David Israelson Special to The Lake Report In looking at our Oct. 24 municipal election, it’s hard not to think of the line in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”: “The fault, dear Brutus, is not

Dear editor: Ross’s Ramblings regarding Wayne Gretzky promoting betting on sports made interesting reading, (“Using hockey stars to promote gambling is offensive,” Oct. 6). I have been thinking the same thing for quite

Dear editor: I am responding to Sil Ranucci’s letter in your Oct. 11 edition, (“Treated unfairly and maligned, is why developer is fighting back,”) which comments on my letter about his earlier letter concerning

Dear editor: All the NIMBY (not in my backyard) advocates and all those who believe Banana (build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything) is a sober reality in today’s world, should rise and thank

Dear editor: In response to the Sept. 29 letter by Judy McLeod (“Marotta defender ignores basic facts in Randwood conflict“), I’d like to point out she has conveniently ignored basic facts. In most

Dear editor: In the Oct. 6 edition of The Lake Report, letter writer Peter Rusin complains of Lord Mayor Betty Disero’s anger at Vaughn Goetler’s insults to her (“Goettler’s approach preferred to mayor’s

Dear editor: Not often do I get to respond to a twofer, but the letter from Peter Rusin of St. Davids (“Goettler’s approach preferred to mayor’s combative style,” Oct. 6), a former failed

Dear editor: Most newspaper letters complain about this and that. Let’s look at what we have in our lovely town and surrounding areas. My wife Irene and I have a parking pass for

Dear editor: It happened again this past weekend as Major League Baseball began its annual march to the World Series by staging four mini-series for the wild card qualifiers. In each series, the final game produced

Dear editor: We have been reviewing all the comments made by candidates for mayor and town councillor and weighing my options very carefully, particularly for the position of lord mayor. Recent comments by

Dear editor: We are headed into the last weeks of the municipal election campaign and we think it is important to reflect on the significant influence of Lord Mayor Betty Disero. In our

Dear editor: I am trying to connect the dots on a few issues but am having difficulty doing so. Take the current election as an example. The Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre is there to

Dear editor: The burst of anger from Lord Mayor Betty Disero was telling and was by far the most dramatic performance at the Royal George Theatre during last week’s Chamber of Commerce election

Dear editor: I was aghast at the advertisements posted by the newly formed community group, WeLuvNOTL.com. A thorough check on their website spoke little of who the people are that have formed this committee.

Dear editor: The misguided decision by the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake chief administrator, Marnie Cluckie, and the acting town clerk to not rent the community centre auditorium to FocusNOTL was shown in full force

Dear editor: Terry Fox was not a quitter and neither was NOTL, again this year. On Sunday, Sept. 18, after two years of not gathering as a community, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Terry Fox Run

Dear editor: In principle, I am in favour of short-term rentals. We ran one a year back. Done properly, they don’t offend a sense of community and they can actually help those budget-conscious

Dear editor: On Sept. 11, just three days after installation of the new bike lane bollards on Four Mile Creek Road in St. Davids, I did a count of detectable “hits” on the

Dear editor: I am writing in response to Sil Ranucci’s letter in your Sept 22 edition, “Town leaders give in to SORE tactics.” Mr. Ranucci discloses his conflict of interest as a consultant

Dear editor: On the bright sunny morning of Sept. 13 at about 8 a.m. while driving to work, I needed to lower my visor due to the bright rising sun obstructing my view. I

Dear editor: I seldom write letters to the editor, however I could not resist complimenting Arch-i-Text  columnist Brian Marshall on his insightful and practical application of development, “Breaking a development paradigm: We need

Dear editor: Virgil resident James Webber, in his letter addressing the need for a ward system for our municipal elections (“Anti-ward argument shows why wards are needed,”) closed by offering his support to

Dear editor: The group SORE has initiated a worrisome precedent in Niagara-on-the-Lake. SORE stands for Save Our Rand Estate. When has this group taken legal ownership of the Rand Estate? This means they