"So, what direction will NOTL voters choose? That’s impossible to predict but what we do know is it has never been easier to exercise your democratic franchise," writes Kevin MacLean.
"At the end of the day, we need someone who can get Ford to respect us until we can try again to vote him out. The question, I guess, becomes, what’s the best strategy?" writes Richard Harley.
"If we elect the same people (and most are reoffering) we’ll get the same result. More hotels. More bending over for tourism. More construction. More old buildings razed. More density. More compromise. More loss," writes Garth Turner.
"If you are one of the approximately 191,000 Niagara residents that live outside the boundaries of the three large cities, you have just been marginalized as a perpetual member of the minority," writes Brian Marshall.
"He had the large sculpture placed in front of the Prince of Wales Hotel, but local leaders didn’t think it belonged at the corner of King and Queen streets. Much controversy ensued and Gerry the Giraffe was soon turfed," writes Ross Robinson.
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...
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...
