"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:
The Sept. 1 edition of The Lake Report contains the latest in a series of advertisements paid for by the Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of...
Dear editor:
I am writing regarding your Sept. 1 news story, "NOTL group plans series of candidate debates."
While I appreciate the effort put in by...
Dear editor:
Let’s park the strong adjectives and adverbs about the emerging discussion about ward systems, (Letter, Sept. 1, "A ward system is an absurd...
In 1858, Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin, at the suggestion of mutual friends, presented their studies of evolution to the Linnean Society in...
We regularly hear well-meaning local people pontificating about protecting the character of our charming wee town.
Zoning density, lot coverage, square footage and more details....
Dear editor:
I am writing regarding Samuel Young’s Aug. 25 letter promoting a ward system for Niagara-on-the-Lake, "Yes, NOTL really needs to adopt a ward system."
This...
Dear editor:
It's not very often that members of Niagara-on-the-Lake council give us a twofer, that is, two items that present examples of their quality...
Two athletes entered, two gold medals won.
That’s quite a batting average, Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Yes, NOTL had just two athletes competing in the 2022 Canada Summer Games,...
Dear editor:
We have our grand total for NOTL Palliative Care's Shred-it fundraiser on Aug. 13: an incredible $4,060.
Thank you to everyone who came out to...
When I visited with Jon Kormos at his home in Queenston recently our conversation touched on several topics related to the heritage of Niagara-on-the-Lake...
Dear editor:
Now that the integrity commissioner has determined the facts do not support a complaint that Lord Mayor Betty Disero attempted to interfere with...
It’s time for some big changes on Niagara-on-the-Lake town council.
We’re not talking about “throw the bums out” sort of change because that is neither...
