"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.
SUBMITTED BY DOUGLAS STARK, NOTL.OPINION
Dear editor:
My wife and I were enjoying Canada Day morning strolling around downtown stopping for breakfast, a coffee and then...
SUBMITTED BY ELLY TEICHGRAF, BANCROFT.OPINION
Dear editor:
This is in response to the June 27 letter, “Mennonite church discriminates against gays and lesbians,” by John Boydell of...
SUBMITTED BY BEN BARTEL, NOTL.OPINION
Dear editor:
After reading John Boydell’s letter of June 27, 2019, I looked up the word abhor in several dictionaries.
One of...
SUBMITTED BY JOHN JACQUES, NOTL.OPINION
Dear editor:
Re: Glenn Young’s letter, “NOTL could reap millions by working with corporate brands,” The Lake Report, June 6.
How interesting...
SUBMITTED BY SUSAN POHORLY, NOTL.OPINION
Dear editor:
Re: the June 20 article, “Federal money helps growers cultivate virus-free vines,” published in The Lake Report:
I just wished to comment...
SUBMITTED BY MIKE HENRY, NOTL.OPINION
Dear editor:
It seems like our new town council is fixated on passing new bylaws and is struggling to agree on how to...
SUBMITTED BY JOHN THOMPSON, NOTL SAILING CLUB.OPINION
Your recent article regarding high water levels at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Sailing Club starts off with an accurate headline which...
SUBMITTED BY LARRY MANTLE, NOTL.OPINION
Dear editor:
I am writing in defence of capitalism and common sense regarding the letter from J. Richard Wright (“Corporate branding a bad...
While watching news coverage of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Harry Hearth penned this short poem in honour of D-Day...
SUBMITTED BY RICK CULLIS, NOTL.OPINION
Dear editor:
Last week’s issue of The Lake Report contained an op-ed that I’d like to take issue with. David Israelson’s...
