"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:
It was with interest that I read the opinion article by federal Liberal candidate Andrea Kaiser ("In defence of Liberals’ record on supporting seniors," The Lake Report, May...
Dear editor:
An underground movement in Niagara-on-the-lake is preplanning its strategy to unseat the incumbent town council. This group plans to examine the makeup of council, their...
Dear editor:
Andrea Kaiser is not the MP for Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Falls and Fort Erie, as she stated in her May 27 opinion column: "As MP for Niagara...
Richard HarleyKevin MacLean
The Lake Report
The whole country has been taken aback by the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at a former...
The second in a 10-week gardening series organized by the Niagara-on-the-Lake Communities in Bloom committee.
Marla Percy
Special to The Lake Report
Companion planting means placing different plants...
Dear editor:
As a resident of Niagara-on-the-Lake, I have the opportunity with others to attend the electronic public meetings with town council where the new proposed development application...
Dear editor:
In your May 13 publication there was an article about a four-way stop sign to be added at the intersection of Garrison, Jordan and Perez, "Council cuts...
Dear editor:
Further to the discussions regarding the old NOTL hospital site, social distancing and Queen Street as a pedestrian mall: Can we look into the...
Betty DiseroSpecial to The Lake Report
So here is some good news:
We’re seeing more people getting their COVID-19 vaccinations, case numbers continue to decrease, the...
Flames break out. Vehicles collide. A person collapses. A pooch gets trapped down a steep embankment.
When life and trouble happens, who ya gonna call?
Inevitably, it is...
During this pandemic we witnessed selfless behaviour by thousands of health care workers around the globe, who at great risk to themselves, struggled daily...
This is the first of a 10-week gardening column series, organized by the Niagara-on-the-Lake Communities in Bloom committee.
Bette Ann James
The Lake Report
So, what should...
Andrea KaiserSpecial to The Lake Report
I am writing in response to a letter to the editor that appeared in The Lake Report on Feb. 25 that characterized...
Dear editor:
On May 8, the Ontario chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams stated that the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine would no longer be used...
Dear editor:
Kudos to Erwin and Dorothy Wiens and The Lake Report's May 13 article, "An uncomfortable message about race and tolerance."
I fully support the essence of Erwin Wiens' message...
Dear editor:
I am writing in response to Samuel Young’s letter on making Queen Street pedestrian only, "Make Queen Street a pedestrian mall, with proper signs and...
