Police have confirmed the identity of the human remains found on the shores of Lake Ontario in Niagara-on-the-Lake in August as a man from Toronto who has been missing since 2022.
Amid work on the Upper Canada Heritage Trail stalling after crews dug up an early 1900s railway marker, the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is moving ahead with a plan to let its staff keep assisting with its restoration.
As the town bids farewell to the temporary patio program it welcomed five years ago to help restaurants out during the pandemic, two businesses in the heritage district are looking to set up patios they can keep for good: the Olde Angel Inn and the Irish Harp.
The holiday rush has officially arrived: candlelight, concerts, s’mores and house tours shape one of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s busiest weekends of the season.
The theatre was built long before modern municipal parking rules existed and was never required to provide general parking. As long as it remains a theatre, that zero-parking requirement is legally grandfathered under the Ontario Planning Act.
Wright showed her dominance in the ring again, winning her fifth career national championship, a phenomenal accomplishment, says the head of Boxing Canada.
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake's budget has been set for the next year, with a property tax hike of 2.19 per cent and plans to spend $44.2 million on operations and $8.3 million on capital projects.
Early last month, trucks full of dirt from the grounds of 325 King St. could be seen driving down to 14795 Niagara River Pwky., where the historic Glencairn Hall stood before it burned down in April.
At the height of its popularity, the Canada Steamship Lines fleet would transport up to 10,000 visitors from Toronto to Niagara and Queenston on a busy summer weekend.
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum is bidding farewell to the head of its organization, Sarah Kaufman, who served as the museum's curator for more than 15 years. “We extend our heartfelt thanks to Sarah for her unwavering commitment, leadership, and devotion to sharing the history of Niagara-on-the-Lake," says board chair Susan May Wery.
Stories of war, migration and peach orchards took centre stage as the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum launched its Mennonites of Niagara oral history project Saturday.
A Niagara-on-the-Lake Christmas fundraiser is helping local shelters cope with a surge in abandoned pets driven by rising costs that many owners can no longer manage.
Plans to let a developer keep a piece of land that was going to be turned over to the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake triggered a wave of frustration, confusion and concern from St. Davids residents during a virtual open house last Monday night.
The Virgil Christmas tractor parade is back in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Thursday, Dec. 11 and will see a procession of illuminated and decorated tractors, trucks and other farm vehicles make their way through the village in a festive celebration of the holidays.
Concerns over flooding and slope stability were front-of-mind for residents on Monday as they weighed a proposal to add six more townhouses to a St. Davids development.
The eight-member Christmas Parade committee is selling the buttons throughout town to help cover travel costs for marching bands coming into the parade.
Actor Tara Rosling's one-woman performance of "The Mistletoe Bride" is back in Niagara-on-the-Lake this holiday season at the Silversmith Brewing Co. on Dec. 14.
This weekend brings the first sweep of holiday events across Niagara-on-the-Lake, from carols in a tiny chapel to Santa photo sessions and a Sunday craft show at the Legion.
A boy from Niagara-on-the-Lake who later found himself in Kensington Palace returned home Saturday, now a man, to tell Willowbank guests how three remarkable women showed him the human stories hidden inside great jewels.
Many at the sale on Saturday say market has become a regular stop at this time of the year. The church aims to raise between $10,000 and $12,000 from the market.
Brandon Fiorino and Jon McDonald have embarked on a new chapter in their journey as butchers, opening their first-ever shop in the village of St. Davids.
At the Virgil Canada Post office, a simple book sale is doing more than raising money — it’s helping spark conversations about youth mental health in memory of a Niagara teen whose story has inspired a regional movement.
The NOTL Chamber of Commerce is hosting the town's annual Candlelight Stroll on Friday, Dec. 5 from 6:30 to 9 p.m., with proceeds this year going to Pink Pearl Canada, an organization supporting young women who've been diagnosed with cancer.
