"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.
Further to last week’s photo on the Niagara Assembly establishing a Chautauqua movement in Niagara-on-the-Lake, here is an image of the three-storey Chautauqua Hotel. The Chautauqua...
Over the last two weeks, this column has raised the issue of managing Niagara-on-the-Lake’s development and the role of design review guidelines.
For those who...
Penny-Lynn CooksonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
Sunday, July 11, 2021, will remain a day not easily forgotten by football fans. The Euro Cup 2020 was...
Distinct from zoning bylaws, secondary plans or etc., design guidelines speak specifically to criteria used to ensure any contemplated alteration to the landscape (either...
The Niagara Assembly established a Chautauqua movement on a 92-acre lot along Lake Ontario in Niagara-on-the-Lake in the mid-1880s. The movement was a semi-religious...
Kevin MacLeanRichard Harley
The Lake Report
Like most minorities and people who have endured decades of discrimination, members of the LGBTQ+ community have fought long and...
Penny-Lynn CooksonSpecial to The Lake Report/Niagara Now
Now, before you sigh “Not another image of Niagara Falls,” wait – because the back story is fascinating.
There...
This afternoon I parked beside the old Parliament Oak school property and walked the block imagining the development as proposed by the owners, Liberty...
The mechanization and consolidation of Canada’s fruit and vegetable industry at the end of the 19th century transformed the farms and canneries of Niagara.
Where...
Niagara-on-the-Lake is ahead of the curve in so many ways.
And so behind in others.
This week's story about resident Jordon Williams' efforts to get a...
This is the fourth in a 10-week gardening column series, organized by Niagara-on-the-Lake's Communities in Bloom committee
Charlotte Kromberg
Special to The Lake Report
Ever wondered why...
Bill AuchterlonieSpecial to The Lake Report
For the week of June 17 to 23: Jupiter goes retrograde, Mercury goes direct and the summer solstice marks the start...
Penny-Lynn CooksonSpecial to The Lake Report
In the late 19th century, the Canadian government began a policy of aggressive assimilation of Indigenous peoples.
Prime Minister John A....
Richard HarleyKevin MacLean
The Lake Report
The whole country has been taken aback by the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at a former...
Penny-Lynn CooksonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
Friday last, a cold wind was sending branches, leaves and flower petals all over lawns and streets in...
