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VIDEO: Celebrating the women of NOTL

This story is one in a package to celebrate the women of Niagara-on-the-Lake for International Women's Day. Find a video of the making of...

In-depth: How new Ontario law curtails town’s power over development

Residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake could soon start to feel the effects of the province’s new housing legislation, Bill 23, which became law late in November. After...

State-of-the-art new Village Medical Centre prepares to welcome patients

A new medical facility in Niagara-on-the-Lake will mean that physicians like Dr. Karen Berti will be able to provide residents with more accessible health...

Temporary patios to return as town debates making them permanent

More than 30 restaurants in Niagara-on-the-Lake have temporary patios thanks to emergency legislation that was passed during the pandemic. The NOTL council plans to grant...

What’s under the hood? A look at NOTL’s new ‘net zero’ property

Listed at $4.6 million, the house on 28 Cottage St. in Niagara-on-the-Lake is not exactly a candidate for the pageant of Canada’s most affordable...

Initial icewine weekend is a wintry wonderland

Whether you come to the Niagara-on-the-Lake Icewine Festival for the drinks, the food, the history or the sights, the festival’s first weekend had it...

‘Kind-hearted’ boy wants food bank donations, not birthday gifts

This year, toys are at the bottom of Avery London's birthday wish list. When Avery’s mom, Krista London, asked her son what he wanted for...

The ‘sky was full of fire’ – residents shaken awake by explosions at chemical plant

Residents across Niagara-on-the-Lake and St. Catharines woke up to what looked like an early sunrise for some. Explosions from a chemical leak at Ssonix Products 2010...

Growing Together: Encourage kids to ‘play in the dirt’ – and be young gardeners

I think that there is one thing that we can all agree on – kids spend too much time on their phones or in...

Niagara-on-the-Lake’s 28th annual Icewine Festival is fast approaching

It’s almost time to start sipping icewine at Niagara-on-the-Lake’s 28th annual Icewine Festival. “It’s such a signature event to Niagara-on-the-Lake and I think it's also...

Council to appoint committee to oversee spending NOTL’s 2% room tax

After Niagara-on-the-Lake last year introduced a two per cent accommodation tax on hotel rooms, the new council must contend with how to use the...

Former Shaw head Jackie Maxwell named to Order of Canada

Jackie Maxwell can keep a secret. About a month ago, the powers that be reached out to advise the former artistic director of the Shaw...

All three NOTL care homes hit by Christmas COVID outbreaks

NOTL Long Term Care has five active cases, while Upper Canada Lodge reports four All three of Niagara-on-the-Lake's long-term care homes are weathering COVID outbreaks...

‘Selfless’ St. Davids girl brings toys and joy to children in hospital at Christmas

Nine-year-old Inalis Medina is bringing joy to lots of children this Christmas. “She's a very selfless child,” says her mother Annalisa Medina. This year Inalis and...

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