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Letter: Why can’t Zalepa and council act on speeding concerns?

Dear editor: As a longtime resident of Niagara Blvd., it was very disappointing to see town council once again delay listening to the concerns of...

Letter: Public input needed on developer’s access to heritage trail

Dear editor: Our town council was elected by the residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake to represent them and their interests to their benefit in all municipal affairs. However,...

Letter: Virgil speed camera starts next week

Dear editor: If you see a flash while driving through Virgil near Crossroads Public School, it means your licence plate has just been photographed and...

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...

Exploring History: Queen Street, 1873

This 1870 view of the south side of Queen Street shows, from right: John Lees Alma's upscale grocery and wine store, originally built in...

Letter: A Christmas tale with a distinct NOTL twist

'Twas ten days before Christmas when in the Virgil Government House, Council met in secret, quiet as a sneaky little mouse. While good town residents celebrated...

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...

Editorial: Tractors and new traditions

Welcome back to reality We hope you had a refreshing vacation and are headed into the new year with a renewed sense of enthusiasm...

Letter: Town needs to stop exploiting taxpayers

Dear editor: As we enter 2024 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, add Upper Canada Lodge to our growing list of lost infrastructure: the high school, the hospital, Parliament...

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...

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