"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.
Disero, Goettler and Zalepa offer their views on protecting NOTL’s unique character
Over the past few weeks, I had conversations with each candidate for lord...
Dear editor:
I am filled with disappointment when people with political power publicly endorse only those that they wish to have on their “team.”
In a...
David Israelson
Special to The Lake Report
In looking at our Oct. 24 municipal election, it’s hard not to think of the line in Shakespeare’s "Julius...
Dear editor:
Ross’s Ramblings regarding Wayne Gretzky promoting betting on sports made interesting reading, ("Using hockey stars to promote gambling is offensive," Oct. 6).
I have...
Dear editor:
I am responding to Sil Ranucci’s letter in your Oct. 11 edition, ("Treated unfairly and maligned, is why developer is fighting back,") which...
Dear editor:
All the NIMBY (not in my backyard) advocates and all those who believe Banana (build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything) is a sober...
Dear editor:
Most newspaper letters complain about this and that.
Let’s look at what we have in our lovely town and surrounding areas.
My wife Irene and...
Dear editor:
It happened again this past weekend as Major League Baseball began its annual march to the World Series by staging four mini-series for the wild...
Dear editor:
We have been reviewing all the comments made by candidates for mayor and town councillor and weighing my options very carefully, particularly for...
Mayhem, there’s gonna be head-on collisions, an accident waiting to happen … those were just some of the sentiments people expressed in recent weeks...
Dear editor:
I was aghast at the advertisements posted by the newly formed community group, WeLuvNOTL.com.
A thorough check on their website spoke little of who the...
