"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:
We have read some wonderful stories of people getting home safely to NOTL as the virus risk intensified around the world.
Our daughter had...
Dr. William Brown
Special to The Lake Report
It seems ages ago since the pall of the advancing COVID-19 pandemic descended on the world.
What began in...
Dear editor:
The Workers Welcome website provides information regarding welcome kits and the Bikes for Farmworkers program.
Go to https://www.workerswelcomeniagara.com/ for full details.
Please use the contact information...
Dear editor:
While out at a major Niagara-on-the-Lake retailer, I was dismayed and saddened to see a fellow NOTLer, deeply tanned, hug a woman and then hear him...
After days of confusion and mixed messages, the federal government finally announced late last week that seasonal farm workers would be allowed in to...
Syme JagoSpecial to The Lake Report
Twice in the past week, I interacted, in a manner, with people who had just returned from stays in Florida and aren’t isolating...
Dr. William BrownSpecial to The Lake Report
Unlike simple cells such as bacteria, viruses like the corona family of viruses, travel light: without help they...
Dear editor:
I read with interest the very long March 20 article (“Border closure ‘devastating’ for Niagara farmers, Wiens says”), regarding the initial restrictions that...
Gary ZalepaSpecial to The Lake Report
As public concerns developed over the COVID-19 pandemic, Niagara Region offices began to receive about 750 calls daily compared to...
Dear editor:
When the going gets tough…
For the last several weeks the news media has pummelled us with COVID-19, raising a generalized fear in people...
New expressions have found their way into the everyday lexicon in the past week or so.
Social distancing.
Flattening the curve.
Self-isolating.
And COVID-19.
Yes, these are scary times...
In 1874, on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in New York, the Methodist minister John Vincent (in partnership with entrepreneur Lewis Miller) opened an...
Dear editor:
We have been reading many letters in regards to short-term rentals and would like to share our perspective. We purchased a beautiful property...
Dear editor:
Caroline Rigby’s letter in The Lake Report of Feb. 13, suggesting a shuttle service solution to NOTL’s parking problem caught my eye and...
Dear editor:
Last week’s story, “Tourism rep unhappy with mayor’s advocacy for accomodation tax,” on Lord Mayor Betty Disero’s efforts to improve the appearance of the community...
