World Cup mania reached a fever pitch on Sunday afternoon as soccer fans came out to the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre to witness the final match of this year's FIFA World Cup.
Niagara-on-the-Lake council voted 6-3 to grant the heritage permit for 85 Queen St., part of a wider redevelopment that has already received official plan, zoning and site plan approvals.
The Irish Harp is one step away from keeping its popular back patio for good. But first came months of debate, a major shift in thinking at town hall and a $218,000 price tag for three parking spaces.
NOTL's municipal and heritage planners rejected Benny Marotta's previous development plans for the historic Rand Estate, and once again, they're not enamored with his latest proposal.
Plans to buy Strewn Winery and build a 58-room hotel on the site are being met with skepticism from some who argue the project could open the floodgates to a hotel being built on every winery in town.
Those who knew Sínhue Garcia are grieving the loss of someone they say was a generous and caring person — and whose death has deepened fears about the rural roads farmworkers cycle every day.
A NOTL winery will have to pay a neighbouring farmer a little over $41,000 in legal costs after a judge found the farmer's court action was necessary to stop the winery from violating municipal rules.
Council voted Wednesday to start a two-stage search for qualified proponents for 176 Wellington St., the former hospital site that has sat in town hands since 2017.
Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa attempted to use of his provincially given "strong mayor powers" to save the project, but failed when council voted against the proposal for a second time.
Lyle Hall, member of Save Our Rand Estate, says this project proposed for the historic Rand Estate lands in Old Town is "a classic wolf in sheep's clothing."
Steve McGuinness, a retired Bay Street financial executive, is pitching himself as a financially experienced candidate focused on affordability, growth and protecting the town’s character.
The court found no evidence the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake acted unfairly or in bad faith and treated its decision not to enforce the bylaw around outdoor events as a discretionary choice.
Residents frustrated by years of flooding in St. Davids pressed staff and consultants at a public info session. One said he's spent $20,000 trying to manage flooding.
