"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.
Dear editor:
Regarding the March 30 article on accessibility to stores and buildings in Niagara-on-the-Lake (" ‘A single step is a closed door’ "), this is...
Editor’s Note: Police have closed their investigation into this matter and no charges were laid. Niagara Now’s April 19, 2023 reporting in this respect...
For its size and population, Niagara-on-the-Lake has a tremendous wealth of historic houses that pre-date 1925.
Still, despite this treasure trove, comparatively few of...
Dear editor:
Niagara-on-the-Lake has so many opportunities to be inclusive to the point of being visionary, given its overall wealth and privilege. And yet ...
So many...
Dear editor:
There have been many stories in many newspapers regarding our politicians, their lobbyists and money.
No matter how well-known, no matter how reputable, the...
Dear editor:
With most financial experts predicting that Canada will experience a recession this year, it concerns me that Niagara-on-the-Lake might significantly increase its work...
The first of our cousin species, the Neanderthals, were discovered in the Neander Valley in Germany in 1856, three years before Charles Darwin published...
An original poem created by artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT and directed by NOTL resident Bruce Gitelman.
In Niagara-on-the-Lake, the winter's cold embrace
Held firm, with icy...
Dear editor:
There has been considerable recent correspondence in The Lake Report regarding our health care system.
Let me deal first with letter writer Richard Wright's...
This spring, anyone with an interest in nature and the outdoors is invited to participate in the annual Niagara College BioBlitz.
The one-day “scavenger...
Dear editor:
I am writing in response to your gloomy article, "In-depth: How new Ontario law curtails town’s power over development," (The Lake Report, Feb....
Dear editor:
Regarding your story, "NOTL asks OPP to investigate after developer gave $10,000 to town councillor," (The Lake Report, March 23), one must leave...
Victor Tarnoy
Special to The Lake Report
Niagara-on-the-Lake has a rich heritage and our most famous streetscapes are special thanks to the heritage buildings and the...
Richard Harley
and Kevin MacLean
Editors
A week ago now, we reported in great detail about an incident in which Niagara-on-the-Lake developer Benny Marotta gave Coun. Gary...
