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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.

Piping down the sun in Chautauqua

The skirl of the pipes as the sun sets over Lake Ontario on Saturday, June 22, will again be a highlight as Chautauqua bids...

The Bells of St. Marks

It was the middle of the 1820s. The War of 1812  still cast a long shadow. Niagara townsfolk craved a steeple bell to announce important community happenings and sound the alarm in times of calamity.

First Niagara Falls cannabis store opens tomorrow

The first cannabis store in Niagara Falls opens tomorrow. Vancouver-based cannabis brand Choom will unveil its retail concept and experience Saturday morning as one of 25...

Town extends interim cannabis bylaw for one year

The town’s interim cannabis bylaw has been extended for one more year. The decision was made at council on Monday. The current bylaw, passed on Aug. 27, 2018,...

Town wont hire staff to enforce new pool bylaw

NOTL’s new swimming pool and hot tub bylaw divided town councillors on Monday night as they rejected a plan to hire three contract staff to enforce...

Traffic lights on in Virgil

Finally, the new traffic lights in Virgil are up and running. The signals at the corner of Niagara Stone and Field roads started operating on Tuesday, June...

Cricket match: Clippers vs. Lions

On Sunday the Niagara Clippers beat the Lincoln Lions 84-83 with five wickets left to play, for the annual Caribbean Workers Project Cricket match.

Annual Strawberry Social returns for senior residents

Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Senior Citizens Strawberry Social isn’t just about shortcake and ice cream. It’s about community. It’s always been that way, says Lord Mayor Betty Disero. The...

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