"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.
Dear editor:
I am writing regarding your story about a plan for a four-storey apartment building on Mary Street, "Neighbours unhappy with revised plan for 41-unit...
Dear editor:
I am writing regarding Alexander Evans' Jan. 26 letter, "Just ‘ask why,’ when debating property rights in NOTL."
Why does heritage negate individual rights?...
Several decades ago, long before there was any sense of urgency and angst about burning fossil fuels and climate change, scientists began to explore...
Although once considered an expensive plant to be grown by elitists, the orchid has become the top-selling indoor plant.
The orchid family is one of...
Dear editor:
The Jan. 26 letter from Alexander Evans, "Just “ask why” when debating property rights in NOTL," suggests we “ask why” heritage negates individual...
I have always found it odd that the boundaries of Old Town’s national historic district are substantially different than those of the provincially registered...
Dear editor:
After reading Christopher Allen's Jan. 12 letter ("Sculpture seems out of place at new retail plaza,") about the sculpture at the new retail...
Dear editor:
Re: NOTL Hydro president Tim Curtis's guest column "The future is electric vehicles and NOTL Hydro is getting ready," (The Lake Report, Jan....
Good design is important.
Whether it's a building, landscaping or parkland, an artful public display – even how the news is presented on the printed...
Tim Curtis
Special to The Lake Report
Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro is preparing for big changes in the near future, when electric vehicles dominate and gas-powered cars are...
Like Niagara-on-the-Lake, our community food bank and thrift store is growing, changing and moving with the times.
Newark Neighbours has always been associated with Old...
Dear editor:
With regard to Alexander Evans' letter concerning development and land use in Niagara-on- the Lake ("Development and progress in Niagara-on-the-Lake," Jan. 5) I...
