"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:
Thanks so much for the wonderful support for the women of Niagara-on-the-Lake with your "Celebrating the Women of NOTL" special section to mark International...
Dear editor:
Letter writer Peter Rusin, a former Burlington resident and a real estate professional specializing in expropriation, appears to be a cheerleader for developers...
Dear editor:
The Trudeau government will stop at nothing to control what Canadians see online.
Through Bill C-11, the government is seeking to expand the mandate...
Lyle Hall
Special to The Lake Report
Much has been written about the negative effects of Bill 23 on local planning authority and, ultimately, on the...
Dear editor:
I see from a real estate advertisement in The Lake Report that the former Harvest Barn property is up for lease.
Regular long-term customers,...
Just what is it that makes Niagara-on-the-Lake unique among Ontario communities?
What is it that draws some 3.5 million visitors to this one little town...
Dear editor:
Kudos on the in-depth analysis by Evan Loree about Ontario's Bill 23, which became law in November, ("How new Ontario law curtails town’s...
Dear editor:
Perhaps I'm naive, but what is the purpose of the municipality having zoning bylaws?
Presumably we elect municipal officials and pay municipal taxes to...
Dear editor:
Climate change is one main contributor to the creation of the cycle of poverty, which has been sustained throughout multiple generations.
It is great...
Dear editor:
Dr. William Brown's very interesting column, "Differences between Neanderthal and human brains" (Feb. 23) was certainly enlightening.
However, the long and descriptive list of...
Dear editor:
I was disappointed in the latest proposal for the Parliament Oak property since after spending a decade here I thought the developer would...
