"A&M are pumping their latest project. It’s a whopper. If the sisters get their way with local politicians (once again), the old Rand Estate will turn into a five-storey, 111-room luxury Ritz-Carlton hotel," writes Garth Turner.
"Should any future council enact an interim control bylaw, underwritten by a duly compliant study, it will be largely legally unassailable," writes Brian Marshall.
"Niagara-on-the-Lake should not be treated as an extension of a 'Vegas North' casino economy. We are not a desert entertainment strip," writes Keith McNenly.
"I have heard that during his 26 years as mayor, Henry Paffard advocated for the planting of over 1,000 trees. By any measure, that’s a lot of limbs and leaves and shade and oxygen. And with trees come squirrels," writes Ross Robinson.
"Regardless of differences of opinion over development projects, I recognize that public discourse should be conducted respectfully and without casting aspersions on others," writes Stewart Hall.
Dear editor,
Here we go again, chosen as citizen of the year for 2018, but, more importantly, a real estate developer, Rainer Hummel is again trying...
Dear editor:
I can no longer stay silent.
The absolutely ridiculous directions that we find ourselves going are too many to name, but there is one that...
The "open court" principle in Canada ensures that regular folks, the public, can trust that judicial matters are carried out fairly and openly, without...
Over the last two weeks, this column has raised the issue of managing Niagara-on-the-Lake’s development and the role of design review guidelines.
For those who...
Dear editor:
Further to Brian Marshall's July 8 Arch-i-text column, "NOTL must take control of development," the former Parliament Oak school should be a school and...
Dear editor:
Growing up on a fruit farm with every type of peaches, plums, pears, cherries, strawberries and whatever Mom and Grandma grew in their gardens,...
Dear editor:
All residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake and, indeed, the Niagara region benefit from open borders with the United States.
It is probably correct to say that...
Dear editor:
In 1986, Ontario designated the Queen/Picton area of Niagara-on-the-Lake as a heritage conservation district and in 2003 the area was designated a hational historic...
Distinct from zoning bylaws, secondary plans or etc., design guidelines speak specifically to criteria used to ensure any contemplated alteration to the landscape (either...
A young person’s perspective on the need for change in her hometown
Molly Bowron
Special to The Lake Report
Change can be hard to swallow, evoking fear in...
Dear editor:
Regarding your July 8 news story (" ‘Traditional marriage’ sign decried as homophobic, hateful") and editorial ("A shameful sign of the times") about a man who posted a lawn...
