"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.
Migrant farm workers are the backbone of Canada’s – and Niagara’s – agricultural sector.
Without the men and women who leave their families behind and...
Who wants an indoor swimming pool in Niagara-on-the-Lake?
Perhaps the better question is: Who doesn't want an indoor swimming pool in Niagara-on-the-Lake?
The idea has been batted...
Dear editor:
Wow! When developer Rainer Hummel goes off on someone, he really goes off.
I refer, of course, to his letter criticizing The Lake Report's...
The Nobel series, an annual November-December review of the year’s Nobel Prizes announced in October, has been a success for the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library...
In last week’s column we looked at the Canada-centric expression of Edwardian Classicism.
In that article, it was mentioned that during the latter part...
Dear editor:
It seems that the favourite recourse of developers when their plans meet with less than an enthusiastic response is one of personal abuse.
First...
There are many memorable sights and landmarks around Niagara-on-the-Lake.
In an area with so numerous links to important historical events, we are fortunate to have...
Dear editor:
I’m wondering what is happening when our town encourages people to apply to build projects that are totally contrary to the zoning, the...
Dear editor:
Niagara-on-the-Lake is undoubtedly a smart town with a rich history and an even brighter future.
However, the path to that future should be marked...
Well before Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier received their richly deserved Nobel Prize in 2022 for pioneering work on gene editing, it was obvious...
Dear editor:
I entirely agree with the article by letter writer Lydia Madonia, ("Over-tourism, development could hurt NOTL," Sept. 21).
Her concerns with respect to over-tourism...
Dear editor:
Thank you for all of the articles in The Lake Report this summer highlighting our Niagara-on-the-Lake lacrosse teams.
After many years of the lacrosse board...
Dear editor:
I occasionally read Brian Marshall's Arch-i-Text column. It sometimes consists of fabricated nonsense, so I don't take it too seriously.
However, it occurred to...
