Tag: PLACED

Community organizations ask town for more in 2024 budget

Budget deliberations continue for Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors, who heard Tuesday morning that some of the town’s community partners need more money. Representatives from six different community...

Arch-i-text: The good, the bad and the ugly of development

Upfront this week, an update regarding our provincial government’s ongoing use of municipal zoning orders. In the Oct. 26 edition of The Lake Report, the...

‘A great burden has been lifted’: Accused killer pleads guilty and Ashley Simpson’s family gains closure

The past seven years have been a rollercoaster of emotions for the Simpson family of Niagara-on-the-Lake – a rollercoaster that may finally be coming...

Indigenous veterans honoured at Queenston Heights ceremony

Saturday marked the largest turnout in years to the Landscape of Nations' Indigenous Veterans Day ceremony. Around 100 people came out to the ceremony at...

Survey finds residents feel town staff are ‘friendly and helpful’

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake gets a gold star for its customer service. Staff improved their overall service rating by 34 percentage points between 2021 and...

Ross’s Ramblings: A few things that confuse me in NOTL and beyond

The days come and go, and the seasons gently change. We somehow manage to keep up with the many shifts, technologically, socially and geopolitically. Occasionally,...

Letter: St. Davids voters backed Zalepa, who supports roundabout

Dear editor: At a recent meeting of town council designed to address a future shared services model between the town and the region, discussion got...

Letter of the Week: With expropriations, roundabout could cost $10 million or more

Dear editor: I would like to share some budget shock regarding Niagara Region's proposed St. Davids roundabout at Four Mile Creek and York roads. I deal in expropriation...

Exploring History: ‘Solid Comfort’ at Niagara Camp

This photograph is captioned with “Solid Comfort: Lieutenant Cochrane after a busy day.” It shows the interior of a canvas tent that the officers...

Arch-i-text: Questions about the province’s ‘red tape reduction’ efforts

Were you aware that Ontario has a Ministry of Red Tape Reduction headed by cabinet minister Parm Gill? And yes, that is the ministry’s...

NOTL man faces charges in two attempted armed robberies

A Niagara-on-the-Lake man has been charged in connection with an attempted armed robbery at a St. Catharines car rental business and an attempted holdup...

Letter: Oops, a sign of the times

Dear editor: I came across this bent over street sign while riding my bike one day last week. I have no idea when it happened or...

Dr. Brown: Tracking electrons: The Nobel Prize in physics

In 2018, Canadian physicist Donna Strickland received the Nobel Prize for physics, alongside French scientist Gérard Mourou, her doctoral supervisor. Her contribution was related to...

Letter: Why not unite the Jewish and Muslim community?

Dear editor: I am neither Jewish nor Muslim, but I applaud the attempt of Alana Hurov to form a local Jewish community, ("As war rages,...

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