"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.
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...
Dear editor:
I am writing further to The Lake Report's front-page story, "Town of NOTL needs to find additional revenue sources: Bisback," published on Feb....
Dear editor:
The Chautauqua neighbourhood needs speed bumps!
There was a real traffic problem in this area last summer and it will be worse this coming...
Dear editor:
This dark photograph shows two unidentifiable, very hard-to-see NOTLers walk their dog on a cold, still, precious evening last week.
I I love my neighbours and...
It's been well-documented that Niagara-on-the-Lake council meetings go on and on and ... among the longest in the region.
Recognizing the problem, councillors last fall even...
Editor's Note: Life since COVID-19 has changed things for all of us. We’ve experienced hardships, heartaches, and challenges, but also new and sometimes unexpected...
Dear editor:
I read with interest the opinion piece in The Lake Report from our Conservative MP Tony Baldinelli, ("Trudeau has mismanaged pandemic response," Jan. 28).
Having managed...
Dear editor:
Before Christmas someone wrote regarding his objection to the recommendation by MPP Wayne Gates that the Ontario government take over the management of...
Dear editor:
Dumbfounded or gobsmacked for my fellow U.K. expats, disgusted and incensed was my immediate reaction to the Jan. 28 The Lake Report article, "Town looking for vaccine...
Dear editor:
It is very disappointing to see our MPP Wayne Gates simply playing politics when many are trying their best to find solutions to minimize...
The detour on Mississagua Street (or should it be Mississauga?) near Queen is certainly welcome news.
But I was shocked, shocked to read the project would not be finished...
It's been a year now since COVID-19 entered our lives and changed ... everything.
In those 12 months, we've endured good, bad and everything in between.
Looking back on...
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.
The race is...
The following is a copy of a letter to Lord Mayor Betty Disero and senior town administrators:
While the provincial government urges us to support local...
Dear editor:
An Associated Press report dated Jan. 21 quoted Amazon executive Dave Clark saying: "Amazon is offering its colossal operations network and advanced technologies to...
