"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.
Mike Keenan
Special to The Lake Report
The Shaw Festival’s “Holiday Inn” emits lots of razzle, it radiates plenty of dazzle, and its popular Irving Berlin song-and-dance numbers...
Kevin MacLean
Managing Editor
When emergencies occur, whether it’s a fire, car crash, medical emergency or major tragedy, almost always the first to arrive on the...
Dear editor:
The use of bird cannons along the protected Niagara Escarpment area is nothing short of torture, not only for the world biosphere habitat, long-term...
The Golden Plunger
with Betty and Jane
Husky Truck Stop
615 York Rd., NOTL
The day was young we were cruising around Niagara-on-the-Lake when nature called. We found...
Dear editor:
Many Canadians sighed with relief when the Liberal party led by Justin Trudeau won a minority government.
Though many Liberal supporters have their reservations about Trudeau, they couldn’t...
Dear editor:
I am writing in response to your article “Indigenous soldiers honoured in Queenston,” (Nov. 21).
While I am sincerely happy as a resident of Niagara-on-the-Lake...
Dear editor:
First of all, my compliments on your newspaper.
I have enjoyed the local history articles by Linda Fritz. Recently, the one about Queenston Quarry (“The quarrymen...
There is something glorious about fully-expressed Second Empire buildings.
Perhaps it has to do with the vertical lines, which draw one’s eyes upward. Then again,...
Wow! Since last week’s paper The Lake Report has received more than 500 nominations for the NOTL’s Choice Awards.
Thanks NOTL!
The next step after nominations...
Dear editor:
Last month, in conjunction with National Women’s History Month, Lord Mayor Betty Disero issued a statement lauding many of women in our community who...
Last week in The Lake Report’s editorial, (“Kudos to NOTL’s young climate activists”), managing editor Kevin MacLean said “congratulations” to two 13-year-old girls for something they have...
NOTL Lord Mayor Betty Disero issued the following message on Tuesday.
Today, Nov. 19, is International Men’s Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the positive impact...
Michael Eagen
Special to The Lake Report
Marshall McLuhan, the somewhat forgotten media guru of the 1960s and ‘70s, maintained that citizens living in any political...
Dear editor:
I tend to agree with Bill Cochrane Sr.’s letter expressing his acceptance of the percussion devices used by local farmers to minimize damage to their...
