From entrepreneurs to community leaders, Niagara-on-the-Lake residents are being invited to put forward nominations for the town’s annual Business Achievement Awards. This year's gala is set for May 20.
For Brian Johnston — a chartered professional accountant by training and longtime real estate executive — a community’s strength lies not only in what it offers today, but in how well it understands its past.
A Niagara-on-the-Lake subdivision proposal council had already rejected is back — and now approved — in a reversal that’s raising questions about cost, control and heritage protections.
Niagara-on-the-Lake council has approved a new advertising pricing chart and timelines, establishing a formal structure the town says could generate about $200,000 annually.
After installing its first round of accessibility ramps in Old Town last year, Niagara-on-the-Lake is expanding the StopGap program, opening applications for more businesses this spring.
Niagara’s Mobile Closet rolled into Niagara-on-the-Lake for the first time Thursday, turning a church parking lot into a space where residents could access clothing and essentials with dignity.
The show is deliberately kept affordable. Every record is priced at $20 or under, a contrast to larger shows where inventory can range from a dollar to several thousand.
One of the co-founders of Little Hearts Market acknowledged that the buy-local surge since COVID has fluctuated with inflation, but believes customers still make the effort when they can.
Last year's operating revenue of $39.5 million is $500,000 higher than 2024's revenue, topping it as the Shaw's largest operating revenue to date. 2025, however, saw a dip in the Shaw's operating profits.
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the home stretch of finalizing its largest planning document, with the final draft of its new official plan out now and approval expected next month.
The development, located north of Chestnut Avenue and south of Warner Road, would include 20 single-detached homes, 24 on-street townhouses and a block reserved for future development.
A group of community activists plans to bring people from across the Niagara region together virtually on March 25 to discuss the possibility of amalgamation.
"If we begin demanding that individuals resign from public life based solely on the title of books they have read or purchased, we are venturing down a very slippery slope," writes Rob Brenmer.
"Let’s stay focused on amalgamation of one kind or another folks, and maybe go to the public (not private) library and read some intriguing books once in a while," writes Peter Rusin.
