Bernard LansbergenSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report Despite warmer weather of late, last week still saw the Niagara region covered in about 15 centimetres of snow. It was a cozy “winterlude” for some and
Councillor criticizes 'white, wealthy, privileged' residents for trying to exclude others Evan Saunders The Lake Report About 30 per cent of Niagara-on-the-Lake residents say they face hostility based on how long they have lived
Dear editor: As I write this on April 23, Ontario is registering between 3,000 and 4,000 new positive cases of COVID-19 daily with some 700 people in intensive care units and overworked health care workers
Dear editor: A letter writer wrote to express his frustration that your paper seemed to criticize our prime minister, (“Keep opinions in the opinion section,” April 15). Apparently he felt that gave concern you were becoming a
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Infrastructure can't meet demand when farms need water most Evan Saunders Special to The Lake Report Niagara-on-the-Lake's irrigation infrastructure is incapable of supplying all farms when demand is highest and the system needs a
Penny-Lynn CooksonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report We’re opening windows to spring and flowers and blossoming trees, just as Matisse wants us to do with him in his dazzling “Open Window, Collioure.” It’s
Dear editor: Having lived in NOTL for 31 years, which included 23 years as the owner/operator of Linden House B&B, we were perplexed to read in the last two Lake Reports about the
Dear editor: The lack of public consultation on the future of the former hospital site in Old Town is concerning. During the 2018 municipal election campaign, which took place just over a year
Dear editor: Today the province reported 40 deaths from COVID-19. If these people had died from a bus accident, plane crash, or by the hands of a shooter, their names, faces, life stories
Dear editor: I was surprised to find that Penny-Lynn Cookson in her detailed description of “L'Absinthe” by Degas (Eye for Art, April 22) did not mention the detail that I have always found the most
Dear editor: My iPhone wouldn’t charge properly. The internet deluged me with reasons and fixes as to why. Then I found what the most common reason for this is. Lint from pockets can
Dear editor: In a letter to The Lake Report on April 15, (“Town was right to impose development freeze”), I expressed my personal opinions concerning developer Rainer Hummel and his reasons for the legal action that he launched against
Dear editor: Sincere thanks to Dr. William Brown and his family for sharing their own personal journey through the unimaginable effects of isolation, (“Imagine isolation in care homes, especially for those with dementia,” The
Dear editor: For many years, my mother Brigitte Knauer lovingly tended the graves of her mother, mother-in-law and sister, as well as that of her husband Harry Knauer (my father), at Lakeshore Cemetery. She planted beautiful pots
Tony BaldinelliSpecial to NIagara Now/The Lake Report On April 19, the federal government unveiled their long-awaited budget. Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to participate in debate in the House of Commons to
My Big Sister Pauline was the first born in February 1936 to Frank and Phyllis Wright, who lived in Catford, South London. One year later she was joined by a new baby sister
Dear editor: I have thoroughly enjoyed reading The Lake Report since it began publishing a few years ago. Coverage of our town council meetings, our business community, developments affecting our all-important agricultural community and
Dear editor: This year's National Volunteer Week theme is “The value of one, the power of many” and it never rang truer. All volunteers are such special souls. At this time in particular, I
Dear editor: The following open letter from Niagara Health leaders was addressed to Niagara residents. It is co-signed and supported by more than 70 other leaders across the region, including politicians, civil servants, doctors and
Penny-Lynn CooksonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report In this time of lockdowns and isolation and bans on social gatherings in restaurants and pubs, sales of wine and spirits have increased with quiet, at home
Dear editor: I read with interest Dr. William Brown's April 15 column, “Our leaders have failed us too often in this pandemic.” While I agree with some of his remarks, his praise for Boris Johnson and
Dear editor: It is difficult to understand how anyone can look so unkindly on the suffering and chronic disabilities, for example hyeracusis (acoustic shock disorder), caused by bird bangers. To quote the author
Dear editor: I am writing in response to Kyra Simone's Keeping it Green column (“Celebrate nature’s essential services this Earth Day,” April 15) about cleaning up garbage around town. I just finished a 45-minute walk down King
Dear editor: Consider the events of the past two weeks and it's becoming crystal clear that we are far from our final lockdowns here in Canada. There is a total breakdown and blatant
Dear editor: When Richard West expressed his views about unnecessary sidewalks on Anne Street in the April 15 issue of The Lake Report, (“Is new sidewalk essential or ‘nice to have’?”), I couldn't help but surmise,
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