Dear editor: Change is constant. Sometimes there’s no getting around it. Supply, demand, development. To some these almost can be fighting words. They don’t have to be, if done with sensitivity, care and

Patrick Gedge  Special to The Lake Report The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, its councillors and staff are mandated to legally and ethically uphold the official plan and its bylaws without favour to any individual developer. The

Dear editor: During a litter cleanup on Sunday, Oct. 22, along about a two-kilometre short stretch of Lakeshore Road leading into Old Town, more than 60 Tim Hortons cups (and lids) were picked

Dear editor: The Fallsview Casino buffet in Niagara Falls has now closed, however, it appears the “Queen Street Buffet” in Niagara-on-the-Lake is still open. Why are residents required to use environmental green bins

Dear editor: The masonry wall at the termination point of Mississagua at Queen Street has been skilfully constructed but what a waste of craftsmanship to implement such a nonsensical sign. At best this

Dear editor: I was interested to read your extensive interview, “Schlange wants Niagara to reap benefits of amalgamation,” conducted with the former Niagara Region chief administrator Harry Schlange, in the Oct. 12 edition

Dear editor: Your Oct. 12 editorial, “An indoor swimming pool for NOTL,” was an excellent opinion piece. It was well-articulated in a non-threatening way and I wholeheartedly concur with your observations. As The

Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa and MPP Wayne Gates wrote to Health Minister Sylvia Jones last week urging her to make good on a promise to expand nurse practitioner services in Niagara-on-the-Lake. This is

Dear editor: Wow! When developer Rainer Hummel goes off on someone, he really goes off. I refer, of course, to his letter criticizing The Lake Report’s longtime columnist Brian Marshall, (“Developer disagrees with

Dear editor: It seems that the favourite recourse of developers when their plans meet with less than an enthusiastic response is one of personal abuse. First there was a prominent Niagara-on-the-Lake developer’s vindictive

Dear editor: I’d like to begin by disclosing that my forum for pointing out things that don’t sit well with me is usually the dinner table with my family, a chat with my

Dear editor: I, for one, am so very, very tired of fatuous expressions like “our thoughts and prayers” about tragedies and calamities for which the perpetrators go free, and we the onlooking public,

Dear editor: In response to a letter writer who equated the use of speed cameras near the Virgil school to a cash grab by the state (“Letter: Speed camera near Virgil school is

Dear editor: I’m wondering what is happening when our town encourages people to apply to build projects that are totally contrary to the zoning, the bylaws and basic land-use principles. There are now

Dear editor: So, letter writer Buddy Andres (“Indoor pool group needs a reality check,” Sept. 21), thinks that an indoor pool owned and operated by the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake would be too expensive

Dear editor: I entirely agree with the article by letter writer Lydia Madonia, (“Over-tourism, development could hurt NOTL,” Sept. 21). Her concerns with respect to over-tourism in my opinion may be understated. I

Dear editor: Thank you for all of the articles in The Lake Report this summer highlighting our Niagara-on-the-Lake lacrosse teams. After many years of the lacrosse board at the Virgil arena sitting empty, we

Dear editor: I occasionally read Brian Marshall’s Arch-i-Text column. It sometimes consists of fabricated nonsense, so I don’t take it too seriously. However, it occurred to me that by sharing his incorrect opinions

Dear editor: I have never understood why some people think that speed cameras are a money grab, (“Speed camera near Virgil school is just a cash grab,” Letter, Sept. 21). A money grab

Dear editor: I wanted to express my total agreement with the extremely well-thought out letter from Lydia Madonia, (“Over-tourism, development could hurt NOTL,” Sept. 21). Her points about the consequences of over-tourism have

Dear editor: Perfect weather and a beautiful setting at Simcoe Park brought out many eager participants to support the Terry Fox Run and to remember later firefighter Mike Vriens. Thank you to The

Dear editor: Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Old Town spreads right along the shores of Lake Ontario to the mouth of the Niagara River. Five “villages” – Old Town, Queenston, St. Davids, Virgil and Glendale – comprise NOTL

Dear editor: According to a recent poll released by Mental Health Research Canada, 51 per cent of Canadians said inflation was having a negative impact on their mental health; 24 per cent have