"Dig beyond the rhetoric and promises — because given our electoral track record since 2010, every time we’ve bought what was being sold, buyer’s remorse has set in pretty quickly," writes Kevin MacLean.
"How would Canada fight the guys across the river? And if it were to happen (which it won’t) what might you do to protect yourself and your assets?" writes Garth Turner.
"Is it any surprise that several smaller Ontario municipalities, with limited budgets and much tighter staff constraints, might opt for a draconian 'hard line in the sand' in their bylaws that denies access to any and all electoral activities?" writes Brian Marshall.
Three longtime Shaw actors, Sharry Flett, Patrick Galligan and Sanjay Talwar, sat down to chat with theatre critic Anthony Chase about their journeys as actors and careers at the Shaw. The result? "They shared a love and total commitment to what they are doing," writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
Dear Richard, Thanks for your well-written editorial in support of the Sentineals and the horse carriages. Hopefully your message will be taken to heart...
It’s ironic — these out-of-town protesters are starting to get pretty down with what’s going on locally. I’m not sure whether they’re protesting anymore,...
SUBMITTED BY HERMINE STEINBERG.OPINION
Disruption doesn’t necessarily mean progress, and reform doesn’t always equal improvement. What these terms do mean is change, and the next...
SUBMITTED BY SANDRA DAVIS.OPINION
Concerns expressed by the NOTL Chamber of Commerce regarding a parking fee increase for tour buses using the lot at Fort...
SUBMITTED BY SUZANNE KAVANAUGH.OPINION
Dear editor, I respectfully suggest that the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake make an effort to purchase some much needed snow removal equipment.
Surely...
SUBMITTED BY TERRY DAVIS.OPINION
If the garden project being built opposite the Pillar & Post is anything to go by, NOTL’s approach to urban planning...
SUBMITTED BY ANN HANDELS (on behalf of local working horses).OPINION
It has come to our attention, the gainfully employed horses of NOTL, that there is...
SUBMITTED BY JANET GUY.OPINION
Dear Mr. Harley,
Some of your letters to the editor speak disparagingly of Cannery Park in St. Davids.
“The finishings in the Model...
SUBMITTED BY ANN HANDELS.OPINION
Central Virgil has become the place where architecture goes to die, all creativity crushed beneath the weight of proliferating uniform square...
SUBMITTED BY BETHANY POLTL.OPINION
December of 2018 was a busy month for the Lord Mayor Youth Advisory Council!
We are happy to report our Second Annual...
SUBMITTED BY JOHN & PATRICIA, BRAMPTON.OPINION
My wife and I have been frequent visitors to Niagara-on-the-Lake for many years and have developed an affinity for...
The Lake Report, Niagara-on-the-Lake’s community newspaper, is going weekly in the new year.
It was always The Lake Report’s intention to jump to a weekly...
SUBMITTED BY MICHAEL FOX.OPINION
When we bought a house in Niagara-on-the-Lake in 1999, I appreciated its proximity to a small creek that flows through much...
SUBMITTED BY DON LAIRD.OPINION
Dear Benny,
How are you?
I am fine thanks, we are enjoying the start of the winter weather but are looking forward to...
SUBMITTED BY DEREK COLLINS.OPINION
Re. Marotta letter. The Lake Report, Nov. 29. 2018.
It would seem to be a rather pointless effort to attempt a detailed...
