"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.
As we all know, “good fences make good neighbours.”
At least, that’s how it is supposed to work.
But sometimes it’s more complicated than that. This...
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There has been much misinformation, scare tactics, gaslighting, false and incomplete statements made by some councillors and tourism industry groups opposed to the...
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Politicians and civil servants at all levels of government and of all political stripes have become more opaque in dealing with the electorate...
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Here's how to ruin a village in "50 signs."
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake as well as the Region of Niagara must share equal responsibility...
By the mid-20th century, quantum physics was a mature major success story.
Fifty years earlier, some scientists including Max Planck, questioned whether the atom even...
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Every four years all residents in Canada have to fill out a census form under penalty of law for non-compliance.
The main stated purpose...
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Referencing last week's article ("Town was unaware Lawson Signcrafters could fill ShopNOTL order"), the statement from the town that they were “unaware” the...
Pockets of ravine and greenery around Niagara-on-the-Lake make perfect habitats for insects that set the tone for nostalgic, late-summer evenings.
This time of year, there...
Dedicated NOTL care workers find ways to engage residents with fun and dignity
It can’t be easy caring for residents in long-term care facilities, especially...
In highly social species such as chimpanzees, understanding who’s in charge, who has influence, who’s in, who’s out, and shifting alliances between others, often...
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Since your June 20 story (Signs of trouble: Town removes farmer's roadside ads), we have had an overwhelming number of customers stop by...
On Sunday, during the first weekend of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s new dedicated-duty firefighter program — which sees crews working the weekends instead of just being on-call...
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So the town's municipal accommodation tax has been given full approval, "NOTL’s 2% hotel room tax begins July 1," (The Lake Report, June 23).
It...
Estimates suggest that as many as 20 to 30 per cent of patients with COVID develop long lasting symptoms, what’s been called "long COVID."
Initially...
