"Transparency, lawful decision-making and respect for the limits of municipal authority protect not only the town, but also the residents who ultimately bear the financial consequences," writes Maria Mavridis.
"For whatever reasons, Niagara-on-the-Lake has a history of delaying important decisions; here’s a chance for council to break that pattern and make Canada’s most beautiful town even better," writes David Israelson.
"The government has plenty of time for photo ops and fundraising tours, but not enough time in the House to seriously address the issues families are worried about every day," writes Wayne Gates.
"Media and technology today allow us to be informed, and almost everything is in real time. Not that long ago, less than a century, news travelled at a snail’s pace, if it travelled at all," writes Ross Robinson.
"In 2025, we have borne witness to a series of assaults on the tapestry of Niagara-on-the-Lake," writes Brian Marshall, writing about the Crysler-Burroughs property, Glencairn Hall, the Royal George Theatre and more.
As a species, humans consider themselves set apart from all other species because we possess gifts denied other creatures: our considerable powers of imagination,...
The first black hole was not photographed until 2019. It's gargantuan, billions of times the mass of the sun and much larger than the giant black hole found at the centre of our Milky Way, for which studies a Nobel prize was awarded and shared with evidence that general relativity provided a "robust explanation" for the shape of black holes.
Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to speak in various venues about heritage architecture.
During these talks, one of the things I’ve consistently noted...
Tony Chisholm
Special to The Lake Report
The Upper Canada Heritage Trail committee was established in 2017 to develop the old rail line in Niagara-on-the-Lake into...
In Upper Canada during the early 19th century, metal plaques were provided by fire insurance companies to homeowners who had purchased insurance coverage. The...
Community resistance to ill-considered government land-use dictates are mounting across Ontario.
On May 6, Oakville’s town council voted 14-to-1 against accepting the federal government’s densification...
Jo-Ann Fraser
Special to The Lake Report
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Horticultural Society is marking the 30th anniversary of its annual Gardeners' Garden Tour this year.
In addition...
This grand, two-storey estate overlooking the Niagara River is an important and rare example of a Classic (Greek) Revival house in a picturesque setting...
Pruning plants properly seems to be one the most frustrating and misunderstood areas of gardening.
The longevity of a plant is partially determined by how...
The following is an abridged version of the presentation that Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Tony Powell prepared for delivery to town council on May 14. The...
Friends, family and food make for a good time, especially when you bring in one of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s best-known culinary names and cookbook authors to...
