“Our former chief librarian chose to accept a generous severance package and is now enjoying an early retirement. Property owners have borne and paid the cost of her choices,” writes Steve McGuinness.

“Not to ignore our lovely green spaces and charming wineries, but compared to the Loire Valley, Australia or New Zealand, we come up a wee bit short,” writes Lauren O’Malley.

“I had no idea what a five-star hotel entailed and I suspect none of those who support the Parliament Oak plan and threw that phrase out did either,” writes Gail Benjafield.

“NOTL is resilient and has gone through many transformations since 1812 and will continue to thrive and prosper regardless of the current and future changes,” writes Tony Giordano.

“As a Canadian citizen, a voter and a community organizer living in Niagara, I strongly support permanent resident status for undocumented people, also referred to as comprehensive regularization,” writes Kit Andres.

“How often have you heard or read that the role of town councillors and staff is to defend the town’s official plan against those seeking to deviate from it?” writes Ron Fritz from Queenston.

“The comments by Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa and Coun. Maria Mavridis to counter the criticism by resident Bob Bader (published in a story June 20 headlined, “Mayor and councillor push back against hotel criticism”) are not at all convincing,” writes Derek Collins.

“As a former library trustee in Lincoln, I’ve followed your reporting on the wrongful termination of chief librarian Cathy Simpson, who apparently was discharging her responsibilities dutifully, yet ran afoul of a strident cabal, consisting of a misguided resident, some mutinous library staff and a plainly hysterical library board chairperson,” writes Kevin Burns.

Dear editor: I look forward to enjoying my fresh read of The Lake Report every week to see if the Old Town complainers will ever run out of adjectives and other mumbo jumbo

Dear editor: The battle of the Titans vs. the NOTLers continues unabated. The Titans want big hotels, big event venues, high-end condos, affluent customers, high traffic. NOTLers want none of that. What do

This is an edited version of a letter to members of Niagara-on-the-Lake town council. A copy was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. I have some serious concerns regarding your amendments to

Dear editor: Last week, I sent a letter to Niagara-on-the-Lake’s town councillors and the lord mayor asking them to adhere to the town plan regarding heights and area of land covered by buildings

Dear editor: I read Coun. Maria Mavridis’ response, published in the June 20 issue of The Lake Report, “Mayor and councillor push back against hotel criticism,” to a resident’s comments on the council

Dear editor: Recent planning decisions made in Niagara-on-the-Lake are so egregious that I believe the lord mayor, the members of council who voted in favour of them, and possibly the chief administrative officer,

Dear editor: I was one of those who spoke at the June 11 council committee of the whole meeting when the staff recommendation to approve the rezoning of the Parliament Oak property was

Dear editor: The Lake Report review of “My Fair Lady,” laudatory as it was, missed the larger idea that it’s a love story (“‘My Fair Lady’ makes triumphant return to Shaw stage,” June

Dear editor: It is tragic that a life again was lost when a vehicle hit a tree on Lakeshore Road. Not knowing the reason the vehicle left the road, how is it the

Dear editor: Regarding your June 6 editorial about the numerous accidents with that big maple tree on Lakeshore Road (“No more fatalities — cut down the tree“), how about another solution? The wood

Dear editor: It may yet happen that White Oaks gets to build its highrises, although they might not be as high as originally proposed, (“Town rejects White Oaks’ plan for higher towers,” The

Dear editor: There are two development proposals for major hotels in Niagara-on-the-Lake that have council approvals. Both require amendments to the town’s official plan and zoning bylaw and are located in predominantly residential

Dear editor: I have been following the two hotel applications for our historic town. We have so much history in such a small area: the first capital of Upper Canada, the first sitting

Dear editor: So, Rainer Hummel says Benny Marotta’s proposed five-star hotel is needed, (“‘This is not Disneyland’: Residents angered after two hotels approved,” The Lake Report, June 13). Really? What else would you

Dear editor: The 5-4 verdict by council on major hotel development proposals is a great wrong. It feels like a crime. A political crime. Therefore, this is my victim impact statement. My husband