Dear editor: Thank you to the “people’s” councillors (Tim Balasiuk, Gary Burroughs, Wendy Cheropita, Maria Mavridis and Sandra O’Connor), who passed a motion against the town staff’s recommendation to approve the King Street

Dear editor: Excellent commentary on the new proposed speed limits for Chautauqua streets and the tireless work of the Friends of Ryerson Park, especially Brian Crow, Shaun Devlin and John Scott. But, as

Dear editor: The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake staff’s report to council regarding the proposed King Street apartment project strongly favoured supporting the proposed complex as submitted by the developer, Josh Bice of Butler’s Gardens

Dear editor: In reference to the Lake Report article “Staff supports King Street condo,” (The Lake Report, Jan. 25), I am disappointed, but, if I’m honest, not surprised, that our town council does

Dear editor: This is an open letter regarding the news story about Niagara Catholic school trustee Natalia Benoit, “NOTL Catholic trustee suspended for Nazi and Pride flag comparison,” (The Lake Report, Jan. 25).

Dear editor: I would first like to summarize the story line, so far, on the proposed King Street condo/apartment development and the town planning department’s report recommending approval of the project. Town staff

The following letter was sent to members of town council and a copy submitted for publication. I read with interest the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake staff report just released on the proposed 17-unit condo

Dear editor: Is it any wonder that everybody in Niagara-on-the-Lake seems to be up in arms these days? We’ve seen questionable recommendations by planning staff, a town council operating too much in hiding

Dear editor: Despite Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa explaining why he has not participated in any discussions concerning development at Randwood, he has failed to convince me that his recusal is necessary, (“Zalepa following

Dear editor: I was pleasantly surprised by the outpouring of support for the Upper Canada Heritage Trail these past few weeks. Since 2017, the heritage trail committee, along with many volunteers, has spent

Dear editor: In the opinion of many town residents, the Rand Estate in Niagara-on-the-Lake is unique. It is seen as an iconic property and highly valued by those who consider it fortunate that

Dear editor: The pedantic Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa’s clearly agitated performance at the amalgamation meeting last week lobbying against change could have alone tossed the provincial standing committee enough justification to ignore the

Dear editor: It’s unfortunate that your interesting article, “Speed camera on Niagara Stone Road now active,” (Jan. 11) ended with the declaration that information about what speed over the limit will trigger the

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