Dear editor:

I was recently in NOTL, my hometown, for a brief visit.

Fond memories live with me always of an idyllic childhood in our beautiful town. I was a student at Parliament Oak and Niagara District Secondary School, spent several nights at the hospital with broken bones, and lastly visited my mother at Upper Canada Lodge.

I was absolutely appalled and saddened to see the destruction of Parliament Oak, and more so to hear that a hotel is being constructed on the site.

It’s bad enough that Queen Street is completely given over to tourists. Permitting a hotel to be constructed in the quieter, more residential area of town is a huge nail in the coffin for a once coveted location away from the madness.

Council should be ashamed and question deeply their commitment to ensuring NOTL remains a liveable place for its citizens.

No schools, no hospital, no seniors’ residence, no brains, no heart, no vision.

Greg Davis
Ottawa