"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:
The biggest driver of any economy is consumer spending.
Therefore it's time to slash credit card user fees, inject billions of dollars into our stressed economy and...
Sunday’s two-sided protest in NOTL demonstrated a couple of things pretty clearly.
One is that there is a lot of resident support for Sentineal Carriages....
Growth of rentals is hollowing out NOTL neighbourhoods
Bill Garriock
Special to The Lake Report
We are often asked why the hospital and both previous schools, Parliament...
Kudos to the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, members of the Shaw Guild, particularly Laurie Harley and Cheryl Morris, and Couns. Wendy Cheropita and Gary Burroughs for working to establish an...
COVID-19 has changed life for everyone. And when your mother is in long-term care, suffering from dementia, and you live thousands of kilometres away,...
Dear editor:
It ain’t write. Please join me in remembrance of “his” and “her.” They were a singular couple, albeit relentlessly possessive.
“They” has not passed, but is...
Dear editor:
I was upset after reading the article about Elizabeth Beattie getting fired after standing up to the horse carriage protesters and trying to protect her...
Dear editor:
Why must the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake and council direct the development of a tourism strategy with a third party? Simply for the benefit...
Dear editor:
?I was enraged to read how Elizabeth Beattie was fired by AutoValue Hyundai (The Lake Report, Aug. 13) for inadvertently wearing a company name tag...
Dear editor:
Before you think I'm crazy, let me segue into my letter by looking at two visionary leaders from the past: U.S. President John F. Kennedy...
Dear editor:
Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Palliative Care Service extends its sincere gratitude to Doug Martin of Meridian Credit Union for once again donating the funds to cover...
Dear editor:
"Service" Ontario is an oxymoron. If it was a private sector business relying on customer satisfaction it would have gone out of business years...
Dear editor:
We are writing to you and copying our contacts at Parks Canada and the Niagara-on-the-Lake town council.
It has always been a pleasure for us...
Niagara-on-the-Lake artitst Ross Smith has created a unique painting to encourage people to wear a mask to prevent COVID-19.
Smith calls his rendering a mask-wearing...
Dear editor:
This is an open letter to members of Niagara-on-the-Lake town council.
We believe that NOTL council will be discussing resumption of transit soon at...
Many NOTLers don’t like noise disturbing the tranquillity of life in Canada’s self-proclaimed “prettiest town.”
Just look at the reaction to the now-notorious Pedal Pub tourist attraction,...
Dear editor:
While playing at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club last week I was dismayed to see a big, beautiful, healthy maple tree being cut down.
We approached...
Dr. Mustafa Hirji
Special to The Lake Report
For five months, Niagara has lived with COVID-19. Fortunately, thanks to all of us working together, we have...
Dear editor:
Abrogating authority, as defined by Webster’s – the act of abrogating; repeal by authority – seems to be something that Lord Mayor Betty Disero...
