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 federal government is spending more than $2.3 million to help grape growers cultivate clean, virus-free grapevines.
The money will go to the Canadian Grapevine Certification Network, a nationwide...
Water levels in Lake Ontario have eased a bit and there is no immediate risk of flooding, says a Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake official.
Brett Ruck, the town’s...
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.
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...
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,...
