"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.
Dear editor:
Last week's charity golf tournament organized by Evan and Jessie MacDonald, of MAC Inc. in Niagara-on-the-Lake, was a remarkable success, raising $16,268 for...
Tony Chisholm
Special to The Lake Report
The Upper Canada Heritage Trail committee was established in 2017 to develop the old rail line in Niagara-on-the-Lake into...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
