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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.

Opinion: Group supports library neutrality and integrity investigation

The following is an abridged version of the presentation that Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Tony Powell prepared for delivery to town council on May 14. The...

Dr. Brown: When those we trust cross the line into elder abuse

Beginnings and endings mirror one another in life. At birth babies are nearly defenceless and despite a brain with an enormous built-in capacity for learning,...

Letter: Downtown trash cans overflowing with recyclables

Dear editor: Quick question: why doesn't the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake have recycling bins on Queen Street and in the parking lots of Old Town? We're just...

Letter: A tale of two towns — and inconsistent tribunal rulings

Dear editor: The Ontario Land Tribunal renders decisions that greatly affect communities and has the power to greenlight a project rejected by a municipal council. The...

Letter: Tribunal erred and town needs to appeal condo ruling

This is an abridged version of a letter to town council about a condominium proposed in Old Town. We vigorously encourage the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake...

Editorial: Thank a Virgil Stampede volunteer this year

It’s time again for the Virgil Stampede. The annual carnival is a sure sign of better weather, the end of frost warnings and the start...

Letter: On council salary raise and library neutrality

Dear editor: I am fully supportive of increasing our council members salaries to $30,000, however, without increasing our taxes (editorial, "A fairer wage for town...

Ross’s Ramblings: Mother’s Day downtown was the kindest day of the year

Thousands of tulips were effulgent, in so many colours, and the people walking on Queen Street were so happy and friendly and kind. In our...

Letter of the Week: Be patient and share the road with cyclists

Dear editor: This is the time of the year when the Amici Per la Vita Niagara cycling club (and a great many other cyclists) take...

Letter: Kudos to Vintage Hotels for beautiful Monet gardens

Dear editor: We would like to compliment Vintage Hotels for providing an opportunity for the citizens of Niagara-on-the-Lake to enjoy their lovely Monet-inspired outdoor space,...

Letter: Physician assistant would enhance health care in NOTL

 Dear editor: Physician assistants are comprehensively trained medical professionals who work in collaboration with physicians and other team members to provide patient-centered care. They can work...

Letter: Putting public ‘on the clock’ and do we really need another hotel?

Dear editor: I would like to comment on two aspects of The Lake Report's May 9 lead article headlined "Angry residents storm out of town...

Dr. Brown: Was Lucy an ancestor of modern-day humans?

The evolution to where we are now as a species began five to six million years ago, with the last common ancestor to what...

Arch-i-text: Flawed protocol for heritage architecture needs new vision

You are sitting in an architect’s office explaining your vision for an addition on the historic building you own. As you explain your concept...

Opinion: Ford’s Tories block program to pay family caregivers

Wayne Gates Special to The Lake Report Across Niagara-on-the-Lake and Ontario, we all know someone who has been an unpaid caregiver — and many of us...

Editorial: A fairer wage for town councillors

Being a local councillor can be a thankless job. With the reading workload, complex issues, the stress of long hours at endless meetings (and the...

Guest column: Chapter two in a journalism career

Hello, Niagara-on-the-Lake. It’s a pleasure to be here. I am the latest Richard to join The Lake Report’s editorial staff. Richard Wright, to be...

Letter: Constant rezoning of properties shouldn’t be allowed

Dear editor: I am not against the King Street condominium project nor against its approval by the Ontario Land Tribunal, ("Controversial King St. condo approved...

Letter: Council was right to grant entrepreneur a reprieve

Dear editor: I am writing regarding The Lake Report's May 2 story, Council reinstates rental licence despite record of non-compliance. I came to this wonderful country...

Letter: Questions about effectiveness of region’s speed cameras

Dear editor: I read the article, "Speed cameras doing their job: Region," with interest. Full disclosure, I have not yet been ticketed nor charged with a...

Letter of the Week: Many parallels between Gaza and the Troubles in Northern Ireland

Dear editor: The letters to the editor in The Lake Report over the past several weeks regarding the tragic war in Gaza have expressed many...

Ross’s Ramblings: Not Maple Leafs forever. Time for some big changes

"Great Clips, the official hair salon of the NHL." That ad was on the Scotiabank Arena boards during Game 4 between the big bad Boston...

Arch-i-text: How the cost of upgrading our roads caught up to us

While the provincial government shovels money into "sexy" capital infrastructure projects — like the unnecessary and largely unwanted roundabout in St. Davids, which is...

Letter: Infrastructure funding gap a legacy of other governments’ cuts

Dear editor: Yes, NOTL is falling behind in updating our infrastructure as is pretty much every other municipality in Canada, ("Bumpy road ahead to fund...

Dr. Brown: Mysteries of dark energy and the expanding universe

Dennis Overbye of the New York Times is one of the best science writers in the world for good reasons: he talks to the...

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