"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 usually find myself cheering for the judicial system to award legal costs so as to discourage the growing trend of frivolous lawsuits...
Ischemic strokes, those caused by an obstruction in a feeding artery, are more common than hemorrhagic strokes.
Small ones, the result of obstructions in small...
Dear Editor,
We are writing to express our concerns regarding the new hotel development proposed for the former Parliament Oak Public School property at 325...
Dear editor:
We would like to acknowledge Mr. Simkus for his dedicated efforts in safeguarding his home and neighbourhood against the recurring threat of high...
As public demonstrations go, last Sunday’s march in support of finding graves and restoring the Niagara Baptist Church Burial Ground was more media event...
The following letter to town council was submitted to The Lake Report for publication.
The area surrounding the Parliament Oak school site is a very...
The following letter to town council was submitted to The Lake Report for publication.
Attached is a drawing of developer Benny Marotta’s proposed hotel, with...
MPP Wayne Gates
Special to Niagara Now/The Lake Report
Across the province of Ontario, residents and families are losing access to the frontline health care services...
Dear editor:
Further to columnist Joanne Young’s point about growing native plants, ("The importance of pollinators," June 8), you can also select specific plants for...
Dear editor:
A big thank you to columnist Brian Marshall for pointing out the negative environmental and human impacts of high intensity lighting ("Of lights...
Not once, but twice last week within days of the installation of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s rainbow crosswalk, someone vandalized it by driving vehicles on the new...
