Dear editor: The Trudeau government will stop at nothing to control what Canadians see online. Through Bill C-11, the government is seeking to expand the mandate of the CRTC so that unelected bureaucrats

Dear editor: I have read many posts on social media and letters to the editor in the media and I am quite surprised at the number of people who are against the proposed development

Dear editor: I would like to commend Coun. Sandra O’Connor for standing up for residents at the town council meeting on Feb. 21. At this meeting, council settled on the composition of the

Dear editor: I am writing to respond to letters in The Lake Report on Jan. 25 (“Just ‘ask why,’ when debating property rights in NOTL”) and Feb. 8 (“Individual rights vs. government coercion“) from Alexander

Dear editor: Having recently spent a few weeks in Grand Cayman, I recognized how popular the sport of pickleball has become. I’m told it’s now the fastest-growing sport in North America and I’m

Dear editor: I see from a real estate advertisement in The Lake Report that the former Harvest Barn property is up for lease. Regular long-term customers, like myself, determined early that the renaming of

Dear editor: I agree with Bob Bader in his March 2 letter in The Lake Report, “What is the purpose of municipal zoning bylaws?“). My mind generally goes to simplicity and it does

The following letter was sent to members of council and a copy was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. As longtime, active and involved Niagara-on-the-Lake residents, we have watched real estate escalate

Dear editor: Kudos on the in-depth analysis by Evan Loree about Ontario’s Bill 23, which became law in November, (“How new Ontario law curtails town’s power over development,” The Lake Report, Feb. 23).

Dear editor: Perhaps I’m naive, but what is the purpose of the municipality having zoning bylaws? Presumably we elect municipal officials and pay municipal taxes to live in an ordered community planned such that

Dear editor: There is an old adage: never remove a fence without finding out why it was put there in the first place. Were I to upgrade that adage I would say: never

Dear editor: Climate change is one main contributor to the creation of the cycle of poverty, which has been sustained throughout multiple generations. It is great that Canada intervenes with emergency funds in

Dear editor: Dr. William Brown’s very interesting column, “Differences between Neanderthal and human brains” (Feb. 23) was certainly enlightening. However, the long and descriptive list of discoveries and scientific procedures did not produce

Dear editor: I was disappointed in the latest proposal for the Parliament Oak property since after spending a decade here I thought the developer would have come to appreciate what makes Niagara-on-the-Lake unique.

Dear editor: The ongoing debates over the Rand Estate, Parliament Oak, Mary Street apartment and St. Davids’ Tawny Ridge developments are but a few challenges facing our new council. Accordingly, to what extent

Dear editor: I was a candidate last fall for the position of trustee for the District School Board of Niagara. Had I been successful it was my plan to restore a secondary school

Dear editor: My aunt says that a good-natured child chooses her own punishment for her crime. Well, some children are a bit obtuse and it has taken me a few decades to get

Dear editor: I am not an advocate for developer Benny Marotta. I have never met the gentleman, any of his family members or, to my knowledge, any of his employees. Mr. Marotta has

Dear editor: Applications have been made for an official plan amendment and zoning bylaw amendment to permit a 41-unit apartment building at 223-227 Mary St. It would be 18 metres (59 feet) high and

The following was to council members and Town of NOTL officials. A copy was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. Dear editor: I received a ticket the afternoon of Jan. 25 from

Dear editor: There’s lots of free parking at our new Village Medical Centre. The big problem is getting to it. If you look at the map sent out by the Niagara North Family

Dear editor: In response to Ross Robinson’s ramblings on “Will private roads lead to gated communities in our town?” (column, Jan. 26), I would simply like to suggest that Ross do some research

Dear editor: Newark (now Niagara-on-the-Lake) was the first capital of Upper Canada and sessions of Parliament were held in the Free Mason’s Lodge on King Street. In the extreme heat one summer, the