Dear editor:

I have learned so much from Brian Marshall’s columns in The Lake Report. Knowledge which is so important in an historic town like Niagara on the Lake.

The U.S. treasures its history and goes to great lengths to preserve it, whereas in Canada, especially in Ontario, so many historical buildings have been torn down over the years to make room for the modern day’s market.

Millions of tourists travel to Europe to enjoy and learn about civilizations hundreds and even thousands of years old.

Charming villages with period architecture entice so many travellers. Europeans’ history is very precious to them and they go to great lengths to preserve it.

I see a number of homes being torn down in Niagara-on-the-Lake to make way for large, modern houses.

Initially people were attracted here by the history and charm that millions of tourists come to visit and yet they tear down to replace with what they left behind. Boggles the mind.

It’s amazing during our extensive travels when we are asked where we are from and we answer “a little town 20 minutes from Niagara Falls in Canada called Niagara-on-the-Lake” how many answer that they have been here and sing its praises.

Some developers purchase our heritage to build large hotels and cookie cutter townhomes to increase their profit. Be careful: you are on the path of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Several visitors have commented they have noticed uncomplementary changes over the years. Why would tourists choose to visit when our charming town, having been voted the second best place to visit in Canada by Trip Advisor, becomes an average town with huge hotels, ho-hum architecture, fast-food outlets and large, modern homes?

No mores golden eggs. Just sayin’.

Luba Fraser
NOTL