4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1574+ words) A senior wants more housing options. A parent wants room for young families to stay. A winery owner wants infrastructure that can withstand the next major storm. As Niagara-on-the-Lake heads toward the Oct. 26 municipal election, residents are weighing what the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (454+ words) Niagara-on-the-Lake households are being charged hundreds of dollars more for regional policing than households anywhere else in Niagara — and regional government is now looking at whether there is a different way to split the bill. Based on 2024 average household assessment,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (331+ words) As Niagara-on-the-Lake voters prepare to elect a mayor and council, it is important to understand how strong-mayor powers have changed municipal government and what that means at the ballot box. Traditionally, a council of seven members could make decisions by…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (942+ words) For the first time in two decades, Gary Zalepa’s name won’t be on the ballot for this fall’s municipal election, but his career in local politics could be far from over. Niagara-on-the-Lake’s incumbent lord mayor has thrown his hat in…...