"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.
Ruth Denyer
Special to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
My oldest brother Bob (a.k.a. Butch) died in a gliding accident when he was 25 in 1974.
Recently, a...
Dear editor:
I was shocked upon reading the headline over a report of Natalia Benoit and her political troubles.
The headline, "Reports show Natalia Benoit had...
Dear editor:
Reading Kip Voege's letter, “Sometimes trees just need to be taken down,” (The Lake Report, Feb. 1) was disheartening if not downright bewildering.
What...
Wayne Gates
MPP, Niagara Falls riding
Special to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
On Feb. 13, I celebrated the 10th anniversary of my election to represent Niagara-on-the Lake,...
In Ontario, the Residential Tenancies Act is the piece of legislation that — while being very broad, generally — provides explicit, legal requirements governing...
This is the text of Elizabeth Masson’s presentation Tuesday to Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors regarding the Rand Estate’s character study. A copy was submitted for publication....
Dear editor:
There was a day when the words "bylaw" and "official plan'' meant something.
A bylaw by definition, is a regulation, something that has been...
Dear editor:
The zoning amendments for phase 2 of the Tawny Ridge development that intended to densify St. Davids with stacked townhouses, etc. were rejected...
Its plain appearance belies its significance and historical importance.
It’s a large metal plaque, almost identical to numerous other plaques erected around this historic town...
In the Ontario political realm, school trustees are often considered the lowest rung of the democratic order.
Their job generally attracts little attention — yet...
There is an unspoken but generally accepted assumption among most Canadians that housing is a commodity traded on the open market with the objective...
