Monday night's debate moved through 14 questions on growth, taxes, transparency, tourism, climate change and how the next mayor should lead. The forum also exposed clear differences in how each candidate would approach the job.
When the Canadian Community Newsmedia Award winners were unveiled Monday, The Lake Report garnered 22 more national awards, bringing its provincial and national total to 192 since 2020, when the paper started entering industry award competitions.
The lifelong NOTL resident is speaking publicly about what he sees as NOTL’s biggest threat: overdevelopment. "I think that it needs to be reined in — and reined in responsibly," he says.
After four years of pouring their hearts into the business, Rob Begin and his wife, Danielle Begin, have decided to step away from the restaurant and brewery they built from the ground up. Their final day as owners is Sunday, June 8.
As part of the agreement, the town of NOTL is entitled to review and comment on all future design drawings, but can’t allow any construction to happen within the project limits until the bridges construction is completed.
The nominated businesses from NOTL include 124 on Queen Hotel and Spa, Niagara Geopark, Silversmith Brewing Co. and White Oaks Resort and Spa, four of the five nominees for the Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Award.
The farmers' market opened for the season this past weekend, and some of its vendors who run Niagara-based businesses are noticing a trend of customers wanting to keep their dollars in the community.
From May 23 to 25, 23 teams played at Centennial Sports Park in Virgil — the same community where Mike Jones played, coached and volunteered for over 40 years.
Quiet and unassuming, Ted Carmichael is not one to broadcast his role in helping direct Canada's economy, but the advice he and his fellow economists provide is crucial to the central bank's decision-making — which literally can affect the lives of every Canadian.
Silks Country Kitchen turned its 30th anniversary into a party on Monday, serving up free food, drinks and prize draws — while rallying the community to raise more than $1,700 for Red Roof Retreat.
Unlike past challenges that relied on digital step-counting apps, this year’s program encourages residents of all ages and abilities to get active on their own terms, with no technology required.
The Niagara Region, which owns the camera, said they are working to get the camera fixed soon. The use of traffic cameras to enforce speeding, including in school zones like this one, has been met with some anger and controversy in town.
With debate around Niagara-on-the-Lake’s vacation rental industry showing no signs of cooling down, the town is going to take a closer look at the rules around short-term rentals — including a potential cap on how many rentals should be allowed to operate.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but it seems to have started in the kitchen, says the town's spokesperson. As of now, the exact cause of the kitchen fire is unknown, but investigators aren’t considering it suspicious.
The lemon toss stunt served a dual purpose: Generating buzz for the fourth annual lemonade stand fundraiser for the Family and Children’s Services Niagara Foundation on June 7 and setting an unofficial world record — ahead of a planned world record attempt.
Wayne Gates is reintroducing a motion at Queen’s Park on Wednesday that would create a $1,000 monthly direct payment for Ontario’s unpaid caregivers — people looking after family or friends from home.
Matsubara studied art in Japan, then travelled to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh as a graduate student in 1961, when she discovered her connection to woodblock painting — and has been working with the art form for six decades since.
To Halley Irwin, the Native Centre's community engagement director, having a dedicated human resources manager “is a signal of the growth” of the centre and a “sign of the good things” it's doing, she said.
Two large aircrafts paid a visit to Niagara-on-the-Lake this month: A Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130 Hercules and a Dassault Falcon jet owned by Jim Pattison Industries Ltd.
The gala dinner, a club tradition for more than 25 years, drew a full house to Navy Hall and recognized three Rotarians and two members of the NOTL community who represent the club's "service above self" principle.
The shuttle service, paid for by the Virgil Business Association, ran every 20 minutes from noon to 11 p.m. on May 19, marking the first time in the fair’s history that visitors have been given the option to take a shuttle.
Speaking with The Lake Report, Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa said all patios operating under temporary licenses will cease operations in December, and those on municipal lands may not be able to reapply for permanent licenses.
Next week, Profit will be paying a weeklong visit to Queenston, arriving May 26, where she will connect with the village's active art scene and be available for commissions.
The “Lemon Twist” relay takes place Thursday, May 22 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Outlet Collection at Niagara shopping centre and aims to send one very busy lemon a full kilometre through the hands of students.
Coun. Maria Mavridis said she respects residents' issues but felt like the mood shifted during the residents association meeting from exciting unity to "political positioning," and "pointed criticism of council and a countdown to the next election."
