"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:
Throughout my life I have always had a tremendous respect for front-line responders. I guess it's because my sister was a nurse (RN) and...
Dear editor:
I believe that one or two brief corrections and further comment are needed in reference to the letter, Objection to a simple crosswalk speaks...
Bill GarriockSpecial to The Lake Report
When did it become the role of town council to "provide leadership" to encourage businesses in the private sector...
Dear editor:
I just read Evan Saunders' article on council’s Chautauqua parking debate ("Chautauqua parking debate causes councillor confrontation," Dec. 2) and all I can say...
Tony Baldinelli
Special to The Lake Report
On Wednesday, Dec. 1, something very special happened in the House of Commons.
Following Question Period, the Conservative shadow minister...
Dear editor:
Thank you for publishing my letter, "Argument for rainbow crosswalk is flawed," Dec. 2.
Although we disagree on this issue, it is appreciated. However,...
Dear editor:
The magnificent oak is said to be a symbol of strength, morale, resistance and within its massive trunk rings the wisdom of age on which to...
Dear editor:
The debate over having a rainbow crosswalk can be settled easily. Put it on the ballot in the upcoming municipal election: Do you support the installation...
Dear editor:
In objecting to a rainbow crosswalk in Nigara-on-the-Lake ("Argument for rainbow crosswalk is flawed," letter, Dec. 2), Derek Collins shows his true colours.
He refers to...
Good architecture is the expression of an artistic vision.
And similar to art, from hyper-realism to expressional abstract, the field of creative expression in architecture...
Dear editor:
Highway safety engineers typically avoid dangerous curves and intersections, wherever possible, to mitigate serious or fatal traffic accidents. Not so in NOTL, where we have created an...
If all goes well, the most powerful, capable, expensive and complex star-gazing satellite telescope yet – the James Webb telescope – is slated for launch aboard...
With last weekend's first snowfall, it seems that patio season is definitely over in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
But just five more months and we'll be back in the swing,...
Dear editor:
In 1969 the Niagara Warriors lacrosse club started playing in the Ontario Junior B lacrosse league.
Historic Warriors lacrosse names such as Conradi, Ignatczyk,...
Canadian physical education teacher and sports innovator James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 as an alternative to the injury-prone game of football. He was...
Dear editor:
I’d like to say that I am extremely honoured to have received the Lord Mayor’s Volunteer Award for diversity, equity and inclusion, a sentiment that...
In the built-heritage field the term “rehabilitation” is generally a reference to work performed on a historic house which returns the dwelling to a...
We asked readers for their suggestions regarding what should happen to the old Niagara-on-the-Lake hospital site. With its prime location and history in town,...
We have written many times about how Niagara-on-the-Lake's community volunteers are the backbone of this very special town.
Without the hard work, whether in the...
