"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:
I am very disappointed that The Lake Report dedicated so much space to Randy Norris’s gruesome blood hobby of killing coyotes for sport In...
The following message from NOTL Lord Mayor Betty Disero, Deputy Lord Mayor Clare Cameron and chief administrator Marnie Cluckie was issued to mark International Women's Day on March...
Dear editor:
Further to your story, "Hunter says hobby is legal, needed," (March 4), about coyote hunters in NOTL:
They do it for sport? It would only...
Dear editor:
I was appalled by the article on coyote hunter Randy Norris, ("Hunter says hobby is legal, needed," March 4).
It is rather difficult to agree...
Prior to 1945, there were no “residential housing developers” as we know them today.
Certainly there had been successful builders who would purchase a piece...
Wayne GatesSpecial to Niagara Now
As an elected official during this crisis, the focus of my office remains primarily on stopping the COVID crisis before...
Dear editor:
I have trying since mid-December to get answer to a very simple question.
“Will persons with immune suppression (organ transplant recipients), auto-immune disorders, serious...
Niagara-on-the-Lake thrives on volunteerism.
And it’s so satisfying to see some of those volunteers recognized for the incredible number of hours they collectively spend helping our local organizations and...
Dear editor;
First, let me say I am unaffiliated with any political party and this letter is not intended to favour any particular party.
An extract from federal...
Dear editor:
The Lake Report (Feb. 18) reports that “Town lost $719K in water in 2019” as stated in the Deloitte audit report.
The Deloitte audit report explains...
Dr. William Brown is a professor of neurology at McMaster University and co-founder of the Infohealth series at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library.
Dr. William...
Tony BaldinelliSpecial to The Lake Report
Tourist visits are vital for Niagara-on-the-Lake's economy. Many NOTL small businesses depend on people travelling domestically and from abroad, to come...
Rick ChandlerSpecial to The Lake Report
During this unprecedented pandemic, The Lake Report and other area media have done a commendable job updating readers on...
Out of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in France came an architectural style that attempted to combine functionalism liberally sprinkled with ornamental elements borrowed from...
As all my regular readers know, I believe the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake requires a comprehensive set of architectural guidelines that is both descriptive and...
