The following letter was sent to members of town council. A copy was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. For sure this letter is just a blip among those you are receiving

Dear editor: When I moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake 20 years ago, the thing I most admired were the efforts of certain individuals and groups to protect the historical aspects of the built environment, including

This is an open letter to NOTL town council about its offer of an easement over the Upper Canada Heritage Trail to allow access to the proposed subdivision on the Rand Estate. The

Dear editor: In response to your Jan. 4 article, “Divide grows over using heritage trail in Solmar subdivision work,” given the widespread financial support of the heritage trail by NOTL residents and businesses

Dear editor: It seems that developer Benny Marotta is unwilling to give up a single inch of all the land that he owns on both sides of his new development. It is obviously impossible

Dear editor: It is deeply concerning to me that, behind closed doors, our elected officials would offer access to a proposed subdivision development via one of our public spaces by turning a section

Dear editor: As a longtime resident of Niagara Blvd., it was very disappointing to see town council once again delay listening to the concerns of the residents of the Chautauqua area in regards

Dear editor: Our town council was elected by the residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake to represent them and their interests to their benefit in all municipal affairs. However, in certain cases involving the use of

Dear editor: If you see a flash while driving through Virgil near Crossroads Public School, it means your licence plate has just been photographed and you soon could get a speeding ticket in

‘Twas ten days before Christmas when in the Virgil Government House, Council met in secret, quiet as a sneaky little mouse. While good town residents celebrated the festive season, And the tourists licked

Dear editor: As we enter 2024 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, add Upper Canada Lodge to our growing list of lost infrastructure: the high school, the hospital, Parliament Oak, our X-ray facility and so on. Yet

Dear editor: Niagara-on-the-Lake lends itself to Christmas and generally I hope that we have all enjoyed the time with each other to celebrate, catch up and reflect. It is a joyous time. What

Dear editor: Well, 2023 has come and gone. I hope it was a good year for everyone. I am writing to thank those who played a large role in some of the work

Dear editor: Now that the holidays are over it is time to carefully consider the actions of our town staff and council in the past month. At the conclusion of an in camera

Dear editor: I felt the frustration rolling off the words of Kip Voege in his Dec. 7 letter, “Do residents have rights when neighbours build next door?” It seems the process has been

Dear editor: I want to thank Dr. William Brown for his excellent column (“Science and the gods of the 21st century,” The Lake Report, Dec. 7) and his review of scientific advances and

Dear editor: The news that the Ontario provincial government is finally living up to its promise to allow beer sales in more grocery stores is good news indeed. Perhaps we also will be

Dear editor: About a year ago we learned the house on the property that adjoins our backyard was to be torn down and replaced. In order to see if the new house would

Dear editor: NOTL Cats Rescue is very pleased to announce we’ve surpassed our fundraising goal for 2023. With the support of the community, area businesses, volunteers and our families we have raised $6,484.  

Dear editor: It may well be that Niagara-on-the-Lake needs to spend more on its infrastructure. Most residents would likely agree that having raw sewage leak from our sewers into our creeks and Lake

Dear editor: Regarding your story, “Contentious King Street condo project appealed to land tribunal,” (Nov. 30), despite all the presentations and arguments against this development to members of town council, they were unable

Dear editor: On behalf of the General Nelles Branch #124 of the Royal Canadian Legion, I would like to thank all of those who supported the Remembrance Day services on Nov. 11 at