The town administration building and operations building, the NOTL Community Centre and the NOTL Public Library are closed today, Sept. 30, in commemoration of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
While some municipal leaders say the Dec. 3 deadline doesn't leave the town enough time to review its spending plans in detail, others said it'll keep the town ahead of the curve on future infrastructure projects.
The 45th annual Terry Fox Run set off from Simcoe Park in Old Town on Sept. 14, with teams of local business, cancer survivors and families joining a community push to finish what Terry Fox started.
Tensions flared at a Niagara-on-the-Lake council planning committee meeting Tuesday, as residents expressed frustration over a proposed private road through the Rand Estate.
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If the weather allows it, the Simcoe Park playground will be installed by the end of the year, while Memorial Park’s playground will be replaced in spring 2026.
This comes after the Ontario Land Tribunal sent Benny Marotta’s company Solmar back to the drawing board last October to re-evaluate its plans for 172-unit subdivision on the Rand Estate, following a lengthy trial in 2024.
Other highlights include the Broadway musical “Funny Girl,” opening April 24 at the Festival Theatre under the direction of Eda Holmes, and the farce “One for the Pot,” directed by Chris Abraham and set to premiere May 27.
NOTL homeowners will pay more than $16 million for policing in 2025, but that total could be a lot lower if regional council stops using home values to calculate how the service is funded, says the former chair of Niagara's police services board.
After Konzelmann Estates Winery became the centre of a lawsuit by a Niagara-on-the-Lake resident last fall over allegations of violating town rules for special events, the winery is responding to concerns by seeking permission to host outdoor weddings.
While those involved don't know what the town’s share of the $41 million will be, the funding will allow long-planned upgrades to its user-paid municipal irrigation system to go ahead, said Coun. Erwin Wiens.
