“I suggest that the town should create a Municipal Heritage Legal Defence Fund. All those who feel that money should be spent defending heritage before the Ontario Land Tribunal could donate money to the fund,” writes Ron Fritz.

“The submissions from developers may have met planning department requisites but have ignored the residents’ concerns and the very reason NOTL is a preferred area to live, not just visit and buy an ice cream and leave the garbage for taxpayers to clean up,” writes Jean O’Malley.

“I find it difficult to comprehend the 180-degree reversal of four of our councillors’ and lord mayor’s election platforms. At the time, they sounded so sincere and convincing,” writes Luba Fraser.

“Sign up for a course and then seek to have your gratuitous grievances paraded. I simply don’t understand how somebody who occupies a property that once was a forest or an orchard or part of an Indigenous territory, can stand there proudly and cry foul,” writes Peter Rusin.

“This high-energy white fur ball has always been in great shape — loved long walks, swimming and running  These days, Heidi loves walking by the lake, which is where she can become like a puppy again,” writes Raffaella Florio.

“I hope that when the courts finally open, the pickleball club relaxes its monopoly on the courts in prime morning times in favour of more public access,” writes Mike Fox.

“How can any neurologist state unequivocally that someone is cognitively impaired without testing? This is especially true in Dr. Brown’s case because as a research scientist his results come from running tests,” writes Prof. Merijean Morrissey from Brock University.

“The leadership provided to staff by this lord mayor and council is sorely lacking,” writes Bob Bader.

“I trust that this council will wake up, return to Earth and heed some of the excellent advice that gets reported in our weekly newspaper,” writes Buddy Andres.

“One thing we learned from the Fort McMurray fire is that embers carried by strong winds can travel two to five kilometres before falling and maybe igniting,” writes Tony Giordano.

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“Residents have loudly voiced their objections — supported by well researched documentation — while ill-conceived decisions, based on weak and creative wordsmithing are pushing the developments through,” write Jim and Erika Alexander.

“Give local musicians the stage. Put in a professional sound system. Let us celebrate and hear them,” writes Aksana Kavaliova-Moussi.

“For a visitor-dependent destination to allow such a disgusting display to recur in full public view year over year without abatement, or even evident intervention, calls its priorities seriously into question,” writes Bruce Dickson.

“When I cast my votes in municipal elections, I do so for candidates who I believe will bring the best set of skills, experiences and judgments in dealing with the important issues facing our town even where I do not agree with everything that they stand for,” writes Ron Fritz.

“My sincere thanks to the three gentlemen who were successful at reuniting me with my special hat and restoring my faith in human kind,” writes Dr. Fred Ross.

“I realize each theatre patron sees the world differently but in this case the great majority of the audience by the their response saw the play as the director intended,” writes Michael Eagen.

“Please, love your dogs, let them run around in your yard, but make sure the yard is where they stay,” writes Karen Fisman.

“The Meritorious Service Medal (civil division) is one of Canada’s most prestigious awards and deservingly granted to Steffanie for her work over many years in serving our community through Red Roof Retreat,” writes Peter Warrack.

“I suspect that Ron Fritz’s excellent letter about the town needing to pick and choose its legal battles likely reflects the opinion of the majority of Niagara-on-the-Lake residents who are fed up with unsustainable property tax increases year after year,” writes Jonathan Household.

“The decisions to approve are contrary to the official plan, contrary to much-needed guidance of contextual zoning, will change the living experience of immediate residents as well as others and also are contrary to the election promises that the majority of the five made,” writes Terry Mactaggart.

“Groups who follow a common lineage and share a NIMBY attitude —and were formerly known locally as Citizens Against Virtually Everything (CAVE) — have a short memory,” writes Bonita Cawker.

“It would be interesting to know how many offshore workers there are in Niagara and to ask each one whether they want to have permanent residency,” writes Susan Pohorly.

“Unfortunately, when it comes to development issues, our town staff are either temporary or have occupied their positions for a short period of time,” writes Elizabeth Masson.

“Will the ever-expanding AI universe create a society not unlike drones, unable to draw on our own accumulated experience and intelligence to think critically?” writes Don Mustill.