"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.
Dr. William Brown
Special to The Lake Report
To hear proponents of evolution speak, evolution was (and is) all about natural selection by favouring certain traits, which...
Niagara-on-the-Lake has a short-term rental problem.
With the increase in investment properties and Airbnbs, and taxes on live-in bed and breakfast operators, there seems to be...
Dear editor:
I would like to comment on the issues in Samuel Young’s letter in the Feb. 13 paper, “Council caved to tourism interest in passing ‘political’ budget.”
He...
Graham McMillan
Special to The Lake Report
How much “stuff” do you own? You’ve probably never done an inventory, but you know it’s a lot.
Nature abhors...
Dr. William Brown
Special to The Lake Report
Three years ago, I wrote a column about sex and the elderly as a promo for an upcoming Infohealth session....
Dear editor:
In my Jan. 9 letter to the editor, (“On budget, councillors need to think like owners”), I wrote the following with respect to the upcoming budget review and...
Dear editor:
It was both disturbing and heartening to read Richard Harley’s Feb. 6 editorial “Journalists don’t answer to public relations depts.”
In the editorial an email from...
Editori's note: This submission has been updated. The letter writer originally questioned why Coun. Clare Cameron would not have volunteered for the St. Davids...
Dear editor:
Last month we received a pension increase from the federal government.
Thank you.
But due to the CRTC’s do-nothing policy, Rogers was able to increase...
Dear editor:
Thirty years ago, the town council of that time asked for volunteers who would be interested in forming a committee to look into facilitating public tourist...
Dear editor:
Many articles have been published in various papers and reported on various broadcasts, but all have failed to mention and remind the public about...
Dr. William Brown
Special to The Lake Report
I played football in high school and remember once “seeing stars” and feeling momentarily stunned after tackling the ball...
Dear editor:
As a resident and taxpayer of Niagara-on-the-Lake, I am represented in all municipal matters by the elected town council. In response to your Jan. 23 article,...
Gary Zalepa
NOTL Regional Councillor
With over seven years working on municipal councils, I have come to the conclusion that Canada’s method for funding all levels...
Dear editor:
Too often, this space is devoted to letters complaining about one arm or another of government, lamenting some perceived injustice. This isn’t one...
Dear editor:
In your latest edition dated Jan. 30, an excellent article written by Brittany Carter and Dariya Baiguzhiyeva (“In-depth: Queen Street parking a royal mess”) speaks volumes about...
Dear editor:
The article by Brittany Carter and Dariya Baiguzhiyeva, (“In-depth: Queen Street parking a royal mess”), in the Jan. 30 issue of the excellent Lake Report...
Dear editor:
NOTL’s Mabel Hunter celebrated her 94th birthday in January with the Thursday night duplicate bridge club.
All of our bridge players have a great...
On Tuesday, The Lake Report and, presumably, other media organizations, received the following email from the town’s communications department:
Good morning,
Just a reminder to please...
