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NOTL could lose key council powers before election. Here’s the backup plan

With one month to go until nominations close for the municipal election, the town is preparing for the possibility that council could temporarily lose some of its power until the election is over.

Advocates launch petition after farmworker killed in NOTL hit-and-run

After the hit-and-run death of a seasonal farmworker in rural NOTL, an advocacy organization is calling for improved safety and support for workers, including better transportation and road improvements.

NOTL man, 22, charged after farmworker on bicycle killed in hit-and-run

A 22-year-old Niagara-on-the-Lake man is facing impaired driving and hit-and-run charges after a cyclist was killed in an overnight collision in town.

Conservation study will look into flooding tied to NOTL’s Four Mile Creek’s watershed

The new study will examine issues with flooding and erosion, potentially caused by development and more severe rainstorms as a result of climate change.

SORE marshals expert team against Rand Estate proposal for NOTL

When the Rand Estate hotel proposal came to council Tuesday night, Save Our Rand Estate came armed with lawyers, planners, engineers and other experts to articulate its questions and objections.

The battle begins again: Residents pack open house with questions about plan for NOTL’s Rand Estate

Resident concerns ranged from doubting the merits of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Comany deal and questioning why the NOTL community would have no access to the site.

NOTL man charged after police shut down illegal online cannabis service

A Niagara-on-the-Lake man is among three people charged after an Ontario Provincial Police investigation into an alleged illegal online cannabis dispensary led to the...

NOTL heritage staff continues to investigate ‘illegal destruction’ of 19th-century schoolhouse

After a developer demolished part of a nearly 200-year-old schoolhouse without the tonw's approval last month, the municipality says it's figuring out its next steps to keep any more destruction from taking place.

No patio season on Queen Street this year in NOTL

The lord mayor's last-gasp attempt to bring outdoor patios back to the downtown core this season failed on Tuesday night. It would've allowed some temporary patios to reopen on Queen Street.

Former region CAO says Niagara could save $30 million with reform

After his name surfaced in a heated February council debate, a Niagara-on-the-Lake resident and former top municipal staffer appeared at town hall Tuesday with a bold pitch.

Province offers little explanation for not OK’ing Niagara-on-the-Lake’s council cut

Ford's government hasn't formally told the town it won't allow a reduction — but the Municipal Affairs Minister indicated to town officials that its request to cut down council will not proceed for the 2026 election.

Who pays? NOTL hospital site vision sparks backlash from local developer, resident

A proposal to turn Niagara-on-the-Lake’s former hospital site into a community hub is drawing questions about cost and what one prominent developer describes as a lack of detailled financial information.

March showed water is safe, enforcement’s changing and town operations are on track

Parking tickets dropped in Niagara-on-the-Lake last year, while the town’s drinking water met provincial standards — two of several updates councillors heard during the month of March.

Council reverses course on Paxton Lane, approves previously defeated plan

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.

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