Letter: Thank you, NOTL, for helping stable owner
Dear editor: On behalf of Dinah McGibbon, the owner of Niagara Riding Stables in Niagara-on-the-Lake, I want to give my heartfelt thanks to the generous members of the community who made donations to
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Letter: I’ve had enough with the all the protests
Dear editor: I initially wanted to refrain from making any comments about the self-proclaimed "freedom convoy." I've had enough. I woke up one morning thinking about what I had missed in understanding the events
Letter: Little Libraries are true community gems
Dear editor: I was on my morning walk this past week and stopped at one of the many Little Libraries in town. After a quick look, I grabbed “Friction” by Sandra Brown. Although
Letter: St. Davids roundabout is a costly, ill-conceived wrong-headed solution
Dear editor: The $4-million-plus roundabout that has been proposed for the Four Corners intersection of York Road and Four Mile Creek Road in St. Davids is not wanted by the residents of St. Davids
Letter: Eliminating blind bids is first step toward housing affordability
The following is a letter sent to Premier Doug Ford and Housing Minister Steve Clark. The recently released Housing Affordability Task Force report could only have been produced by a select group of developers, builders
Letter: Emergencies Act was essential to end protests
Dear editor: I would like to thank Tony Baldinelli for his opinion piece, (“Invoking the Emergencies Act was not justified, Baldinelli says,” Feb. 24, Lake Report), but I was disappointed to read that he
Letter: Dear Litterbug: Please pick up after yourself
Dear editor: This letter is to the Queen Street Litterbug. Dear Litterbug: On our daily walks we frequently walk along Queen Street next to the golf course and often find your neatly packed bag
Letter: Invoking the Emergencies Act was not justified, Baldinelli says
Dear editor: Over the past several weeks, we have witnessed protests and blockades take place at multiple international border crossings and in downtown Ottawa. While citizens have the right to peaceful protest, they do
Letter: After years of COVID, 1% wage hike for nurses is an insult
Dear editor: Throughout my life I have always had a tremendous respect for the front-line responders. I guess that is because my sister was a registered nurse and the police in our town were
Letter: Congrats to The Lake Report
Dear editor: Congratulations to you and The Lake Report staff on so many well-deserved journalism honours in the Ontario Community Newspapers Association's Better Newspaper Competition. From everything I have observed over time, you earned them
Letter: Angry that trucker convoy adopted flag as their motif
Dear editor: As I watched the "Freedom Convoy" trucks stop at the Husky Travel Centre here in Niagara-on-the-Lake some days ago, I felt very angry that they would adopt Canadian flags as their motif, as though their
Letter: Current gateway suits the purpose perfectly
Dear editor: Kip Voege’s letter, “Nothing wrong with existing town gateway” published in the Feb. 10 edition of The Lake Report is the most common sense I’ve seen for quite some time. You’re absolutely
Letter: Make a decision on St. Davids roundabout and let’s move on
Dear editor: CDM = constipated decision-making; the inability to make a final decision and move on to implementation. I am a resident of St. Davids and I have been following the media coverage about the
Letter: No one forced rainbow crosswalk on us, council approved it
Dear editor: I am writing in response to Jean O'Malley's letter (“Rainbow crosswalk may happen but residents deserve input on location“) in the Feb. 10 edition of The Lake Report. I agree with Ms.
Wine Thang –Three methods of producing a Rose
NOTE italics and bold below: The staff of Ravine Winery share their expertise and offer a brief explanation about an aspect of wine in this regular feature. So, whether you’re an expert
Letter: The numbers show vaccination works
Dear editor: Ontario is opening up a bit and this may give people a false sense of security, feeling that they are relatively safe, particularly if they are fully vaccinated. I checked recent Ontario
Letter: Roundabout is not needed, despite experts’ opinions
Dear editor: Thank you for the article, “Roundabout is safest alternative for St. Davids, region's expert says.” It clearly demonstrates to me what I have feared all along: So-called experts have been found/used to
Letter: Community answered when snowed-in senior needed help
Dear editor: My wife and I settled here in Niagara-on-the-Lake more than 15 years ago, accepting the advice of lifelong friends who made the move a few years earlier. We “retired” from many
Letter: Kudos to Pillar and Post for Monet garden
This letter was sent to Paul MacIntyre, vice-president of operations for Vintage Hotels. A copy was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. Dear Mr. MacIntyre: The purpose of this letter is to thank you,
Letter: Government needs to cap real estate commissions
Dear editor: A Vancouver think tank recently recommended that all homes over $1 million should have a new tax levied on their sale in order to tackle the housing crisis. Tackling our growing public debt
Letter: Charities need support more than ever
Dear editor: While Canadians are generous to charities, especially during times of crisis, it is difficult to keep that going for two years during a once-in-a-generation pandemic. There was a groundswell of
Letter: Nothing wrong with existing town gateway
The following letter was sent to members of town council: It is my understanding that the existing well-designed Queen and Mississauga street entrance was created so the floral display could be changed annually to commemorate
Letter: Rainbow crosswalk may happen but residents deserve input on location
Dear editor: I note that $15,000 has been set aside in the town's capital budget to fund the installation of a rainbow crosswalk. There has been an unofficial survey by The Lake Report asking for input
Letter: Residents shouldn’t pay for rainbow crosswalk
Dear editor: I am very disappointed that the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake seems hellbent on pushing through a rainbow crosswalk and five rainbow benches, thus singling out a specific group for special treatment, which in
Letter: Mixing truckers, vaccinations and politics
Dear editor: What probably 99 per cent of the “truckers” demonstrating for their “rights” in Ottawa are ignoring is that they have all been vaccinated and that is why they are alive and healthy
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