"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.
This photograph shows the former water tower on King Street, which was located beside Jack Greene’s Livery Stable. At the bottom of the picture, you...
For more than two decades in the mid-20th century, the Ranch bungalow had reigned supreme as the architectural style of choice. The sprawling single-storey...
No examination of church architecture in Niagara-on-the-Lake would be complete without including St. Vincent de Paul, which has been identified as “the oldest surviving...
In Upper Canada during the early 19th century, metal plaques were provided by fire insurance companies to homeowners who had purchased insurance coverage. This...
It’s 1852 in Niagara-on-the-Lake and the second Presbyterian church in town had just opened its doors. Built a mere five-minute walk from St. Andrew’s...
We are all enjoying the beautiful blossoms on the fruit trees this spring. This week’s photo is of the 1955 Blossom Blessing Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Little is...
Penny-Lynn CooksonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
In this time of lockdowns and isolation and bans on social gatherings in restaurants and pubs, sales of wine...
It is a fact that well-constructed buildings will often outlive the purpose for which they were originally intended.
Churches without congregations, factories that cannot support...
Penny-Lynn CooksonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
Vincent van Gogh left the Netherlands to join his art dealer brother Theo in Paris where he would...
If you're like us, the first reaction to Niagara Region's plan for COVID-19 vaccine clinics for those over age 80 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, might have been: what...
Architecture is a reflection of the prevailing socio-political-economic attitudes of society.
As society changes, so too should architecture if it wishes to have relevance and...
Penny-Lynn CooksonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake ReportThe Lake Report’s call out for nominations for our pandemic heroes serves to remind us that through the...
Dr. William Brown is a professor of neurology at McMaster University and co-founder of the Infohealth series at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library.
Dr. William...
Prior to 1945, there were no “residential housing developers” as we know them today.
Certainly there had been successful builders who would purchase a piece...
This photograph from 1957 shows the former municipal public works sheds that were located in the Market Square area of Niagara-on-the-Lake.This was directly behind...
