"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.
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...
Dear editor:
I am greatly saddened and outraged by the hate messages repeatedly spray-painted on Niagara-on-the-Lake's rainbow crosswalk.
To add insult to injury, the comments of...
For most of the 1700s, the controlling elements of British society were staunchly conservative, promoting the values of rationalism, order and harmony; attitudes that...
Dear editor:
I respectfully disagree with Alexander Evans' suggestion that in a previous letter to the editor I labelled developer Benny Marotta's life as "frivolous."
I...
It is shameful what has happened – repeatedly – to Niagara-on-the-Lake's rainbow crosswalk.
It also is hateful.
The Niagara Regional Police Service says it is investigating...
