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Arch-i-text: Premier Ford’s tidal wave of unwise new legislation

Brian Marshall - April 8, 2026

"Doug Ford’s government is taking a page out of Trump’s playbook to introduce equally ill-advised legislation with dire future impacts on provincial and local levels," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: What our buildings are saying — and why it matters

Brian Marshall - April 1, 2026

"If you go for a walk in your neighbourhood, look at the houses — what you’ll see on the streetscapes will begin to communicate its architectural language," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Navigating the new heritage conservation plan, pt. 3

Brian Marshall - March 25, 2026

"If you plan to do any work on your contributing property, that undertaking should be informed by the building’s architectural style to ensure that any alterations are compatible and in-keeping with its contributing attributes," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Navigating the new heritage conservation district plan, pt. 2

Brian Marshall - March 18, 2026

"Intrinsic to the plan’s policies and guidelines is the understanding that a property that contributes to the overall integrity of the cultural heritage value of the conservation district," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Navigating the new heritage conservation district plan, part 1

Brian Marshall - March 11, 2026

"If the plan is followed and enforced, there should be no fear of having an inappropriately designed monster McMansion squeezed into the lot next door," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Secord House, the Shaw and the struggle for Niagara’s future

Brian Marshall - March 4, 2026

"The regional government seems to be a bottomless hole into which taxpayers continually pour money and receive few practical benefits from having done so," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Amalgamation costs less? Some researchers disagree

Brian Marshall - February 25, 2026

"The published findings of this report resulted in the conclusion that while amalgamation was supposed to bring cost savings, smaller government and lower taxes, it didn’t," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Public servants owe us transparency and accountability — and, the Shaw’s towering arrogance

Brian Marshall - February 11, 2026

"It is fundamental to the job that the interests of the public are paramount and should be continually demonstrable in day-to-day performance," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Why reusing the old hospital on Wellington makes sense

Brian Marshall - February 4, 2026

"The old hospital could become an adaptive reuse example to the world — provided the political will is brave enough to move forward," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Two situations facing the heritage committee this year

Brian Marshall - January 28, 2026

"Senior town staff and certain downline staff members were fully cognizant of the actual 'state of affairs.' However ... it seems that they failed to communicate these requirements to their heritage planners," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Questions about proceedings on the Crysler-Burroughs House

Brian Marshall - January 21, 2026

"I opine that the several municipal processes related to proposed and undertaken alterations of this important heritage property have been fundamentally flawed," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: NOTL needs apartment buildings — but, the right ones

Brian Marshall - January 14, 2026

"This simplistic design approach to apartment buildings has dominated the sector for decades and has resulted in a quasi-institutionalized environment within the resultant neighbourhoods," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: If development swallows up farmland, who will feed us?

Brian Marshall - January 7, 2026

"Food sovereignty and security must be considered paramount in all government policy. Otherwise, we may find ourselves as a banana republic — the beggars at the table," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Some reflections on the year behind us

Brian Marshall - December 17, 2025

"In 2025, we have borne witness to a series of assaults on the tapestry of Niagara-on-the-Lake," writes Brian Marshall, writing about the Crysler-Burroughs property, Glencairn Hall, the Royal George Theatre and more.

Arch-i-text: ‘If not here, then where?’ Not there.

Brian Marshall - December 10, 2025

"The basic precepts of good urban development planning place the onus on the local government to proactively identify low, medium and high-density locations," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: The battle of fact vs. fiction happening in our town

Brian Marshall - December 3, 2025

"Here in Niagara-on-the-Lake, apparently aided and abetted by several of our elected 'representatives,' this narrative has been successfully played out again and again over the term of the current council," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Sign of the times: of gifts, taxes and other things

Brian Marshall - November 26, 2025

"If one gives away a million dollars here and there ... where does the money come from to make up those losses in order to fulfil the region’s legislated responsibilities?" writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Putting into perspective how big the new Royal George would be

Brian Marshall - November 18, 2025

"The proposed size, massing and form of the building, considered within the context of the surrounding buildings, completely dwarfs everything else in the heritage district," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: An ode to those who’ve given everything to their country

Brian Marshall - November 12, 2025

"On every Nov. 11 since that day, I have shared the evening with a bottle of whisky, those memories and the words that were written down that evening," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: The fallacy of progress

Brian Marshall - November 7, 2025

"It is extraordinarily disingenuous for an individual or corporation to suggest that the 'progress' they seek — or achieve — automatically confers benefits upon the society or community they operate within," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Political tripe won’t save Niagara-on-the-Lake’s character

Brian Marshall - October 29, 2025

"Growth and change in any town may be inevitable. However, those forces must be thoughtfully and consistently managed in order to preserve its unique character and cultural landscapes while evolving into a greater version of itself," writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Takeaways from Brian MacKay-Lyon’s lecture on good and bad design

Brian Marshall - October 22, 2025

"It’s telling that MacKay-Lyons, whose main body of work is unabashedly contemporary, adheres strictly to this sense of place as derived from understanding its existing (or historic) vernacular materials, building culture and forms," writes Brian Marshall.

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