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Thursday, July 17, 2025

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Letter: Curious safety priorities in town

“On the one hand, we have the traffic camera at Crossroads School and, on the other, we have the dangerous E. coli levels at Queen’s Royal Beach (and, likely, the much-ignored Ryerson Park beach),” writes Bruce Dickson.

Letter: We need a culture of safety on our roads

“We’ve spent decades designing roads that prioritize speed over safety — wide lanes, big turning radii, fast-moving arterials. It’s no surprise people treat them like highways,” writes Frank Hayes.

Letter: Love is all you need

“Peace — first within ourselves, then within our families, our communities, our countries and finally in our increasingly small and fragile world — seems well worth the effort,” writes Hugh Church.

Letter: Questions and considerations about development in NOTL

“In a small community such as Niagara, where everyone knows everyone, businesses that rely on work directed to them from both governmental bodies and developers within the region are not going to want to upset their sources of income,” writes Gienek Ksiazkiewicz.

Letter: An update from NOTL’s senior housing advisory group

“We believe that prioritizing senior housing isn’t just a seniors’ issue — it’s a community issue. It’s about keeping families together, supporting caregivers, and making sure that long-time residents don’t have to leave the place they love as their needs change.”

Letter: Annual Shred-It fundraiser cancelled this year

“While we understand this may come as a disappointment to many in our community, we remain committed to our mission and are pleased to confirm that the much-loved Healing Cycle Ride will proceed as planned,” writes Bonnie Bagnulo, executive director of NOTL Community Palliative Care Service.

Letter: Start restoring democracy in NOTL

The lord mayor “certainly has the right,” to use “strong mayor powers,” writes Michael Fox. “However, he could go some way to restore confidence that democracy, at times on life support in NOTL, is actually still alive.”

Letter: Confessions of a sign guy

“As a seasoned sign guy, I believe the bylaw should be amended to include only residential and not commercial properties. Each eligible resident gets a single vote. Many commercial properties or building sites were covered with signage and, dare I say, over-signage,” writes Ken I’Anson, who helped with putting up candidate signs around NOTL during the 2025 federal election.

Letter: Opportunity for something better with new urban design review panel

“We can do better in NOTL and there are resources to help us figure out how. This would be a step towards a more positive, cost-effective way of encouraging appropriate development in the current environment of flawed, broad-brush provincial directives,” writes Chrys Kaloudis, former urban design committee member.

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