Dear editor: This Saturday, and for the two weeks prior, we take the time to honour those who have fallen in war time on our behalf by wearing a poppy and attending ceremonies

Dear editor: On our glorious fall walk this past week, we passed (for the umpteenth time) a structure behind Fort George and I asked myself and my husband Ted, “What is this and

Dear editor: Is it really comforting to you that our federal government has demanded supermarket chains hold their prices? Going from the dream world of politicians to the harsh realities of the marketplace,

Dear editor: At a recent meeting of town council designed to address a future shared services model between the town and the region, discussion got deflected into uninformed speculation about whether the residents

Dear editor: I would like to share some budget shock regarding Niagara Region’s proposed St. Davids roundabout at Four Mile Creek and York roads. I deal in expropriation matters all across the province and I

Dear editor: I came across this bent over street sign while riding my bike one day last week. I have no idea when it happened or who did it, but it appears that

Dear editor: I am neither Jewish nor Muslim, but I applaud the attempt of Alana Hurov to form a local Jewish community, (“As war rages, Jewish woman seeks solace in her community,” The

Dear editor: So, Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa says residents aren’t opposed to a St. Davids roundabout, (“Owners worry roundabout will kill St. Davids businesses,” Oct. 26). He doesn’t feel there is massive opposition

Dear editor: As a concerned resident of St. Davids, I am deeply troubled by the “part-time” approach being adopted by our lord mayor and regional councillor toward the proposed roundabout in our historic

Dear editor: I want to applaud Brian Marshall for his Oct. 19 column, “Embracing Glendale through a more inspired design,” where he questioned the rationale of approving four highrises up to 25 storeys

Dear editor: Change is constant. Sometimes there’s no getting around it. Supply, demand, development. To some these almost can be fighting words. They don’t have to be, if done with sensitivity, care and

Patrick Gedge  Special to The Lake Report The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, its councillors and staff are mandated to legally and ethically uphold the official plan and its bylaws without favour to any individual developer. The

Dear editor: During a litter cleanup on Sunday, Oct. 22, along about a two-kilometre short stretch of Lakeshore Road leading into Old Town, more than 60 Tim Hortons cups (and lids) were picked

Dear editor: The Fallsview Casino buffet in Niagara Falls has now closed, however, it appears the “Queen Street Buffet” in Niagara-on-the-Lake is still open. Why are residents required to use environmental green bins

Dear editor: The masonry wall at the termination point of Mississagua at Queen Street has been skilfully constructed but what a waste of craftsmanship to implement such a nonsensical sign. At best this

Dear editor: I was interested to read your extensive interview, “Schlange wants Niagara to reap benefits of amalgamation,” conducted with the former Niagara Region chief administrator Harry Schlange, in the Oct. 12 edition

Dear editor: Your Oct. 12 editorial, “An indoor swimming pool for NOTL,” was an excellent opinion piece. It was well-articulated in a non-threatening way and I wholeheartedly concur with your observations. As The

Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa and MPP Wayne Gates wrote to Health Minister Sylvia Jones last week urging her to make good on a promise to expand nurse practitioner services in Niagara-on-the-Lake. This is

Dear editor: Wow! When developer Rainer Hummel goes off on someone, he really goes off. I refer, of course, to his letter criticizing The Lake Report’s longtime columnist Brian Marshall, (“Developer disagrees with

Dear editor: It seems that the favourite recourse of developers when their plans meet with less than an enthusiastic response is one of personal abuse. First there was a prominent Niagara-on-the-Lake developer’s vindictive

Dear editor: I’d like to begin by disclosing that my forum for pointing out things that don’t sit well with me is usually the dinner table with my family, a chat with my

Dear editor: I, for one, am so very, very tired of fatuous expressions like “our thoughts and prayers” about tragedies and calamities for which the perpetrators go free, and we the onlooking public,

Dear editor: In response to a letter writer who equated the use of speed cameras near the Virgil school to a cash grab by the state (“Letter: Speed camera near Virgil school is

Dear editor: I’m wondering what is happening when our town encourages people to apply to build projects that are totally contrary to the zoning, the bylaws and basic land-use principles. There are now