"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.
Far too often when the term “affordable housing” is used, our minds draw an equivalent to the subsidized housing projects that proliferated across this...
The NOTL Museum has a wonderful art collection depicting the community of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Here is a watercolour of the Queenston Heights landscape and a...
Jan. 6 is Epiphany, a Christian feast day celebrating the revelation of God incarnate in Jesus Christ.
It is also known as Three King’s Day commemorating the...
In the 17th century, the Dutch Republic became a powerhouse of economic, industrial, military, scientific and cultural success.
It was the Dutch Golden Age, a...
Many of us enjoy the Christmas shows that the Shaw Festival is back presenting this year. The Courthouse Players, the forerunner to our beloved Shaw...
Throughout history, turbulent times of wars, revolutions, pandemics, disease, famine, economic upheaval and climate change have affected hundreds of millions of lives.
We are presently living...
In the built-heritage field the term “rehabilitation” is generally a reference to work performed on a historic house which returns the dwelling to a...
Living in Italy meant fighting against the Allies for young Gino Ascenzo
We have all heard the stories of how our Canadian fathers, brothers, uncles or...
On Remembrance Day we shall fix our poppies on our lapels, perhaps attend a wreath-laying at a cenotaph and maybe give thought to fading narratives of...
This Second World War photograph shows soldiers training at Niagara Camp’s rifle range. The grounds were located along Lakeshore Road, just west of Shakespeare...
This week’s COP26 Glasgow Climate Change Conference has brought delegates, world leaders and activists together with the urgent aim of reducing carbon emissions and...
Recognize this spot? This photograph is looking from the Niagara-on-the-Lake Sailing Club property toward Melville Street (the street running along the middle of the photo)....
The sheer silliness of some of town council’s decisions is again in evidence as councillors have unanimously passed a bylaw banning all parking near or in...
October 13 is the 209th anniversary of the War of 1812’s Battle of Queenston Heights. This 1871 photograph shows war veterans, with young family members,...
