MPP Wayne Gates Special to Niagara Now/The Lake Report Across the province of Ontario, residents and families are losing access to the frontline health care services they need. In communities like Minden, emergency

Dear editor: It is evident from how the kids of the family from Hong Kong living with me are thriving that Crossroads Public School has made a huge positive impact on them. They

Dear editor: Further to columnist Joanne Young’s point about growing native plants, (“The importance of pollinators,” June 8), you can also select specific plants for your garden that attract beneficial pollinators. Here’s great

Dear editor: It is always the same defensive argument, that to express a different opinion or to even raise a question in the first place is seen as hateful. The rainbow crosswalk represents

Dear vandals: Thank you for your help in proving exactly why we need a Pride crosswalk in our town. (“Town ‘not daunted’ by vandalism of rainbow crosswalk,” The Lake Report, June 8). Your

Dear editor: A big thank you to columnist Brian Marshall for pointing out the negative environmental and human impacts of high intensity lighting (“Of lights and rights and other things,” Arch-i-text, June 1).

The following letter to Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa and town council was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. In case you are unaware, the provincial weather service has indicated that Niagara-on-the-Lake is

The following letter to Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. In response, the mayor forwarded the issue to a staff member to arrange a service request. Jack and I live

Dear editor: Congratulations to Blythwood Homes for its thoughtful rethinking and more sympathetic approach to its proposed lakefront condo project, (“Residents OK with Melville condo plans,” The Lake Report, May 25). Although it

The following letter to Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa and members of council was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. We are writing to present our concerns regarding the submission to Niagara-on-the-Lake’s urban

Dear editor: I thought your readers might be interested in seeing an illustration showing the difference in height, massing and streetscape of the proposed Parliament Oak hotel compared with the Prince of Wales.

Dear editor: Coming into St. David’s along on Four Mile Creek Road from Niagara-on-the-Lake, one used to be greeted with a sign announcing that one was “Entering the Greenbelt.” Reference also was made

Dear editor: I couldn’t help but notice that peppered through the May 11 edition of The Lake Report were a number of references to existing buildings that had been opposed by residents at

Dear editor: I read, with interest and some despair, Bonita Cawker’s May 18 letter, “NOTL is growing and that means more development.” I believe we are facing a much bigger issue than merely

Dear editor: As lawyers for injured cyclists and grieving families, we were devastated to learn that a cyclist was killed Saturday May 21 in Niagara. While details remain limited, this incident follows another cyclist

Dear editor: I am writing regarding the May 11 story, “Health coalition launches referendum to stop Ford’s expansion of private clinics.” I have a few questions and comments in regards to this topic

Dear editor: I had a hip replacement in 2016, a successful procedure after a wait of a couple of months. Now, we have the enactment of Bill 60, where the Ontario government is

Dear editor: In recent months we have read and heard regurgitated arguments from various residents and (not in my back yard) groups railing against development and specific developers in particular. These arguments are

Dear editor: I am writing regarding The Lake Report’s headline on my letter in the April 27 edition, (“Didn’t like being told to respect council decorum“). It wasn’t that I objected to council demanding

Dear editor:  I am writing to clarify an article published on May 4, “Cindy Grant steps back from volunteer roles,” linking the primary reason for the cancellation of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Horticultural Society 2023

Dear editor: I appreciate The Lake Report reprinting the column that originally appeared on Coun. Maria Mavridis’ public blog, (“Councillor’s social anxiety led to recess at special Randwood council meeting,” May 4). It

Dear editor: I would like to remark on one concern that appeared to have been brushed over at the special council meeting held at the community centre to deal with the latest requests from

Dear editor: I am writing in response to letters from former Coun. Allan Bisback and resident Jean O’Malley in your April 27 edition about the special council meeting about Randwood, held at the