"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 is the third and final part in our series on Niagara Falls.
'Many daredevils have challenged Niagara Falls, including wire-walkers, who, for many years, were a big...
Niagara Falls is the place where daredevils test their luck against the odds, where the desperate take their lives and where miracles happen.
The answer to why...
Mike KeenanSpecial to The Lake Report
What do the following professions have in common: mortician aka funeral director, pathologist, gravedigger, mourner-greeter, makeup artist, hospice aide, floral...
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Mike Keenan is an award-winning poet, columnist and podcaster. He has led writing workshops, including a week-long course at the Chautauqua Institution in New...
Last week we looked at one of the types of perhaps well-intentioned, but definitely uninformed alterations that result in damage to historic masonry. Continuing...
Was your old house built before 1900? If so, it’s almost certain that the basement foundation was constructed with lime mortar; a completely different critter...
Editor's note: Local Snaps is a series of photos submitted by Niagara-on-the-Lake residents and visitors. Please send us your photos to editor@niagaranow.com.______________________________________
Submitted by: Judy...
You see them sprinkled across Niagara-on-the-Lake and, indeed, across Ontario.
Some are one storey, others a storey and a half. There are those with hip roofs,...
As I mentioned in last week’s column, Peter Secord, apparently despairing of ever receiving a grant, left Niagara in 1793.
However, his absence did not halt the...
Betty & Jane
Plunger Control
Wineries all over the world are embracing the art of drying grapes to concentrate the flavour and structure of the must.
Big...
In 1874, on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in New York, the Methodist minister John Vincent (in partnership with entrepreneur Lewis Miller) opened an...
On Dec. 24, 1814, the newspaper headlines around the country might have read, “The War is Over – Peace Finally.”
Here in Niagara-on-the-Lake, however, there were...
