Whether you're chasing ghosts, dressing to impress or just in it for the candy, Halloween weekend is here — and Niagara-on-the-Lake has plenty of ways to get into the spirit.
As the clock struck 8 p.m. and polling stations across Niagara-on-the-Lake began to close, dozens made their way inside the main auditorium of the NOTL Community Centre, to watch their political future take shape.
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s new deputy lord mayor says residents have voted to be heard — and the incoming council needs to listen and explain its decisions clearly.
"For democracy to be successful, we have to have confidence in the people we elect ... in order to gain that confidence, we have to have transparency in the decision-making process," one NOTL resident told The Lake Report.
Early bird tickets for the Holiday House Tour, which will feature six of NOTL's historic homes lavishly decorated for the holiday season, are $45 each until Nov. 8.
In the 75 years the Queenston Volunteer Firefighters Association has been active, it has cumulatively given around $175,000 back to the community through donations.
The 2023 Shark World Championships hosted by the Niagara-on-the-Lake Sailing Club in August of last year has been named winner of Sail Canada’s City of Kingston Regatta of the Year Award.
Those who were in favour of selecting Andrew Niven say the town's past decisions on handling council vacancies weren't based on a single hard-and-fast rule, as there is more than one legal option for how to fill an empty seat.
“It is amazing to think that for some 13,000 years, my ancestors have been living within the beautiful environs of the Niagara Peninsula," says co-editor Rick Hill, who will be at the Oct. 26 book launch.
New rules this year from the province of Ontario feature exemptions for development charges and an increase in the number of additional units allowable on many properties from one to two.
With the help of a Toronto executive search firm, the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is looking to select who will take over as its chief administrative officer, from a list of 10 to 12 candidates.
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.
