"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.
Going back to school is going to be an educational experience for parents, children and teachers alike.
Masks, social distancing, our new “bubbles” — it’s...
Dear editor:
A Better Niagara is concerned with a proposed Niagara-on-the-Lake bylaw amendment that would not only allow up to seven councillors to continue to...
The author sent this letter to his telephone provider, Freedom Mobile. He suspects these are computer-generated scam calls and wants other NOTL residents to...
Wayne Gates
Special to The Lake Report
Public policy must be driven by evidence-based decision-making and it should be coherent and consistent. Unfortunately, what we’re facing regarding...
The following letter was sent to Lord Mayor Betty Disero by NOTL resident Julie Clark on July 8.
Dear Betty,
Having seen the “improvements” to the first...
Dear editor:
A Labour Day walk revealed the destruction of the last of the natural trails in Niagara-on-the-Lake: Who is responsible for this atrocity on the Upper...
In an era when NOTL seems to be facing ever-more-polarizing times as animal rights activists and pro-carriage counterparts face off on the streets of...
David Israelson
Special to The Lake Report
There are so many good things about living in Niagara-on-the-Lake that it seems almost churlish to draw attention to...
Dear editor:
The two-year prison sentence handed down by Justice Fergus O'Donnell in the fatal hit-and-run by Patrick McCabe, and his attempted cover-up, should elicit a public outcry.
This minimum...
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 Brown
Special...
Richard Baker
Special to The Lake Report
Music Niagara continues its unconventional choice of programming in its At Home Series on Sunday, Sept. 6, with a performance...
Dear editor:
Re: Bill Garriock's opinion piece, "Short-term rentals are residences without residents," The Lake Report, Aug. 20:
Coincidentally, I recorded a program on TVO over...
Dear editor:
Regarding the ongoing protests in NOTL against horse-drawn carriages and your story, "Police worry as tensions rise over carriage protests," (Aug. 20):
While it can be...
Dear editor:
Your friends and neighbours, followers of the Baha'i faith here in Niagara-on-the-Lake and believers in the oneness of humankind, have like most of...
