A 27-year-old man is facing impaired and dangerous driving charges after police say his vehicle went airborne and slammed into a building early Wednesday morning, causing an estimated $120,000 in damage.
The annual scavenger hunt event raised $75,000 for the respite care organization, allowing it to comfortably finish the project of rebuild its main facility, set to reopen the start of next year.
Some voters came to town hall Wednesday morning convinced Niagara-on-the-Lake needs to change course. Others came because voting early was simply easier. And some came away thinking there is not much to fix at all.
Timothy and Frances Price have been attending plays at the Shaw Festival since the '80s, the same decade the theatre company expanded to putting on productions at the Royal George on Queen Street. "We enjoyed the town, we enjoyed the plays and the community," said Tim.
Youth took the lead at the Niagara Regional Native Centre’s annual powwow Saturday, connecting culture and celebration. “The powwow is a deep place in connection,” said Lou Davis, one of the event's youth co-ordinators. “I’ve been coming here since I was a fresh newborn and came into this world.”
Perhaps hoping to stay off the naughty list, striking Canada Post workers in NOTL have committed to making sure Santa Claus gets his mail this Christmas season.
Postal workers on strike in Niagara-on-the-Lake say they want wages that keep up with inflation, a secure pension that provides defined benefits and the big demand: Protection from precarious working conditions.
The fourth installment of the Christmas Tractor Parade will take place Thursday, Dec. 12. Harvesters, tractors, wheel loaders, backhoes, transport trucks, farm trucks and even vintage tractors will all be dressed in their festive best for the tour around the community.
“We are so incredibly blessed by the many people who believe in the services that we provide here in our hometown and showed their support," said the palliative care group's executive director.
The Humane Society of Greater Niagara is reporting that 2024 has been a disturbing year for pets being surrendered by owners or being dropped off by members of the public who have found abandoned animals.
Findings from Abacus Data were presented to the town aiming to prove to council why a potential cultural hub for both residents and tourists would be a good fit for the site.
"I felt honoured to be among such brilliance and innovation, women who have broken so many barriers and done such incredible work," says Barbara Worthy, the NOTL Museum's community outreach co-ordinator.
The tradition’s return comes after a period of transition for the studio. The loss of Eva Mlcak’s husband and business partner, as well as challenges during the pandemic put a pause on things like the open house.
If you're out and about on Nov. 30, the day before the start of the annual Christian observance season, be sure to listen for the sounds of the holidays filling the air along the banks of the Niagara River.
Tickets for Taylor Swift's six sold-out shows in Toronto are the hottest commodity this fall — a few lucky NOTLers talk about how they managed to score theirs.
The Niagara Foundation's chair says he's disappointed with the way town staff characterized what he calls a positive 38-year relationship between the two parties.
When it comes to animal abandonment and surrenders at the humane society, 2024 has been a bad year, says the Greater Niagara Humane Society's executive director.
Between the Toonie Auction, collections for its family food pantry and the upcoming annual Christmas party, the Native Centre is busy helping out the community in several ways.
The smell of fresh pine filled the air as customers gathered at Cornerstone Community Church in Virgil this weekend to pick out their perfect Christmas tree.
Both Simpson’s Pharmasave in Virgil and Pharmasave Simpson’s Apothecary in Old Town were sold on Oct. 18, with partial ownership returning to Sean Simpson, one of six stakeholders including Boggio Family of Pharmacies.
Anyone who's moderately familiar with Canadian art has almost certainly heard of the Group of Seven — but not everyone may know how one of its founding members had a hand in memorializing the Great War, through his art.
The church hall in Virgil was already busy by the lunch’s start-time of 11 a.m., as people lined up to enjoy the hearty meal of borscht, alongside fresh, homemade bread and desserts.
Around 80 people came out to the Niagara Region's workshop on Wednesday evening to share their ideas for what NOTL's soon-to-be latest roundabout needs to look like.
This year’s theatrical rendition of Jeanette Winterson’s “The Mistletoe Bride,” done by TV and stage actress Tara Rosling, will have two separate dinner seatings on Dec. 23.
Discussions became heated during Tuesday evening’s committee of the whole meeting as councillors discussed their course of action with the tribunal, in regards to a controversial 41-unit development at 223 and 227 Mary St.
With displays ranging from pine needle baskets to towering sculptural pieces, judges, carvers and curious onlookers were eager to appreciate the art at the competition’s new location.
