"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.
If you weren't born in Niagara-on-the-Lake, but now call it home, chances are you moved here because of the lifestyle, small-town community feel, fine...
Dear editor:
I was delighted to read a report in your paper describing a group investigating the need for seniors housing ("Group plans independent survey...
Dear editor:
Your front-page, above-the-fold story in The Lake Report’s Nov. 2 issue, "Leaky sewers contaminating NOTL creek with E. coli, town says," should give...
Dear editor:
I attended the Remembrance Day service Saturday in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Once again, I left feeling disappointed and frustrated that the ceremony, still, after many years,...
Dear editor:
This is an open letter to Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa and members of town council.
How much longer must residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake witness the overbearing mudslinging...
Dear editor:
I have written on several occasions advocating for roundabouts, especially in small towns with traffic lights.
I find the lack of proper understanding...
Keith McNenly
Special to The Lake Report
'Tis the season of ghosts and goulies, with decorations, costumes and candies leading up to the great day, then...
Dear editor:
I earlier protested the upcoming installation of a speed camera near Crossroads Public School ("Speed camera near Virgil school is just a cash...
Dear editor:
Further to the Nov. 2 photo accompanying the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum's featured Exploring History photo "‘Solid Comfort’ at Niagara Camp," here are two postcards...
Dear editor:
Is it really comforting to you that our federal government has demanded supermarket chains hold their prices?
Going from the dream world of politicians...
