"Although this level of government has the greatest impact on citizens’ daily lives, it is weak, ineffectual, rudderless and dominated by special interests," writes Garth Turner.
Over the last five centuries, says Frank Lloyd Wright, what humanity has called architecture has been "phony": "It was not innate, it wasn’t organic and it didn’t have the character of nature.”
More than 40 years after the debut of this British farce on the Shaw Festival stage, "One for the Pot" returns with excellent performances that contain the elements needed to make this for-the-masses comedy a laugh riot, writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
"As a pretentious British boss of mine said many years ago ... 'I have found that around the world, one can get on with two languages: English, and loud English,'" writes Ross Robinson.
"I provided you with an opportunity to do the right thing, which you have obviously declined to do. Please be advised that I intend to pursue this in the appropriate forum(s)," writes Derek Collins.
Dear editor:
During the early days of the pedophile priest scandals, what we all thought were isolated cases turned out to be, and continues to this...
Dear editor:
I enjoy Ross Robinson's cheerful articles but object to his call to remove Egerton Ryerson's name from the park in Niagara-on-the-Lake ("Town needs to rename Ryerson...
This afternoon I parked beside the old Parliament Oak school property and walked the block imagining the development as proposed by the owners, Liberty...
Please be kind to me as I ramble way out of my depth. But we need to talk.
Hundreds of unmarked graves. Islamophobia. Micro-aggressions. LGBTQ+ conversations....
Kevin MacLeanManaging Editor
We live in a white supremacist society.
This doesn’t mean people attending clandestine KKK meetings, but rather that our world’s dominant social, cultural...
Dear editor:
I would like to respond to an allegation made by Leah Wallace (former Town of NOTL heritage planner) during the Rand Estate virtual open...
This is the fifth in a 10-week gardening column series, organized by the Niagara-on-the-Lake Communities in Bloom committee.
Marla Percy
Special to The Lake Report
Unless your garden...
Dear editor:
Absent in numbers for many years, the Rolling Thunder groups have rediscovered NOTL.
Yes, the Harley-Davidson etc. riding clubs are back. We are now on...
Dear editor:
I want to offer my sincere thanks to Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake staff.
The security guard in front of Balls Beach received pamphlets from the Town of...
The mechanization and consolidation of Canada’s fruit and vegetable industry at the end of the 19th century transformed the farms and canneries of Niagara.
Where...
Niagara-on-the-Lake is ahead of the curve in so many ways.
And so behind in others.
This week's story about resident Jordon Williams' efforts to get a...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved aducanumab to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Like other similar drugs, it was designed to rid the brains of Alzheimer's patients of buildups of...
Ross RobinsonSpecial to The Lake Report
Let's think about tomorrows in our unique Niagara-on-the-Lake.
George Santayana said in 1905, "Those who cannot remember the past are...
Figuring out how to reuse the stuff you already have is a good way to reduce your carbon footprint.
Sell it online, whether you use Kijiji, VarageSale, Facebook...
Dear editor:
I completely agree with your editorial concerning the horrific Kamloops, B.C., tragedy, "Church shuns its responsibility," June 3.
I am appalled and enraged at...
Dear editor:
I write, reluctantly, in response to Joey Ho’s letter in your June 3 edition, "Erasing racism dismisses pain, inequities of racialized people," reacting to...
Dear editor:
Our political leaders are busy fundraising for upcoming provincial and federal elections.
Be aware that the seeds of blame, shame, anger and fear are...
Dear editor:
Another meeting regarding yet another property development. From the point of view of both apparent protagonists – the town and the developer –...
Dear editor:
With regards to Samuel Young's hypothesis of a secret society preparing to take over town council by some nefarious political activity (letter, "Underground...
Dear editor:
I am in agreement with Peter Babcock's criticism of the proposed gateway at Queen and Mississagua streets (letter, "Proposed gateway is ugly and corporate-looking," June...
The following originally appeared in the NOTL Chamber of Commerce's newsletter last week.
Eduardo Lafforgue
Special to The Lake Report
When I heard the news that an...
There was a small but solemn gathering in Simcoe Park on Sunday at 2:15 p.m.
Thanks to the initiative of Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Cosimo Chiovitti, a...
