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NOTL Votes 2026: ‘Nobody up there would get my vote’: Sewage-hit resident interrupts St. Davids debate

A St. Davids resident who stopped a Niagara-on-the-Lake all-candidates debate Wednesday to demand action on sewage backing into homes said not one candidate on stage had earned his vote.

Public park next to new development in Glendale may open this spring

Niagara-on-the-Lake unanimously backed a deal Tuesday that would let the developer behind Modero Estates build the development’s public park sooner, rather than wait for the town to take on the project later.

NOTL Votes 2026: Growth can continue without losing town’s character, says Wiens supporter

About 100 people attended Wiens' campaign barbecue in Virgil, where supporters put development and property taxes at the top of their list of priorities for the next council.

NOTL Votes 2026: Mayoral candidates face off at jam-packed debate

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.

Fancy hats and sport of kings: Fundraiser draws huge crowd for Niagara Polo match

Niagara Polo returned to the historic Commons on Saturday, welcoming crowds to watch polo matches with players from the Toronto Polo Club.

Goettlers give again: $5,000 to Red Roof Retreat

A grant of $5,000 from the Goettler Family Foundation will go toward a new branch of programming at Red Roof Retreat.

Glendale house was shot up — twice

A Glendale resident says their home on Young Crescent has been hit by gunshots twice in recent weeks. Niagara Regional Police were called to a...

Town loses appeal of land tribunal ruling approving King St. condo project

The Ontario Land Tribunal has dismissed the town's appeal of a tribunal decision that allowed construction of a three-storey, 17-unit apartment building on King...

Closed. Open. Closed. Finally open again — E. coli continues to plague NOTL’s Queen’s Royal Beach

Perhaps the best advice is just: Enjoy the view but stay out of the water at Queen's Royal Beach in Niagara-on-the-Lake this summer. After being...

Sports: Two NOTL lacrosse teams crowned zone champs

In sports, it's never over till it's over: Two Niagara-on-the-Lake lacrosse teams embraced that mantra Saturday as they battled back to capture their zone championships at home in Virgil.

Protest Tuesday afternoon at town hall takes aim at NOTL council decisions

Her grandmother Ruth Taylor was Niagara-on-the-Lake’s first female councillor and Karen Taylor-Jones says the town and its politics have been important to her family...

Revised plan to rezone historic property wins approval

Niagara-on-the-Lake's planning committee has agreed to rezone a historic property on Queen Street despite pleas from some residents and councillors to reject the proposal...

No sewage dumped into lake after heavy storms, region says

No partially treated NOTL sewage was dumped into Lake Ontario after any of the torrential downpours so far this summer, a senior Niagara Region official says.

Terry Fox T-shirts on sale for national hero’s birthday

The team behind the annual Terry Fox Run in Niagara-on-the-Lake will be at Hendriks Independent on Sunday, July 28, selling this year's T-shirts and long-sleeved shirts for run this fall.

Falling debris prompts inspection of Brock’s Monument

Parks Canada has erected scaffolding around the entrance of the Brock Monument after the Friends of Fort George — the organization that supports the federal body with historic site preservation and interpretation in NOTL — alerted it earlier this month to small pieces of mortar and debris falling from and landing at its base.

Kent Heritage Farms teams up with horticultural society

Kent Heritage Farms has been a local staple for decades. Paul Kent, the current owner and operator of the family-run business, sees it as an emotional legacy. 

NOTL model-maker returning to his roots as an artist

Leslie Mann has been building little structures in one way or another since he was a child. What started with locking together Legos and stacking simple toy building blocks eventually turned into a successful adult career in Toronto as an architectural model-maker.

Arts: Music Niagara concert celebrates Ukrainian heritage amid war

Ukrainian refugees Victoria Biliak Katz and Olga Noskiv celebrated their heritage and the power of music at Music Niagara Festival on July 20, wearing traditional attire for the "Glory to Ukraine" concert. 

NOTL’s Tiny Museum gets $5,000 power boost

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum is getting a shot of energy from one of the province's power suppliers, which will support its community outreach work — including its mobile museum, the Tiny Museum.

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Niagara

Mosquitoes in St. Catharines have tested positive for the West Nile virus this summer, and Niagara Region Public Health is advising all Niagara residents to take measures to stay safe.

Some say good riddance, others mourn the loss of Lakeshore tree

A driver who survived an encounter with a notorious section of Lakeshore Road on July 10 is alive because a tree that killed two...

Tragedy of the Foam shipwreck, still poignant 150 years later

On July 11, 1874, seven young men set sail from the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto aboard a yacht called the Foam, en route to the Saturday Night Hop dance in Niagara-on-the-Lake. But the Foam never made it to the Queen’s Royal Hotel venue that night, sinking sometime around 10:30 p.m. and costing the lives of the seven young men aboard.

Konik Estates rezoning in Virgil approved by planning committee

Council's planning committee approved draft plans for a proposed subdivision and rezoning for the Konik Estates development in Virgil, headed toward Phase 2.

NOTL volunteers shipping 3,200 more books to Jamaican schools

Another shipment of books for school children is set to make its way to Jamaica via Niagara-on-the-Lake, with more than enough reading material to satisfy the young, curious learners who'll have access to them.

‘They’re out of control’: Woman plans town hall protest against Parliament Oak hotel

Some residents are fed up with the new developments set for Old Town Niagara-on-the-Lake and one woman in particular is ready to take a stand.

St. Davids Lions Carnival is back, rain or shine

The St. Davids Lions Carnival will be back for its 61st iteration at the end of the month — and hoping for clear skies.

Can exotic cars help create a fast-life economy? Niagara 5000 founder thinks so

For Niagara 5000 CEO and founder Alana Hurov, bringing some of the rarest cars on the planet to Niagara-on-the-Lake Aug. 9 in a showcase of luxury and awe is more than just a single day of expensive things lining the community’s main drag.

Get rid of junk papers at Palliative Care’s annual ‘Shred-it’ fundraiser

There's few tasks more tedious than having to sort through mountains of personal paperwork to find the confidential papers that need to be destroyed and thrown away — and then, actually having to destroy and dispose of them.

Irish Harp welcomes furry friends from dog rescue

It was raining cats and dogs at the Irish Harp Pub on Sunday — in more ways than one. Despite stormy conditions, from 12 to 8 p.m. the patio at the Harp was bustling with furry friends out enjoying the PAWsitive Patio event.

Strong currents end swimmer’s bid for record, but he’ll try again

A sunny Saturday with negligible winds and Lake Ontario water temperatures warming up seemed like a perfect day for Hamilton's Greg Maitinsky to attempt...

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