I attended the St. Davids Ratepayers AGM yesterday and appreciated the opportunity to listen and engage. As always, the group brought...

Council didn’t. Last week Council voted and approved the NOTL Tourism Strategy, 6-3. Since then, Facebook posts have shared a few...

Your job as an elected Municipal Councillor is to ensure fairness and equity for all resident and business tax payer. I promised fairness...

With the Temporary Patio program coming up on 5 years as being “temporary”, the Royal George planning a major rebuild, and the sewers backing up into Queen St businesses, it was a no brainer to propose a Master Secondary Plan for our Queen/Picton Heritage District. Residents are up in arms about sunsetting the temporary patios at the end of 2025. Many took to Facebook and pointed out that there is an overwhelming response to wanting the outdoor patios. “Listen to your constit

Summarizing budget process and working through the process over the Holidays, so we are prepared and ready to finalize in the New Year.

Understanding Property Taxes in Niagara-on-the-Lake 🏡   Understanding the budget process and property tax breakdown can feel...

While everyone has a right to a peaceful protest, last nights “Take Back NOTL” protest was far from peaceful. Police advised Town staff to have council member enter through the gates of the Operations building for safety. As we pulled up to Town Hall, and slowly tried to make our way back to the parking area without hitting anybody, the screaming started. Escorted by our CAO, Fire Chief and Police from the car to the staff entrance door, I was called a “(racist slang)” a “C U

It’s been 6 months into year 2 of my term. Thought last year was tough with criticism until now. Growing up here, I’ve always been proud...

Happy New Year to all! Just when the inbox was quiet, a letter from the Integrity Commissioner appears. For some background; I ran for...

With the month of August off from Council meetings (committees still meet) the amount of emails coming in have remained steady. The...

As some of you may or may not know, although I have stood on stage and in front of large crowds for years, I have social anxiety. I do...

When you put your name in to run for a seat in the municipality, you know that should you be elected, you will make decisions that...

It has been 4 months as a newly elected council member. We have had many training workshops, and have been brought up to speed of where...