The Turner Report: The Rebs and Super-Z set to clash in NOTL
“The problem I see is the government is changing rules (strong mayor) and all we’re getting is more housing approved, not built,” says Niagara Foundation head Lyle Hall.
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The Turner Report: Well, at least the Americans are sorry
“Orange hair is the most powerful man on earth,” says Murray Weaver. “The only thing more powerful is the stock market. It has endured wars, financial crises, COVID-19 and many more. Cracks are already beginning to appear in this man-made crisis … The market will come back, I promise you.”
The Turner Report: A hardened border brings harder times
“Undoubtedly things will get worse in the next few weeks as layoffs happen, confidence wanes and the economy shrinks a little. Once the election’s over, serious talks can begin to try to resurrect Canada’s favoured trading status with the Americans. That will take time,” writes Garth Turner.
The Turner Report: More mayhem as the sap flies in Virgil
“Everything’s approved these days. Tract houses. Honking big hotels in Old Town. Condos. Towers. Heritage house mutilations. Meanwhile, the housing market’s gone icy. Sales are rare. Prices under pressure,” writes Garth Turner.
The Turner Report: Of felled trees and swirling uncertainty
“Does Virgil need 150 more families? Can the developer even flog that many new homes from plans and a sales trailer? Now that we’ve got a new wave of job-sucking Trump tariffs coming on April 2, was the Great Pine Slaughter a tad premature?” writes Garth Turner.
The Turner Report: In NOTL, special reasons to be wary of America
“It’s gone too far. Every act of resistance is justified. Canada cannot be annexed, occupied or held. Americans made a grave error,” writes Garth Turner.
The Turner Report: How to fight Trump? Try a little love
“On both sides of the border this is going to mean people losing their jobs,” says Kathy Weiss, head of the local Chamber of Commerce. “So, discretionary spending is going to drop, while Canadians are also boycotting American goods. It’s a dangerous combination.”
The Turner Report: Calling up the troops for Stu’s Rangers
“It’s not a happy time to be an elected person in this bucolic burg. It seems that historic protest outside town hall last summer was more a harbinger than a one-off eruption,” writes Garth Turner.
The Turner Report: When freedom to speak was no freedom at all
Regular addicts may recall my encounter with NOTL Museum. It was a fine summer day. A heritage festival was in full swing out on the street. Perfect for a town that rose from
The Turner Report: Spring housing market? Fuhgeddaboudit
The house on the corner is still for sale. A year now. They got an offer the other day for 90 per cent of the asking price, but signed it back. Full price.
The Turner Report: When Tariff Man arrives in NOTL
Ed from Rochester was walking into the Stagecoach when Cody and I walked out, still chewing a Milkbone. (Cody, not me.) “So, why is Trump doing this to us?” I asked after seeing
The Turner Report: Organizing the unhappy flock in NOTL
How do you wrestle an opinion out of someone? Simple. Insult them. Or at least try. Eben knows that. “Why so sheepish man?” he asked after reading last week’s pathetic posting (mostly about
The Turner Report: Shooting it out with the tourist cartel
“What’s worse than NOTL becoming a theme park? Why, turning into a cartel, of course. David Gilchrist says it’s already here, aided by the bandidos at town hall,” writes Garth Turner.
The Turner Report: Rebellion, panic and a slippery slope
“Is bowing to tourism why people are encouraged to buy houses, flip them into motels, shrinking the supply of homes and creating businesses that don’t pay business taxes?” writes Garth Turner.
The Turner Report: What I learned about winning and losing
“We have made citizens who enter politics into punching bags. They’re not regular people trying to make a difference, helping the common good anymore. Over time they become the enemy, responsible for every failure, annoyance and hardship their constituents endure,” writes Garth Turner.
The Turner Report: The town that wants to be a motel
It’s probably the ugliest listing around. Basically, a garage glued to a box. On a narrow lot. No trees. But for $1.6 million it could be your own NOTL income property. Not far
The Turner Report: What led NOTL to rewrite history?
“We should respect each other, of course, and the past. But let’s be more proud than ashamed,” writes Garth Turner.
The Turner Report: When ‘affordable’ really means ‘worse’
“The changes to increase affordability are costly, cash-flow punishing, increase indebtedness and trick the financially illiterate (like the finance minister, apparently) into a false conclusion,” writes Garth Turner.
The Turner Report: Living rough in the time of Trump
“In weeks, Trump will take office. His aggressive cabinet picks suggest what he said in the campaign is what he’s going to do. That has a bunch of economists losing their lunch. The consensus is his agenda will end up whacking Canada,” writes Garth Turner.
The Turner Report: NOTL real estate vs. the real world
“It’s clearly time for a real estate update, especially now that we understand where Donald Trump is headed. Expect surprises in the next year or two regarding mortgage rates,” writes Garth Turner.
The Turner Report: Hitting the wall in NOTL
“Trump may have his wall. Gerry has his. One is designed to keep people out. The other says come on in,” writes Garth Turner.
The Turner Report: The CRA, the B&Bs and thee
“If you want to have a B&B, this town is your pal. Other places ban the practice of renting out a room or a suite short-term unless you live in the place. Not here,” writes Garth Turner.
The Turner Report: The monster (house) slayer
Why did Tony Caldwell pay $200,000 more than asking for an uninhabitable and vacant pile that cleaners refused to enter without hazmat gear? Garth Turner speaks with the man who just bought the “mould house” in Old Town about his plans to preserve this heritage home.
The Turner Report: Why NOTL is weird, special and at risk
“It’s worth remembering why people always wanted to come to this place. Now more than ever,” writes Garth Turner.
The Turner Report: A housing crisis when 800 are empty?
“In the last 90 days, virtually nothing sold for more than $1.5 million. The average house takes over 100 days to get an offer — and six in ten are conditional on the buyer being able to sell,” writes Garth Turner.
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