"Our town staff, mayor and council sometimes face criticism from the community, but in this instance, they showed responsiveness and support," write Catherine Cornell & Don Dinnin.
"Property taxes are a housing expense directly controlled by municipalities. The town portion of our residential tax bills has increased at multiples of inflation (a 24 per cent compound rate) during this council term," writes Steve McGuinness.
The four-acre, play-based garden, set to break ground this fall, will be built next to the Butterfly Conservatory and is being developed in partnership with the Niagara Parks Commission. An online survey is now open to gather feedback from parents, guardians and grandparents to inform the detailed design phase.
A selection of 12 woodcut prints from "Konjaku Monogatarishū" ("Tales of Days Gone By"), a collection of thousands of Japanese folktales, displays the artist’s conceptual skill and storytelling abilities.
More than 20 Canadian beverage companies are set to benefit from new funding to Niagara College aimed at helping small businesses bring new drinks to market.
“Bed and breakfasts and country inns need to separate from other short-term rentals,” said Doug Johnson, who owned a bed and breakfast in NOTL for 19 years. “Bed and breakfast owners have to live in their place … If residents were bothering people, they were bothering me, too."
"I would like Niagara-on-the-Lake to be a partner in tackling these issues, which can affect any of our friends and family members, no matter who they are or where they come from," writes Steven Soos.
The distillery claimed two gold medals — one for its Absinthe in the Specialty Spirits category and another for its Spiced Old Fashioned in the Bottled Cocktails category.
A man found living in a tent on Queen’s Royal Beach this summer was directed by municipal staff to a regional outreach program that works with people experiencing homelessness.
If you stopped by St. Mark’s Anglican Church for Shrove Tuesday, chances are you ran into resident harlequin, John MacBeth.
Dressed in a patterned costume...
