"Although this level of government has the greatest impact on citizens’ daily lives, it is weak, ineffectual, rudderless and dominated by special interests," writes Garth Turner.
Over the last five centuries, says Frank Lloyd Wright, what humanity has called architecture has been "phony": "It was not innate, it wasn’t organic and it didn’t have the character of nature.”
More than 40 years after the debut of this British farce on the Shaw Festival stage, "One for the Pot" returns with excellent performances that contain the elements needed to make this for-the-masses comedy a laugh riot, writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
"As a pretentious British boss of mine said many years ago ... 'I have found that around the world, one can get on with two languages: English, and loud English,'" writes Ross Robinson.
"I provided you with an opportunity to do the right thing, which you have obviously declined to do. Please be advised that I intend to pursue this in the appropriate forum(s)," writes Derek Collins.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
