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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 urged to crack down on short-term rentals

All short-term vacation rentals in residential areas should be owner-occupied homes, a Garrison Village resident told town councillors Monday night. Kurt Hagan appeared before council’s committee of the...

Developer cancels affordable housing project planned in Virgil

A NOTL developer says he is cancelling plans to build affordable rental units in Virgil, just three weeks after unveiling the proposal. Rainer Hummel of Hummel Properties Inc. announced...

UPDATED: Be ready in case lake floods homes, residents warned

As the waters of Lake Ontario continue to rise, Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake officials say they are working hard to prevent properties from being flooded. But if wind, waves and...

Thousand Words: Taking a first flight

Thousand Words is a photo series featuring images that Niagara Now and The Lake Report finds to be particularly compelling — ones that tell a story words can’t properly describe.

Painting the lake

Richard Polinski paints a watercolour view of Ryerson Beach in Chautauqua. The New Jersey resident is originally from Tonawanda, N.Y., and came back to...

Valu-mart: 70 years, three families and one grocery legacy

The tale of old town’s Hendriks Valu-mart is a family story. Or really several family stories, rolled into one.

Letter to the editor: A lovely tale of geese and nature

SUBMITTED BY RYDER PAYNE, NOTL.OPINION Dear editor: I enjoyed Melanie Morris’s column on the nesting Embden geese at the NOTL Sailing Club, “Sailing club’s Embden geese and...

Pumphouse celebrates 25 years with fashion show

The Pumphouse’s longest-running fundraising event brought fashion aficionados and vendors of handmade goods together for a luncheon and fashion show Sunday.

Gypsy moth spray program delayed

An aerial spray program combating gypsy moths and protecting tree canopy has been delayed. Niagara Parks has initially planned to start the program on May...

On the tee: Doria wins low gross with score of 38

Top draft pick Joe Doria shot a 2-over 38 to win the low gross score in Men’s Night competition at Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club on May 23. Ted...

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