Amid work on the Upper Canada Heritage Trail stalling after crews dug up an early 1900s railway marker, the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is moving ahead with a plan to let its staff keep assisting with its restoration.
As the town bids farewell to the temporary patio program it welcomed five years ago to help restaurants out during the pandemic, two businesses in the heritage district are looking to set up patios they can keep for good: the Olde Angel Inn and the Irish Harp.
The holiday rush has officially arrived: candlelight, concerts, s’mores and house tours shape one of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s busiest weekends of the season.
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum is bidding farewell to the head of its organization, Sarah Kaufman, who served as the museum's curator for more than 15 years. “We extend our heartfelt thanks to Sarah for her unwavering commitment, leadership, and devotion to sharing the history of Niagara-on-the-Lake," says board chair Susan May Wery.
Stories of war, migration and peach orchards took centre stage as the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum launched its Mennonites of Niagara oral history project Saturday.
A Niagara-on-the-Lake Christmas fundraiser is helping local shelters cope with a surge in abandoned pets driven by rising costs that many owners can no longer manage.
Plans to let a developer keep a piece of land that was going to be turned over to the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake triggered a wave of frustration, confusion and concern from St. Davids residents during a virtual open house last Monday night.
The Virgil Christmas tractor parade is back in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Thursday, Dec. 11 and will see a procession of illuminated and decorated tractors, trucks and other farm vehicles make their way through the village in a festive celebration of the holidays.
Concerns over flooding and slope stability were front-of-mind for residents on Monday as they weighed a proposal to add six more townhouses to a St. Davids development.
The eight-member Christmas Parade committee is selling the buttons throughout town to help cover travel costs for marching bands coming into the parade.
Actor Tara Rosling's one-woman performance of "The Mistletoe Bride" is back in Niagara-on-the-Lake this holiday season at the Silversmith Brewing Co. on Dec. 14.
