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.
The Strawberry Festival took over St. Andrew’s church for the 36th year on Saturday. As is local tradition, there was a long line for homemade Strawberry pies in the morning, with pies selling out quickly after opening.
Ryerson Park was slowly painted plaid Saturday night, as the Piping Down the Sun celebration drew a crowd of about 150 people, many dressed in tartan kilts and Celtic dresses.
First World War re-enactors and vintage aircraft paid tribute to veterans during “Fort George in the Great War: A WW1 Commemoration” last weekend in NOTL.
Welcome to the first 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.
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As of Wednesday morning, NOTL steppers collectively had reached 14,856,000 steps – 169 per cent of the initial target for the town-wide June Step Challenge.
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Some Simcoe Street residents say although they are happy with the planned expansion of a new nursery school in Niagara-on-the-Lake, but they also are worried.
