"Without hard boundaries including progressive taxation and dissolution of monopolies, oligarchy will continue to deconstruct society until elections, law, and truth become historical artifacts," writes Keith McNenly.
"The economy has flatlined. Trump’s war went badly. Inflation is back, so interest rates won’t be falling ... But people still want houses. And, of course, everyone wants to live here," writes Garth Turner.
"Any correctly thinking council — one that represents the good of the town and its residents as opposed to commercial real estate investors — would support proper controls and a cap on the short-term rental market," writes Brian Marshall.
"The relatively sudden demise of a once-accepted part of our lives, almost instantly replaced by handheld devices that mostly pass the time in our pockets," writes Ross Robinson.
Dear editor:
As residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake for 50-plus years, we have seen incredible development changes in our once-perfect community.
But over the years, as developers grasped...
Dear editor:
Forty-plus years would seem sufficient time for our prior and current council members to discuss a solution to the ever worsening Old Town...
Dear editor:
What happened to motorists' courtesy and common sense?
Recently I was driving along Mary Street toward Mississagua when I came upon waste collectors picking...
Wayne Gates
MPP for Niagara Falls riding
While celebrating the Peach Festival in Old Town here in Niagara-on-the-Lake, I spoke to many business owners, farmers and...
Dear editor:
Letter writer Derek Collins' complaint that maintaining the rainbow crosswalk deprives residents of some democratic process (“Taxpayers deserve a say regarding costs for...
Dear editor:
On behalf of Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Palliative Care Service, we are happy to report that our Shred-it fundraiser was a huge success on Saturday.
We...
The brain is incredibly complex – so complex that some scientists – including Nobel Prize-winning particle physicist Steven Weinberg, were prompted to wonder whether...
Dear editor:
As a taxpaying resident of Niagara-on-the-Lake, I agree with the comments of Coun. Erwin Wiens in the Aug. 3 article "Crosswalk vandalism cleaned...
Dear editor:
The letter in last week’s edition “NOTL needs to reject King St. apartment” highlights an issue that should have us all worried.
No one...
Dear editor:
People are probably aware of Dying With Dignity Canada, an organization which led the push to get medical assistance in dying (commonly known...
Dear editor:
This is my alert to the Niagara-on-the-Lake community.
Have you heard about the three-storey, 17-unit apartment/condo building coming to our neighbourhood?
This is not Parliament Oak. This...
Dear editor:
Imagine if the cenotaph in downtown Niagara-on-the-Lake was vandalized, or city hall or even one of the beautiful churches we have in our...
