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Worker mobility key concern with changes to foreign worker program

Alliance wants feds to go further and grant permanent residency   Proposed changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program that will directly affect thousands of Niagara-on-the-Lake seasonal workers won’t come soon...

Angry residents storm out of town planning meeting

The town needs to give people more time to prepare to speak during a...

NOTL chamber names interim executive director

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Niagara-on-the-Lake has appointed Kathy Weiss as its...

Virgil Stampede adds new safety and security measures

After last year's Virgil Stampede ended in fisticuffs and a police presence on the...

Town rejects library neutrality group’s bid to address council

Members of a community group that want the town’s integrity commissioner to investigate the...

Historical tour of Fort Mississauga offer a rare indoor glimpse

For one day later this month, the Friends of Fort George will unofficially become the Friends of Fort Mississauga in order to bring back...

Rand hearing takes Solmar to task on sewer and heritage plans

An expert planner championing Solmar’s Rand Estate subdivision proposal was cross-examined at the ongoing provincial tribunal hearings that will decide if the project gets...

RiverBrink’s spring art exhibitions debut May 11

The RiverBrink Art Museum is celebrating the arrival of spring this Saturday with the opening of two new exhibitions by two modern Canadian artists. The...

Leafs superfan packs away sign for another season

Sue Rumsey isn’t planning on changing teams any time soon. Despite the Toronto Maple Leafs elimination from the NHL playoffs thanks to a 2-1 overtime...

Croatian heritage on display at national centre for Folk Arts Festival

The Croatian National Centre of Niagara kicked off the region's annual Folk Arts Festival on Saturday with an open house at the centre's home...

Horticultural society’s annual plant sale is a sure sign of spring

Big business retailers have Black Friday. The Niagara-on-the-Lake Horticultural Society has Green Saturday. While not its official name, the society’s annual spring plant sale, being...

Niagara police’s annual food drive teams up with Newark

As part of this year's National Police Week, the Niagara Regional Police Service is gearing up for its fourth-annual spring food drive, which will...

Bar Ruffino and friends help raise $10,000 for Community Crew

It was a night of great wine and food that Community Crew volunteers and supporters won’t soon forget. On April 23, Bar Ruffino, the newest...

Two homeowners get council approval to chop down problem trees

Council had the same conversation twice Tuesday night. Two residents brought similar requests to Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors: to allow them to cut down trees on their...

Taking stalk: Asparagus season kicks off with a bang, and lineups, at Thwaites

  It was game-on at Thwaites Farms in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Friday, May 3 as the first farm-fresh produce of the season hit the stands with...

NOTL councillors vote to raise annual salary to $20,000

Coun. Wendy Cheropita is unhappy with how much Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors are earning and she has persuaded her colleagues to boost their annual stipend. NOTL...

PHOTO GALLERY: Queenston choir rings in spring

The Queenston Women's Chorus celebrated the season with its spring concert on Saturday, April 27 at Trillium United Church in St. Catharines. Some special guests,...

Shaw Festival to use federal money to promote human connections

Humans. There are more of us than ever, yet it seems like we're more disconnected than ever before. The internet, automated answering machines, ATMs, self-serve...

NOTL vineyards survive bitter frost

NOTL vineyards dodged extensive damage from the dangerous intersection of early bud break and April frost. T.S. Eliot wrote “April is the cruellest month,”...

NOTL Legion plans ceremonies to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

Almost 80 years have passed since Canadians took part in the Allied D-Day invasion of occupied France on June 6, 1944. Though the decades have...

Council reinstates rental licence despite record of non-compliance

A bed and breakfast owner in Niagara-on-the-Lake is frustrated with an “antagonistic bureaucracy” after having her permit revoked by the town. Resident Marlene Gallyot on...

Speed cameras having the desired effect, region says

Drivers are slowing down to avoid tickets: staff report Lead-footed drivers appear to be getting the message and slowing down after Niagara Region initiated its...

Arch-i-text: A collective sigh of relief over the Wilderness

As Richard Harley reported in this newspaper last week, it appears as though an agreement has been reached for the conveyance of full title...

Search and rescue open house shines a light on safety

When it comes to being part of a search and rescue team, Randy Klaassen says it's all about keeping your eyes peeled for the...

Leos host walk for guide dogs May 26

The St. Davids Leos are gearing up to support the Lions of Canada Foundation of Dog Guides for the second year in a row...

Bumpy road ahead to fund better town infrastructure

Wendy Cheropita says she didn’t like what she saw in a staff report about the state of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s infrastructure and asset management plan for...

Plans for hovercraft service from Niagara still afloat, promoter says

Hoverlink founder says ‘series of announcements’ to come starting May A lot of time has passed since there has been any news on the progress...

NOTL home builder teams up with Habitat for Humanity

Centennial Homes to build four townhomes in Thorold For Domenic DiLalla, it was an opportunity to give back to the community by doing what his...

Learn & Live session explores ‘lessons of service’

This month’s Learn & Live session will offer a glimpse into the important life lessons learned through military and police service.  On May 27, Peter...

Emergency access to Rand Estate sparks questions at tribunal hearing

There is no “plan B” to Solmar’s emergency access point for the Rand Estate subdivision, says one expert. Transportation consultant Stewart Elkins testified at the...

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