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Ross’s Ramblings: A former fan flummoxed by failed hockey fortunes

Yes, I am bewildered again this year by the results of the hockey playoffs. Also puzzled, flummoxed, confounded and confused. Try as I might, I just don’t understand how year after...

Letter: People are right to speak up about planning issues

Dear editor: I couldn’t help but notice that peppered through the May 11 edition of...

Letter: Developers need a vision and commitment to NOTL’s uniqueness

Dear editor: I read, with interest and some despair, Bonita Cawker’s May 18 letter, “NOTL...

Letter: Safer cycling infrastructure needed in Niagara

Dear editor: As lawyers for injured cyclists and grieving families, we were devastated to learn...

Letter: Isn’t having more health care options a good thing for Ontarians?

Dear editor: I am writing regarding the May 11 story, “Health coalition launches referendum to...

Letter: We need to persuade Ford to stop privatized health care

Dear editor: I had a hip replacement in 2016, a successful procedure after a wait of a couple of months. Now, we have the enactment of...

Letter: Rotting wood, peeling paint plague Old Town buildings

Dear editor: I am a newer resident, having lived here for 18 months, and want to express my concerns about the slow disintegration of some...

Editorial: Commitment to tax rentals is a good first step

Niagara-on-the-Lake is finally going to make short-term rentals charge the same two per cent accommodation tax as hotels do. Although the town is taking its...

Letter: NOTL is growing and that means more development

Dear editor: In recent months we have read and heard regurgitated arguments from various residents and (not in my back yard) groups railing against development...

Arch-i-text: 19th-century tiny homes – and NOTL development proposals

We looked at the local expression of the Hall & Parlour Folk House in last week's column and I promised we’d dig a little...

Opinion: Drivers and cyclists need to respect one another on the road

Frank Hayes Special to The Lake Report I'd like to respond to Kip Voege's commentary, "Lawyer’s letter on cyclists not justified," (May 4). I don't want to...

Editorial: Part 4: ‘Honour system’ of remitting taxes isn’t good enough

Fourth in a series The first three parts of this series focused on how the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake must immediately apply its municipal accommodation tax...

Dr. Brown: Is the brain too complex for humans to understand?

Without a doubt, the human brain and those of other highly social, intelligent species, are the most complex organs produced in 3.7 billion years of...

Growing Together: My bulbs have finished blooming – now what?

Haven’t the spring bulbs this year just been glorious? With the cooler weather, the flowers decided to extend their stay, making for a very...

Letter: Not pleased by handling of special council meeting

Dear editor: As a (relative) newcomer to Niagara-on-the-Lake, I was surprised by the handling of the April 24 public/council meeting dealing with precious heritage issues...

Letter: Council’s list of unacceptable reactions was inappropriate

Dear editor: I am writing regarding The Lake Report's headline on my letter in the April 27 edition, ("Didn’t like being told to respect council decorum"). It...

Letter: Garden tour cancellation was a group decision

Dear editor:  I am writing to clarify an article published on May 4, “Cindy Grant steps back from volunteer roles,” linking the primary reason for...

Letter: Thanks to councillor for honest insights into social anxiety

Dear editor: I appreciate The Lake Report reprinting the column that originally appeared on Coun. Maria Mavridis' public blog, ("Councillor’s social anxiety led to recess...

Letter: Who will pay to maintain Rand’s heritage features long-term?

Dear editor: I would like to remark on one concern that appeared to have been brushed over at the special council meeting held at the community...

Letter: Wiens handled controversial council meeting properly

Dear editor: I am writing in response to letters from former Coun. Allan Bisback and resident Jean O'Malley in your April 27 edition about the...

Letter: Once ‘architectural blasphemy,’ house now earns accolades

Dear editor: When I read Brian Marshall’s comments (“An homage to the Greeks and one couple’s vision,” April 27) about the Queen Anne home I...

Letter: Chamber missed opportunity to celebrate coronation

Dear editor: I did — did you, celebrate the coronation, that is? How disappointed myself and many others are that our local Chamber of Commerce did...

Guest Column: Dutch traffic innovations make life safer for all

Dear editor: Everyone knew that the world was flat and it was blasphemy to imply otherwise, until everyone knew the world was round and it...

Editorial: A suite approach to housing affordability

The times they are a-changin'. The famous vagabond poet from Hibbing, Minn., wrote those words in a much different context some 60 years ago. But Bob...

Dr. Brown: Some scientists think there was more than one Big Bang

The story of the Big Bang we're familiar with runs something like this: For reasons unknown, and as yet enigmatic, incredibly tiny, dense, quantal energy...

Ross’s Ramblings: Enjoy our town’s character – and all its characters

Our wee town shows well and, for a variety of reasons, it is highly ranked as a primo place to visit. The vineyards and wineries,...

Letter: Not pleased by handling of special council meeting

Dear editor: As a (relative) newcomer to Niagara-on-the-Lake, I was surprised by the handling of the April 24 public/council meeting dealing with precious heritage issues...

Letter: Who will pay to maintain Rand’s heritage features long-term?

Dear editor: I would like to remark on one concern that appeared to have been brushed over at the special council meeting held at the community...

Letter: With vision, a sensitive Rand development could happen

Dear editor: At the special council meeting on April 24 to discuss Solmar’s requests to demolish buildings on the Rand Estate, Deputy Lord Mayor Edwin...

Letter: Council needs to stand up for life as we know it

Dear editor: My all-time favourite Christmas movie is “It’s A Wonderful Life." The lead character, George Bailey, lives in the beautifully quaint town of Bedford Falls. George...

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