"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:
Is it any wonder that everybody in Niagara-on-the-Lake seems to be up in arms these days?
We've seen questionable recommendations by planning staff, a...
Dear editor:
Despite Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa explaining why he has not participated in any discussions concerning development at Randwood, he has failed to convince...
Dear editor:
I was pleasantly surprised by the outpouring of support for the Upper Canada Heritage Trail these past few weeks.
Since 2017, the heritage trail...
Dear editor:
In the opinion of many town residents, the Rand Estate in Niagara-on-the-Lake is unique.
It is seen as an iconic property and highly valued...
Dear editor:
The pedantic Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa’s clearly agitated performance at the amalgamation meeting last week lobbying against change could have alone tossed the...
Artificial intelligence seems to be taking over the world these days — what with repeated scary predictions in the press and social media.
These days,...
Dear editor:
It's unfortunate that your interesting article, "Speed camera on Niagara Stone Road now active," (Jan. 11) ended with the declaration that information about...
Dear editor:
In the busy-ness before Christmas a letter writer to The Lake Report on the issue of a proposed residential development was headlined “No...
Kip Voege
Special to The Lake Report
Every year, Niagara-on-the-Lake town council and staff draft a budget for the following year.
And each year it gets...
Dear editor:
When I moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake 20 years ago, the thing I most admired were the efforts of certain individuals and groups to protect...
Dear editor:
In response to your Jan. 4 article, “Divide grows over using heritage trail in Solmar subdivision work,” given the widespread financial support of...
One of the prized democratic institutions in a full, free society is the concept of open, accountable and transparent governance.
At the federal and provincial...
Dear editor:
It is deeply concerning to me that, behind closed doors, our elected officials would offer access to a proposed subdivision development via one...
