"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.
Rainer Hummel
Special to The Lake Report
In 2019, Bill 108 amended the Planning Act to provide more options for homeowners, regardless of what their home's...
Dear editor:
Having read two opinion pieces in the April 21 edition of The Lake Report, I feel obliged to respond.
Both MP Tony Baldinelli ("Disappointing federal budget shortchanges...
Dear editor:
I want to comment on the article regarding the pickleball court at the Virgil hockey arena ("Pickleball noise sparks legal challenge from neighbour,"...
Dear editor:
I am a resident of Lamberts Walk in Virgil and am writing in response to the article about noise level complaints over the pickleball courts at...
Dear editor:
Thank you to the Marotta family for bringing the beautiful new Stone Eagle Winery to Niagara-on-the-Lake.
The proposed winery, named after their amazing, stellar wine, will...
Maddy Gordon
Special to The Lake Report
Most high school students today either have a story or know someone who has a story.
For years, students have...
Dear editor:
I had heard about the prospective Dairy Queen operation and read your story about it – with mixed emotions, ("Taylor's Bakery to reopen as Dairy...
Let’s get back to our Canadian roots, and talk some hockey. I’m distressed by what has happened to “our game.”
Between 1948 and 1998, the first 50 years...
We don’t often think about it, but some edible, berry-producing plants can also add an ornamental element to your garden.
When the pandemic began, there...
Dear editor:
In reference to Christopher Allen's comments about the proposed new monstrosity for the Stone Eagle Winery, I absolutely agree, ("Proposed winery design is...
Dear editor:
Having recently moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake, and finding myself contemplating the prospect of retirement, I decided to start a podcast series called "BOOM! We...
Dear editor:
If, like me, you have been watching the war in Ukraine unfolding then your heart is breaking with every passing day.
Inhuman acts are being perpetrated...
While investigating the whereabouts of a client’s heritage grant I discovered that with no advanced warning or announcement the Region of Niagara had quietly...
It's coyote season in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Again.
The canids are leaving their dens, looking for food and, in many cases, scaring the heck out of residents.
People's...
