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The Turner Report: Worries build as Shaw clams up

"How will heavy construction be handled during the next three summers when Queen is shoulder-to-shoulder with tourists, cars are everywhere and festival season arrives?" writes Garth Turner.

Arch-i-text: NOTL needs apartment buildings — but, the right ones

"This simplistic design approach to apartment buildings has dominated the sector for decades and has resulted in a quasi-institutionalized environment within the resultant neighbourhoods," writes Brian Marshall.

The Forum: Future councils will inherit a colossal financial mess

"This fiscal irresponsibility this term kneecaps our future councils, leaving them little manoeuvring room going forward," writes Steve McGuinness.

Ross’s Ramblings: Some Winter Olympic levity to loosen up the world

"Are we getting better when compared to other nations? Perhaps, but there are so many more events now. Many more opportunities to grab a medal," writes Ross Robinson.

Dr. Brown: Intelligence, whether human or AI, evolves the same way

"AlphaFold2 was like a loyal grad student who learned under the tutelage of humans at Google — not human of course, but a student nontheless and perhaps deserving of a share in the prize," writes Dr. William Brown.

Growing Together: Summer roses deserve the best care

Can you believe that it is already the middle of June?  All the spring beauties have finished showing off and it is time for...

Letter: Councillors must represent community’s best interests

Dear editor: Land developers buy properties for which they hope to be able to increase the intensity of use in order to increase the land's...

Letter of the Week: Serious concerns about planned hotel’s underground parking

Dear editor: I have lived for many years at 184 Queen St., at the corner of Simcoe Street, and I am very concerned about the...

Editorial: No more fatalities — cut down the tree

A notorious stretch of Lakeshore Road needlessly claimed another life this week. We are not sure what happened or why. Any number of factors could be...

Ross’s Ramblings: Tragedy of the Foam remembered, for all the right reasons

Late in the afternoon on July 13, we will be remembering the tragic drowning deaths of seven young men at the mouth of the...

Letter: King Charles renews his role as Willowbank’s royal patron

Dear editor: Exactly 10 years after Willowbank first received royal patronage from the then-Prince of Wales, in mid-May, marking the first anniversary of the coronation...

Growing Together: The true beauty of a garden

You may have picked up on it over the last few years of writing this column, but I just love to garden. I love every...

Letter of the Week: Is Hummel hotel the right fit? Is parking garage even buildable?

Dear editor: I understand that town councillors are elected by the residents on the basis that they will represent their best interests and opinions when...

Letter: St. Davids boxer made Canada and NOTL proud

Dear editor: Kudos on behalf of the community to St. Davids boxer Mckenzie Wright on her brave and commendable attempt to qualify in Bangkok, Thailand...

Arch-i-text: Some towns listen to their residents, and some don’t

Community resistance to ill-considered government land-use dictates are mounting across Ontario. On May 6, Oakville’s town council voted 14-to-1 against accepting the federal government’s densification...

Letter: Neighbourhood garden tour was a big hit

Dear editor: I've never been prouder to live in Chautauqua. Last Saturday marked an extraordinary day for the Chautauqua Residents Association with its inaugural Chautauqua Art...

Editorial: A strong commitment to community

We often hear from people in the community how happy and proud they are that their community newspaper — The Lake Report — regularly...

Ross’s Ramblings: Local Legion presents a mini Woodstock music festival

Some five years ago, I explained in The Lake Report why I missed Woodstock back in August of 1969. I had been working for the...

Letter of the Week: Development rules can’t be same for every town

Dear editor: Contrary to some of the comments made at recent Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake planning meetings, I don’t think that the staff and councillors are...

Letter: When will we know details of Village retail project?

Dear editor: I was going to be facetious and segue into this letter by claiming that our council had finally resolved the decades old residential...

Arch-i-text: Don’t underestimate the utility of heritage buildings

A few days ago, I was privileged to chat with a number of Queenston residents about the history, heritage and unique character of their...

Dr. Brown: We might never know what causes long COVID

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic before effective vaccines were available, life-threatening cases were common even among healthy, young health care workers. Even so, most fatal...

Letter: Stop! Drivers oblivious to crosswalk’s flashing lights

Dear editor: It seems I am risking my life every time I walk to the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library. Last Thursday, I witnessed other dumbfounded pedestrians unable...

Arch-i-text: Let’s stand and fight for this town

Every morning it is my wife’s habit to walk her dog along the streets of Old Town. Recently, she found herself walking down Prideaux...

Ross’s Ramblings: Canadian hockey makes me ashamed, not proud

TD Bank’s ad “Let’s make Canada proud” scrolls across my television screen during the current Stanley Cup playoffs. For a long time, I have been...

Editorial: Another successful Virgil Stampede

When you spend most of the year planning and organizing and improving an annual spectacle like the Virgil Stampede, the last thing anyone wants...

Letter of the Week: Kayakers still need easy access to Balls Beach

Dear editor: Despite pressure from locals and a well-written article last year in The Lake Report by Somer Slobodian ("Kayakers are feeling pushed out of...

Letter: No solution possible without accepting existence of Israel

Dear editor: Without question there is a worldwide rise in antisemitism. But what is antisemitism other than an irrational and general hatred of Israel and the...

Letter: Not enough money for family doctors and physician assistants

Dear editor: In The Lake Report on May 16, physician assistant student Lara Fluri ("Physician assistant would enhance health care in NOTL," letter) tells us...

Opinion: Let’s stop arguing about climate change

Don Mustill Special to The Lake Report Whether you believe in human-caused climate change or not. Whether you believe humans contribute a little to the problem...

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