"Council has made unpopular development decisions before, but it appears to be playing this one more carefully. Let’s hope they’re listening," writes David Israelson.
"We are being asked to accept the partial destruction of the Queen-Picton heritage district’s place identity on the very questionable altar of a cultural institution’s ask," writes Brian Marshall.
"The buyer of a $1.9-million house needs $400,000 in cash and an income of about $220,000 to handle the $8,400 monthly mortgage payment, plus property tax and utilities. Ouch," writes Garth Turner.
"It takes villages, towns and cities of scientists working together, whether directly or simply by sharing insights and data, to make most science work in our time," writes Dr. William Brown.
The following column was written by the late Joanne Young, garden expert and coach, and was originally published in the Oct. 5, 2023 edition of The Lake Report.
Columnist Brian Marshall takes readers on a road trip around Niagara-on-the-Lake to visit a few of the town’s stone houses, constructed and designed in a variety of methods over the years.
The Niagara Belt Line car in this image was part of a series of 18 similar cars, all built at the same time for the Niagara Falls Park and River Railway.
"When people see guide dogs with their partners walking down the street, it looks so simple," writes Jodey Porter. "You just cannot imagine how wickedly and brutally difficult all this is to learn."
Grover is good at pulling on heartstrings — the irony is, his are failing. Angel's Rest Dog Rescue and Sanctuary in St. Davids is turning to the public for help saving the life of the four-year-old Westie cross.
Entrepreneur and 2022 mayoral candidate Vaughn Goettler, writes Garth Turner, is "pragmatic, driven, a tad rumpled, safely retired but far from finished. He has fine real estate, toys and ambition."
A pair of extreme storms in June and July created flash floods in areas of greater NOTL, overwhelming sewers, drains, culverts, ditches, storm ponds and streams, causing tremendous damage to homes and properties.
"On good days, Jan knows precisely who I am and responds to cuddling and holding hands and most of my bad jokes," writes Dr. Brown. "So, in some of the most important ways, I haven’t lost Jan."
This week's edition of "Exploring History" includes a postcard image of one of the cars of the Niagara Belt Line, which went through the Niagara Gorge, Niagara Falls, Lewiston and Queenston.
"This pivotal historic property at Queen and Simcoe represents a rubicon — a line in the sand — which, if crossed, may very well be the tipping point that spells the end of a decades-long tradition of respecting and preserving the heritage of Niagara-on-the-Lake," writes Brian Marshall.
Niagara-on-the-Lake's pickleball courts were back in action last weekend — and players were thrilled to return to their favourite outdoor sport after a lengthy closure.
"What can be more relaxing on a warm summer day then chilling out on your favourite lounge chair or hammock and watching the grasses sway and rustle in the breeze? " asks Joanne Young.
"Have we priced ourselves out of the economic reality in which most Canadians live? Of course," writes Garth Turner in this week's edition of The Turner Report.
"Mystery and magic are in the very words and idea of a "secret garden." We want to know more. Where is it? What's in it? Why is it a secret?" writes Penny-Lynn Cookson in her review of "The Secret Garden" at the Shaw Festival.
"We must be back at Queen’s Park as soon as possible to address these problems and work proactively and collaboratively to find solutions," writes MPP Wayne Gates.
The Lake Report's Aug. 15 editorial by editor-in-chief Richard Harley, "Poilievre is truly great — at pandering," has garnered attention from coast to coast. It also struck some nerves.
"I will be attending The Seeing Eye, the one of the oldest guide dog schools in the world, for nearly a month of instruction. I’ll learn how to partner with my new four-legged furry, sighted guide," writes Jodey Porter.
"Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a plethora of lies during his visit to NOTL, forcing The Lake Report to respond with the longest editorial it has ever published."
"When the hottest days of summer hit, many container garden plants slow down on making flowers and fresh foliage — even if you keep up with watering," writes Joanne Young.
"Dividing the world into left and right, as the Americans are doing (and we’re following) solves nothing. One side is not right and good, the other wrong and evil. Trust me. I’ve been on both," writes Garth Turner.
"'It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing' and swing audiences certainly did when Duke Ellington composed this jazz classic with lyrics by Irving Mills in 1931 and performed it at Harlem's famous Cotton Club," writes Penny-Lynn Cookson, highlighting one of several standout show at the Shaw Festival's Spiegeltent this summer.
In "Turbulence," her exhibition of drawings, watercolours and digital prints at RiverBrink in Queenston, artist Millie Chen focuses attention on past and present, on historical events and memory.
"It was my observation, particularly given the universal opinion expressed to me by those gathered on the lawns, that many of this council's decisions are the antithesis of their campaign promises," writes Brian Marshall, who attended the town hall protest last week.
"There is just something to be said about a more tropical look in the summer," writes Joanne Young, sharing her four favourite summer beauties that will add some “wow” to your garden.
