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$568K culvert replacement at Line 2 Road will continue until this spring

A portion of Line 2 Road in Niagara-on-the-Lake will be closed until this spring for construction work to replace a culvert at Townline Road. Crews will provide a detour route around the site for traffic.

Embrace the winter chill at the Icewine Festival, back in NOTL this month

The NOTL Icewine Village runs Jan. 17 to 18 and Jan. 24 to 25 on Queen Street. Admission is free, with opportunities to taste wine and enjoy culinary pairings with a variety of icewines.

‘We see it as an incubator’: Foundation with NOTL roots eyes community-first future for former hospital

Jim Burton says the former hospital at on Wellington Street was built by the community, for the community — and he wants it to remain a place for the people of Niagara-on-the-Lake.

NOTL’s ‘Newsmakers of the Year’: Developers, council face strong new challenger in residents association

"Will builders and developers have free rein to 'build, baby, build' here in NOTL and everywhere else in the province? The future of places like Niagara-on-the-Lake hang in the balance."

Year in Review: Growing pains, a grassroots movement, speed cam vandals and an iconic estate torched

From federal and provincial elections, Trump trade wars, a polar vortex, mysterious vandals who repeatedly cut down the Virgil speed camera and more, here are some of the biggest and best stories of the first six months of 2025.

Still time to take part in survey on senior housing needs

There is still time to complete a survey that hopes to find out what Niagara-on-the-Lake residents’ housing needs and desires are as they age. So...

Old Town cigar shop closes doors after nearly three decades

Cigars have been a part of Ian Wilson's life for almost 50 years now. He first started smoking them during his last year of...

Town ups prices on clunky parking services

Hold onto your quarters, parking in Niagara-on-the-Lake just got a wee bit pricier.  NOTL’s council voted to up the cost of parking in all lots...

Tractor parade helps raise $108k for cancer research

When Dorothy Soo-Wiens and Erwin Wiens, organizers of Niagara-on-the-Lake's Christmas tractor parade, teamed up with Joe Pillitteri to cap off his annual fundraiser for...

Interim chief administrator wants to avoid disruptions

Bruce Zvaniga is temporarily taking the helm as Niagara-on-the-Lake's chief administrative officer as the town begins its search for its official replacement for departed...

Upper Canada Lodge to close in June

It is often said that when one door closes, another opens. And that is exactly the case for Upper Canada Lodge, a long-term care home...

Town operations leader heads Home-ilton

There’s no place like Home-ilton for director of operations Rome D’Angelo. After more than a year of running the operations department for Niagara-on-the-Lake, D’Angelo is...

Year in Review: 12 months of change in Niagara-on-the-Lake

With new development proposals from Old Town to Glendale sparking controversy, the resignation of the town's chief administrator, and the first year of the...

Divide grows over using heritage trail in Solmar subdivision work

After a long meeting held behind closed doors on Dec. 15, Niagara-on-the-Lake's council emerged with a public stance on how development should take place...

Penguin Dip swimmers celebrate 40 years of embracing the chill

It started as a way for a few friends to have something to do on Boxing Day, now more than 50 people dip their...

NOTL female farmers part of a rising tide of women in agriculture

It’s not just in offices where more and more women are breaking through the metaphorical glass ceiling – it’s happening in agriculture, too. Take Kim...

Start the new year with a big bang at annual levee at Navy Hall

Looking to start your new year off with a bang? Look no further than the annual New Year's Day Levee at Navy Hall. Hosted by the...

PHOTO GALLERY: Santa Claus was running through town: Event raises $5,200 for NOTL Youth Collective

Santa Claus is coming to town very soon, but Christmas came a bit early in NOTL last weekend when hundreds of Santa Clauses were...

Rise in antisemitism has united Jewish community, rabbi tells Hanukkah celebration in NOTL

Prominent criminal lawyer Brian Greenspan was featured speaker at Navy Hall gathering   Tension between supporters of Israel and Palestine has prompted an increase in antisemitic...

Town will use character study of Rand Estate to help guide property’s development

A character study of the Rand Estate presented to Niagara-on-the-Lake council will determine how the town writes its development policies for the historic property. Tim...

Wine tax reduction and other sweeping changes to industry welcomed with enthusiasm

Superlatives are flowing in response to the province's announcement that it will implement a bundle of measures intended to support the wine industry. “Gamechanger,”...

PHOTO GALLERY: Crowds cheer as Tractor Parade rolls through Virgil

Farm tractors (large and small), vineyard equipment, flatbed trailers, ATVs and much more took to the streets of Virgil on the evening of Thursday,...

Town appoints Bruce Zvaniga as interim chief administrator

Town council has named Bruce Zvaniga as Niagara-on-the-Lake’s interim chief administrative officer. He takes over the job on Jan. 1. Zvaniga, a veteran of some 40...

Youth Collective is charity of choice for January’s Black Tie Gala

Niagara-on-the-Lake’s annual Black Tie Gala will make its return at the start of 2024, with the proceeds this year going to help out the...

Lezlie Wade talks beating the odds with her record-breaking comeback from COVID

Award-winning director, writer, lyricist and actor Lezlie Wade has been breaking records throughout her career.  Just this September, her production of "Spamalot" became the second-longest-running...

Exploring History: Robert Warren’s Cottage, Chautauqua 

In the early 1880s, Robert Warren, postmaster for Niagara, and others from Toronto wanted to establish a summer camp based on the ideas of...

Tenant won’t leave, NOTL woman is on outside looking in

Shirley Jenne says she now knows she made a mistake back in 2014 when she allowed a man to live in a house she...

‘The best defence is a good offence’ says falls prevention specialist

One of the most common ways people experience falls is ascending and descending stairs, says vestibular therapist Trevor Kwolek – but it could happen...

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