"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.
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...
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,"...
