"So, what direction will NOTL voters choose? That’s impossible to predict but what we do know is it has never been easier to exercise your democratic franchise," writes Kevin MacLean.
"At the end of the day, we need someone who can get Ford to respect us until we can try again to vote him out. The question, I guess, becomes, what’s the best strategy?" writes Richard Harley.
"If we elect the same people (and most are reoffering) we’ll get the same result. More hotels. More bending over for tourism. More construction. More old buildings razed. More density. More compromise. More loss," writes Garth Turner.
"If you are one of the approximately 191,000 Niagara residents that live outside the boundaries of the three large cities, you have just been marginalized as a perpetual member of the minority," writes Brian Marshall.
"He had the large sculpture placed in front of the Prince of Wales Hotel, but local leaders didn’t think it belonged at the corner of King and Queen streets. Much controversy ensued and Gerry the Giraffe was soon turfed," writes Ross Robinson.
Dear editor:
There are two development proposals for major hotels in Niagara-on-the-Lake that have council approvals. Both require amendments to the town’s official plan and...
Dear editor:
So, Rainer Hummel says Benny Marotta's proposed five-star hotel is needed, ("‘This is not Disneyland’: Residents angered after two hotels approved," The Lake...
Dear editor:
The 5-4 verdict by council on major hotel development proposals is a great wrong. It feels like a crime. A political crime.
Therefore, this...
Dear editor:
The Niagara Foundation presented to council last Tuesday about a proposed land use change for 325 King St., the former location of Parliament...
Dear editor:
The June 6 story, "New crossover lights are a safety hazard, residents say," is an interesting article, however I think more reporting and...
Dear editor:
The basis for councillors approving the zoning change for the former Parliament Oak school site is that the town is desperately in need...
As a species, humans consider themselves set apart from all other species because we possess gifts denied other creatures: our considerable powers of imagination,...
The first black hole was not photographed until 2019. It's gargantuan, billions of times the mass of the sun and much larger than the giant black hole found at the centre of our Milky Way, for which studies a Nobel prize was awarded and shared with evidence that general relativity provided a "robust explanation" for the shape of black holes.
Dear editor:
With the ever-increasing approvals of multi-storey condo buildings, highrise hotels, Dairy Queen, the Tour de France every weekend on our roads and residential...
For the nay-sayers who lamented, "Please, not another 'My Fair Lady,' " rest assured, the performances and presentation of this musical comedy are stellar, with a depth of social issues still relevant today.
Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to speak in various venues about heritage architecture.
During these talks, one of the things I’ve consistently noted...
Dear editor:
The process for considering development applications in Niagara-on-the-Lake needs to be more transparent.
Of late, it appears, almost anything goes, regardless of the town's...
Dear editor:
I am appalled and beyond disappointed that our town representatives could conceive, in their wildest nightmares, of the proposed hotel at Queen and...
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...
