A Niagara-on-the-Lake resident says the former Parliament Oak school redevelopment could worsen flooding along the nearby One Mile Creek if groundwater from the site isn’t properly managed during construction.
"It's really just a place of community here," says Klassen. "We have an amazing core group of volunteers who become like your second family." She's nominated for a Women in Business Award in the not-for-profit category.
The season includes “Funny Girl,” running April 24 to Oct. 3, with Sara Farb making her Shaw debut as Fanny Brice alongside Qasim Khan as Nick Arnstein. Eda Holmes directs.
During the press conference for Canada, The Lake Report asked the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand, whether foreign ministers will be pressing China about Hong Kong’s national security law and pushing for the release of Jimmy Lai in a unified voice.
Tears fell in Simcoe Park on Wednesday as residents, politicians and family members gathered in Niagara-on-the-Lake to demand freedom for Jimmy Lai — the Hong Kong publisher, democracy advocate and local hotelier now imprisoned for his beliefs.
Museum CEO and curator Sarah Kaufman became emotional during her remarks, saying the funding was a long time coming and that she was grateful for the support.
Niagara-on-the-Lake town council has delayed a decision on the Shaw Festival’s proposed redesign of the Royal George Theatre to allow more consultation with the theatre company — during a meeting that ended with Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa leaving in frustration.
Major flooding hit Michael Watson’s property twice in 2024, damaging hundreds of young peach trees, about 20 to 30 per cent of his greenhouse production area and a third-party truck with electronics inside.
Niagara-on-the-Lake is looking to settle a dispute with a Niagara-based homebuilder after he appealed to allow for specific exceptions to development plans for his property near Queenston.
For Niagara-on-the-Lake's British Army veteran Peter Warrack, remembrance is not only a day on the calendar but a daily duty: "Without our forces and our peacekeepers, we wouldn’t have the life that we live, which is a very privileged one."
Carvers from across Ontario gathered at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre last weekend for Wonders of Wood, where intricate creations and heartfelt stories revealed how carving continues to inspire creativity, connection and healing across generations.
As the Shaw Festival readies to begin the demolition of the 110-year-old Royal George Theatre to make way for a new theatre on Queen Street, it's performing its swan song for the theatre in the form of Charles Dickens' timeless holiday classic.
A Niagara-on-the-Lake man has been arrested in connection with a series of indecent acts and assaults reported in Grimsby, St. Catharines and Niagara-on-the-Lake over three days, police say.
The media were invited to tour the Old Town property last Friday to promote the Rotary Club of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Holiday House Tour on Dec. 5 and 6.
When it comes to the role that Indigenous peoples had in some of Canada's most significant battles, Crystal Haverstock says many Canadians are only beginning now to grasp the depth of their military service.
As world leaders from the Group of Seven nations ready to meet in Niagara-on-the-Lake this week, the family of jailed publisher and hotel owner Jimmy Lai is calling on Canada to help secure his release after more than five years in a Hong Kong prison.
Hosted by the NOTL Newcomers Association, this event will see participating organizations set up information tables inside the NOTL Community Centre for people to learn about local services.
After two Old Town residents found themselves in a bind with their insurance companies while looking to officially make their homes heritage properties, the town is freezing the designation of their homes.
The manager of Newark Neighbours, Niagara-on-the-Lake's local food bank, confirms that the numbers are going up. The reasons people are coming are "all over the map," she says.
Two ceremonies are planned for Remembrance Day on Nov. 11: the Royal Canadian Legion’s service at the Queen Street cenotaph, from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m., and a second service at the Queenston cenotaph, from 1 to 1:30 p.m.
Photo radar used in school zones and community safety areas will be removed by Nov. 14 at the latest. The lord mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake says he thinks the regional speed camera program was a good one.
If funding and airline partnerships fall into place, the goal is to eventually ready the airport for regular commercial flights, connecting Niagara to major Canadian and U.S. cities.
Whether it's places like Butler's Barracks or Queenston Heights, the fact that places like Garrison Village and the Jackson-Triggs Winery used to host military training grounds, or that the Royal George Theatre was built to entertain the troops of Camp Niagara, the legacy of war is everywhere in NOTL.
The show gathered urban photographers and explorers from Niagara and beyond who capture the forgotten corners of cities and give artgoers a look at worlds they rarely see.
A meeting intended to ease tensions over new school boundaries for Niagara-on-the-Lake elementary schools has only heightened frustration among Niagara on the Green families.
The town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is prioritizing the dock area as it works on an update to its master plan for the site, the town announced last Wednesday — specifically, it'll be looking at ways to make Melville Street look better and create more amenities in the area.
