"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.
First, a quick word about residential design hierarchy. Briefly stated, every element used in the composition should work in concert to create an intuitive...
SUBMITTED BY RICHARD WEST.WRITER'S CIRCLE
The train had been in the station for about five minutes and the passengers had already boiled out onto the...
SUBMITTED BY SHARON FRAYNE.WRITER'S CIRCLE
Do You Believe in Ghosts? (Continued)
Incredible, I thought. You’d never know there used to be a building here. It’s bad...
Three hundred years ago, there were no orchards of peaches, cherries or any type of fruit tree and no vineyards in the Niagara-on-the-Lake region.
The...
SUBMITTED BY BILL HAMILTON.WRITER'S CIRCLE
A far-reaching bay churning waters of its discontent.
A rugged coastline and islands soothe this liquid torrent.
The Canadian Shield stretched, like...
In 2012, Niagara-on-the-Lake was busy commemorating the War of 1812 and how it shaped the future of Upper Canada. Projects were abounding with special...
SUBMITTED BY SELINA APPLEBY.FEATURED
The heat of the summer had made playing baseball in the playground impossible.
The field was so dry that the three baseball...
