"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:
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...
Last Wednesday afternoon, I suddenly became a member of the COVID-19 in-crowd.
After just over two years of listening to medical statistics, watching Dr. Theresa...
Dear editor:
I am writing regarding the proposed development of the Stone Eagle Winery, ("Councillors question size and height of new winery," The Lake Report,...
Dear editor:
I appreciated Robert Bader’s letter on the housing supply problem that our communities are facing' ("There is no housing supply problem. There's a social...
Dear editor:
I want to say thank you to everyone. Ukraine has been helped because of you.
Because reporter Evan Saunders and The Lake Report took the time...
Dear editor:
So Premier Doug Ford declared the pandemic over?
Then he reduced and limited testing so the true numbers of infections would be hidden. Next, he discontinued contact...
