"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 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...
Dear editor:
The concept of a "vibrant and complete community" is seen as an important goal in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s 2022-2026 strategic plan.
Strangely, planning...
Dear editor:
The proposed three-storey condominium building to be constructed on the backyards, severed from numbers 727 and 733 King St., came as a gut...
Dear editor:
I’m sorry to hear that letter writer Bob Bader finds developer Benny Marotta’s life “frivolous,” (" ‘Economic progress’ and the future of Niagara-on-the-Lake,"...
Dear editor:
I read with considerable interest the July 20 article by Somer Slobodian, “Kayakers feeling pushed out of Balls Beach.” Being a kayaker myself,...
Dear editor:
We extend our appreciation to The Lake Report for its "Mind Your Meters" stories on July 27.
Those stories assisted in raising awareness...
