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.”
Members of Legion Branch 124 will be collecting donations in exchange for poppies along the streets of Niagara-on-the-Lake starting next Friday as part of the annual poppy campaign.
The lord mayor is inviting children in NOTL up to 13 years old to take part in his holiday card design contest — three winning designs will be selected and featured on the town's official holiday greeting cards.
Proceeds from this event are given to a special charitable organization or NOTLers in need of support and generosity for the holiday season. Nominations are open until Nov. 17.
NOTLers captured images of the vibrant lights shining above the town from their vantage points, whether at home or down by the waters of the Niagara River.
The tribunal sided mainly with the town and SORE on what it called a long and complex case that “addresses multiple, highly technical and inter-connected issues.”
Since the aggravated assault charge in September, the 26-year-old has been charged with an additional count of aggravated assault and two counts of assault, and was released on bail on Oct. 15.
A 16-year battle to shut down a waste collection and disposal site at 2021 Four Mile Creek Rd., being waged by a group of neighbouring Niagara-on-the-Lake residents, will return to court in late November.
Andrew Niven is the chair of the NOTL Chamber of Commerce and a director of marketing at Konzelmann Estate Winery. He also ran for council in 2018 unsuccessfully.
Ahead of Remembrance Day in less than a month, the "Lessons of Service" presentation on Nov. 4 will offer patrons a chance to hear about the work of veterans in the field of military and policing.
Determining the height of a development a science of compatibility, but instead a conversation about what kind of character is trying to be achieved, said one planner during his presentation.
"So, next time you pass the swim plaque down near the gazebo in Queens Royal Park, stop for a minute with a bit of reverence," writes Tony Chisholm. "These were the successful lake swimmers."
For one night this past weekend, Niagara College's Benchmark restaurant was transformed into the southern American city famous for jazz, Mardi Gras and Cajun cuisine.
Saturday's Grape and Wine Tournament proved to be a lively day of competition and camaraderie, as a couple of dozen women came out to the Niagara-on-the-Lake Tennis Club for a series of matches — with free wine for the winners.
The new program, co-created with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, drew aspiring health-care professionals to NOTL to learn how the arts can help make doctors better at caring for their patients — through human connection.
The aura of anticipation filled the air at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 124 on Saturday, as community members gathered for a chance to take home a turkey or ham for this year's Thanksgiving dinner.
"This serves as a platform to educate, unite, and remind everyone that Indigenous culture is not a relic of the past but a living, vibrant force that shapes our present and future."
Once again, on Saturday, Oct. 19, Doors Open Niagara-on-the-Lake is inviting locals and visitors to celebrate the many heritage treasures that this historical town has to offer.
For some, the last day of this year's farmers' market at Garrison Village on Saturday was a chance to stop by to check out the latest produce from this fall's harvest season.
As part of Ontario Public Library Week, the NOTL library hopes to highlight just how modern and inclusive a library can be, with an open house in two weeks.
Born in a one-room farmhouse in Northern Alberta in the community Larkspur, Lois McDonall’s life and career as an opera singer took her all over the world.
