"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:
When Richard West expressed his views about unnecessary sidewalks on Anne Street in the April 15 issue of The Lake Report, ("Is new sidewalk essential or...
Dear editor:
While most people write to newspapers to complain about someone doing something wrong, when someone does something right, they also deserve to be...
Penny-Lynn Cookson
Special to The Lake Report
Oh, to be in Paris at the Folies-Bergère, home of opera, dance, comedy and acrobatics. Built in 1869, it was...
Dear editor:
There has been a lot of information published about the possibility of blood clots in persons taking the AstraZeneca vaccine. As the science...
Too little, too late and sometimes wrong: That about describes the state of the pandemic for most countries around the world.
Thank goodness for success stories...
It is a fact that well-constructed buildings will often outlive the purpose for which they were originally intended.
Churches without congregations, factories that cannot support...
Dear editor:
I am writing regarding your story, "Town hires 'fairness monitor' to oversee potential sale of old Niagara-on-the-Lake hospital site," (April 8).
I may be...
Ross RobinsonSpecial to The Lake Report
As we continue to wrassle with COVID-19, we must retain our ability to smile. As importantly, we must retain our...
Dear editor:
Niagara-on-the-Lake, widely referred to as the prettiest town in Canada, is blessed with many assets as well as outstanding beauty.
Take, for example, the...
Dear editor:
I take exception to your reporting on the Hummel Properties Inc. lawsuit against the Town of NOTL headlined as an alleged "insidious scheme" by the mayor...
Penny-Lynn Cookson
Special to The Lake Report
In the battle against COVID-19, the latest lockdown decree from the provincial government advises us to continue avoiding close...
I am not going to discuss the many yea's and nays of the all-important and increasingly emotional "vaccine or no vaccine" debate.
Atypically, symptomatically or asymptomatically, I put...
Dear editor:
?There has been a lot of information published about the possibility of blood clots in persons taking the AstraZeneca vaccine. As the science...
Dear editor:
Bird cannon explosions will start again in a couple of months. These are a source of major stress for all residents living near vineyards.
These cannons...
The NOTL Chamber of Commerce, Lord Mayor Betty Disero and chief administrative officer Marnie Cluckie last week held their first state of the town address,...
