"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:
Thank you for your article in the May 19 edition of The Lake Report that profiled the proposed townhouse development on Mary Street.
The reason...
Dear editor:
Does Niagara-on-the-Lake do enough for traffic safety?
Over a year ago I wrote to the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake regarding my concerns with the speed limits...
Has anyone noticed? There’s a provincial election campaign sleepwalking its way across Ontario now.
In two weeks, Ontarians will have a chance to pass judgment on the...
Dear editor:
Shock, denial, anger and depression – yes, I feel I am experiencing all these emotions as I watch the slow decline of Niagara-on-the-Lake, a...
Dear editor:
I am writing regarding the opinion piece, "Provincial changes mean town must allow secondary dwellings on NOTL properties," (May 5), by Rainer Hummel, NOTL resident...
Dear editor:
Regarding the Upper Canada Heritage Trail: More than 70 years ago the railway along Concession 1 was decommissioned.
Shortly afterward, dirt bike riders created a trail...
Dear editor:
With regards to Rainer Hummel's opinion piece addressing Bill 108, ("Provincial changes mean town must allow secondary dwellings on properties," May 5), our local official...
Dear editor:
After the April 21 news story in The Lake Report about the impending opening of a Dairy Queen on Queen Street ("Taylor's Bakery to reopen as a...
Dear editor:
I can’t believe all the new “no parking” signs on Four Mile Creek Road near the Grist restaurant.
It is so typical of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s anal...
Dear editor:
A good leader should be trustworthy and Doug Ford has failed under this metric.
Under the premier's leadership, Ontarians have been subjected to a cruel neo-liberal...
During the rebuilding phase immediately after the War of 1812, a new architectural expression captured the attention of the monied folks here in Canada.
This...
