitors had a chance to relive the historic Battle of Fort George.

Great NOTL Walkabout: Music Niagara kicks off

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.

Editorial: Russian roulette and overnight parking

Overnight parking in Niagara-on-the-Lake has turned into a form of Russian roulette of late. Will the parking gendarmes be out in the middle of the...

Town defers Queenston Mile decision after hearing loud public opposition

After hearing vocal opposition to Queenston Mile Vineyard’s plan to operate as an estate winery, NOTL council narrowly decided to defer a decision on the...

NOTL needs an advocate for seniors, says elderly resident

Niagara-on-the-Lake needs an advocate for its older population, says Sheila Hirsch-Kalm. NOTL seniors comprise the majority of the population and they’re the town’s main taxpayers, said Hirsch-Kalm, adding there is a...

Thanks to community from Strawberry Festival organizers

SUBMITTED BY ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NOTL. The 2019 Strawberry Festival committee from St. Andrews Presbyterian Church would like to express our appreciation to the...

St. Catharines man, 37, arrested for voyeurism

Niagara Police arrested a 37-year-old St. Catharines man for voyeurism on Thursday. Police said in a news release that the man was allegedly secretly recording people "while they...

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