"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.
The days come and go, and the seasons gently change. We somehow manage to keep up with the many shifts, technologically, socially and geopolitically.
Occasionally,...
Dear editor:
I would like to share some budget shock regarding Niagara Region's proposed St. Davids roundabout at Four Mile Creek and York roads.
I deal in expropriation...
In 2018, Canadian physicist Donna Strickland received the Nobel Prize for physics, alongside French scientist Gérard Mourou, her doctoral supervisor.
Her contribution was related to...
Dear editor:
So, Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa says residents aren’t opposed to a St. Davids roundabout, ("Owners worry roundabout will kill St. Davids businesses," Oct....
Dear editor:
I want to applaud Brian Marshall for his Oct. 19 column, “Embracing Glendale through a more inspired design,” where he questioned the rationale...
It is important at this time of year that we remember.
Remember the sacrifices and the contributions of those who gave their lives in two world wars...
Dear editor:
Change is constant. Sometimes there’s no getting around it.
Supply, demand, development. To some these almost can be fighting words. They don't have to...
Patrick Gedge
Special to The Lake Report
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, its councillors and staff are mandated to legally and ethically uphold the official plan and its bylaws...
Dear editor:
During a litter cleanup on Sunday, Oct. 22, along about a two-kilometre short stretch of Lakeshore Road leading into Old Town, more than...
Dear editor:
The Fallsview Casino buffet in Niagara Falls has now closed, however, it appears the "Queen Street Buffet" in Niagara-on-the-Lake is still open.
Why are...
Dear editor:
The masonry wall at the termination point of Mississagua at Queen Street has been skilfully constructed but what a waste of craftsmanship...
Dear editor:
I was interested to read your extensive interview, "Schlange wants Niagara to reap benefits of amalgamation,” conducted with the former Niagara Region chief...
An estimated 5 million Canadians do not have a family doctor.
In Ontario, that total is about 2.2 million people.
Across Niagara and in Niagara-on-the-Lake, several...
The process of choosing Nobel Prize-winning work and winners begins soon after the awards ceremony the previous year.
Invitations are sent out for nominations to...
Dear editor:
Your Oct. 12 editorial, "An indoor swimming pool for NOTL," was an excellent opinion piece.
It was well-articulated in a non-threatening way and I...
Steve Hardaker
Community Correspondent
Would you welcome a 25-storey highrise apartment building in your Niagara-on-the-Lake community?
Or better yet, would you welcome a cluster of apartments...
