"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:
This past year has brought out the very best in people, along with the very worst.
One needs to look no further than Niagara-on-the-Lake’s...
Dear editor:
Re: The Jan. 21 Lake Report story, "School bus in driveway sparks neighbourly dispute."
The school bus was in the driveway in a purely residential...
Dear editor:
While I am pleased to see an Ontario company, Great Lakes Helicopter, doing well during this pandemic, I was both alarmed and angered about...
Dear editor:
I commend the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake for taking the first step in seeking public input to the state of "inclusivity and diversity" in...
Wayne GatesSpecial to The Lake Report
Anyone following COVID-19 knows this virus is particularly vicious for those in the senior age bracket. This is why...
Dear editor:
In reference to Ryder Payne's letter, "Old rifle range is a better solution to Ryerson Park traffic woes than Niagara Shores," (Dec. 17), I think that...
Dear editor:
I wish to add to the comments of Bernd Christmas in his Jan. 14 letter, "Restaurants should give NOTLers priority," with respect to his local...
I would like to add my comments to the letter from Bernd Christmas, "Restaurants should give NOTLers priority," (The Lake Report, Jan. 14).
My husband and I...
Dear editor:
I am writing regarding your front-page story "NOTLer gets COVID vaccine," Jan. 14.
I think drugstores should have local waitlists categorized by risk.
Whereas I’m...
The following open letter to the province was released Jan. 13, 2021
We are writing to request your urgent help.
Niagara has received its first shipment...
After a long run of few cases in Niagara-on-the-Lake, COVID-19 has settled into our quaint town.
With cases higher than ever before (the number of active cases...
There is a lot of sloppy terminology employed in the heritage field when describing architecture. While accuracy is one of my hobby-horses, it’s something...
Dear editor:
I was alarmed to read your story about the crash on Christmas Day that almost claimed the lives of several people, "Virgil father healing...
Niagara Falls riding MPP Wayne GatesSpecial to Niagara Now
As a member of a democratic legislative body, yesterday was a heartbreaking day. I watched as...
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:
We at Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Palliative Care Service would like to express our gratitude once again to the wonderful people of Niagara-on-the-Lake and surrounding...
Dear editor:
This is an open letter to Lord Mayor Betty Disero and Sean Simpson of Simpson's Pharmacy.
Clearly the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Canada, and...
