"Our leadership gave the final green light to a modern complex that will forever, irrevocably, irreversibly change our landmark street. Not since 1847 when the Courthouse was built has anyone done this," writes Garth Turner.
"'Heartbreak House' is a profound examination of generational change, of dreams and ambitions shattered by war, of industry and government overturning social programs in favour of exploitation," writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
"What do we want our legislative bodies — municipal and provincial — to do to underwrite our shared wish relative to protecting Ontario’s heritage?" writes Brian Marshall.
"Do some patients with mid-to-late-stage dementia have abnormal electrical activity in their brains that contributes to their cognitive decline?" writes Dr. William Brown.
"Hats off to our first responders. These brave people go toward the fires to save lives and limit damage. Most people flee fires," writes Ross Robinson.
Dear editor:
I never thought in a million years that I would ever be writing this letter for the benefit of Niagara-on-the-Lake residents.
In the last few...
Dear editor:
The world will not be the same post COVID-19. Make no mistake, world economies have been devastated and business as usual will not return quickly.
Economic...
Dear editor:
Further to Ward Simpson’s letter on the topic of people littering the post office mail box lobby, I suspect these same folks don’t realize how...
Dear editor:
As the COVID-19 curve in Canada begins to flatten, our federal, provincial and municipal leaders should be commended for their efforts to manage...
Dear editor:
The following is an open letter to Lord Mayor Betty Disero and Premier Doug Ford.
While I understand that, at the local level, our lord...
Dear editor:
Yvonne Bredow's story about racism in Niagara is obviously, an accusation to be taken seriously, ("Racist attitudes a common occurrence," April 16).
I think many of...
Dear editor:
Re: Yvonne Bredow's story, "Racist attitudes a common occurrence," (The Lake Report, April 16):
I'm a minority, of sorts, in that I'm from a...
Kevin MacLean
Managing Editor
Sometimes the truth hurts. Or is uncomfortable. Or lays waste to our closely held beliefs. Or makes us angry.
The Lake Report reported...
Dr. William Brown
Special to The Lake Report
Some liken the current pandemic and financial crises to Black Swan events – rare as the chance of spotting...
Longtime NOTL resident Susan Hall, a warden at St. Mark's Anglican Church, has been unexpectedly caught up in the COVID-19 pandemic while visiting family in Brighton,...
Dear editor:
I find it very embarrassing when I walk into our local post office and find the mess of people’s unwanted junk mail, flyers, our local newspapers etc. that...
Dear editor:
I am writing to echo previous letters imploring people not to hoard goods during the COVID-19 pandemic.
There are many people who are dealing with chronic illness...
Dear editor:
Hospital staff know when they are dealing with sick people and take all the precautions they possibly can.
Grocery store staff are dealing with the...
