"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.
For more than two decades in the mid-20th century, the Ranch bungalow had reigned supreme as the architectural style of choice. The sprawling single-storey...
Dear editor:
In my personal opinion the term NIMBYism (not in my backyard) is widely misunderstood and misused, and is invalid in many cases.
In it's simplest...
Dear editor:
Thank you so much for The Lake Report's article on May 13 ("An uncomfortable message about race and tolerance"), and for sharing Erwin and Dorothy Wiens' personal experiences...
Dear editor:
Few would disagree that social distancing on Queen Street during the tourist season is nigh impossible.
Using the past few weeks of traffic data,...
Dear editor:
I was surprised to read about the four-way stop being put in at the intersection of Garrison Village Drive, Perez Road and Jordan Street,...
Dear editor:
A recent letter to The Lake Report, ("Make Ryerson Park 'locals only' but open adjacent land for everyone," April 29), suggested that the defence...
Who is tired of lockdowns, shutdowns, restrictions, lineups, masks, sanitizers, social distancing, physical distancing, no congregating, no socializing, etc.?
Perhaps the better question is: Who...
Robin JinchereauSpecial to The Lake Report
You can diminish your carbon footprint by reducing or eliminating some of the products you consume or by cutting...
Julie (Sciara) McMillanMabel (Stevens) Hunter
Special to The Lake Report
When the McMillan family’s ancestors first arrived in Niagara-on the Lake, Canada was not officially a...
Dear editor:
I guess the town is not moving fast enough for the residents of Chautauqua!
On our regular drive around town on Saturday we noticed the town...
Dear editor:
As with the many changes we experienced post 9/11 (removing your shoes passing through airport security, limitations on liquids, 3.4 ounces in a...
Dear editor:
I agree with the sentiments expressed in your editorial, "Rand Estate deservea better," May 6, concerning the controversial residential development of the Rand Estate as...
It seems like forever, people and communities have had a love-hate relationship with developers and development.
Whether it was the burgeoning GTA starting in the...
No examination of church architecture in Niagara-on-the-Lake would be complete without including St. Vincent de Paul, which has been identified as “the oldest surviving...
Andrea KaiserSpecial to The Lake Report
Conservative MP Tony Baldinelli's op-ed column last week, ("Liberal budget shortchanges tourism sector"), omitted key facts about the federal government’s support for tourism...
Dear editor:
I commend The Lake Report, and specifically Kevin MacLean, for reaching out to me directly and quickly after I expressed concern about political...
Dear editor:
I am writing regarding our MP Tony Baldinelli's guest column, "Liberal budget shortchanges tourism sector," published April 29.
I object to this blatant political advertisement...
Dear editor:
With regards to Niagara-on-the-Lake's public parks needing to be inclusive to “everyone,” I agree with Coun. Erwin Wiens.
Where I differ with his opinion is the use...
Dear editor:
We often walk to Ryerson Park and notice drivers looking for parking. They can hardly find any.
The residents living in the area surrounding Ryerson...
Dear editor:
In the April 29 article in The Lake Report, "NOTL seeks feedback on Ryerson Park," Coun. Erwin Wiens took the opportunity to make many remarks about...
