"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.
Thanks to a new water-monitoring program, a much-loved Niagara-on-the-Lake beach is finally getting the care it deserves.
In response to Keeping it Green columns that...
Tony Baldinelli
Special to The Lake Report
Our Canadian travel and tourism industry was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic first, it was hit the hardest and...
Chrys Kaloudis
Special to NiagaraNow/The Lake Report
I recently returned to Niagara-on-the-Lake after decades of life in various regions throughout southern Ontario.
I grew up in Niagara...
Dear editor:
Thank you to Beth MacDonald for speaking out about the attitude of some native NOTLers ("NOTLers need to stop with derogatory ‘Toronto people’...
Dear editor:
The Pope's anticipated apology for decades of clergy abuse likely will be along the lines of: "I have tortured, raped and murdered thousands...
Situational awareness, an ability to know precisely where you are, the terrain you’re crossing, possible landing spots in an emergency and awareness of ever-changing weather,...
Dear editor:
NOTL Cats Rescue, our only local cat rescue group, needs the community’s help.
We are in desperate need of foster homes for many kittens...
In the court of public opinion, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Pickleball Club is definitely a winner.
In the court in Welland, however, it lost.
People love the game...
When we think of flowering trees and shrubs, our minds usually turn to those early spring bloomers – magnolia, forsythia, ornamental cherries and pear...
And now, the real work begins.
Despite being written off early in the COVID pandemic by some pollsters, pundits and political analysts, Premier Doug Ford...
Dear editor:
I read the article regarding the three possible locations of the rainbow crosswalk.
I read further that a rainbow garden would not be possible...
Now that warm weather is finally here, water temperatures in lakes and local water bodies are becoming more swimmable.
Whether heading up to the cottage,...
