"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.
Asked about the plethora of problems associated with the short-term rental industry (take note of that word, industry), Lord Mayor Betty Disero said that...
Joanne YoungSpecial to The Lake Report
I just love this time of year! There is less humidity, lower temperatures and fresher air.
There are also many...
Towns evolve over time and their architecture (both residential and commercial) tends to reflect, in part, the cycles of changing economic conditions.
During boom periods,...
Dear editor:
Residents for Sustainable Tourism is pleased that the Niagara-on-the-Lake council has approved a municipal accommodation tax to be considered by the finance committee for 2022.
The...
Dear editor:
I read with interest your reporting of town council's latest deliberations over the introduction of a municipal accommodation tax in NOTL, "Town passes controversial hotel...
Dear editor:
Samuel Young's diatribe ("More promises to be broken on seniors benefits," letter, The Lake Report, Sept.9) against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals is...
Dear editor:
I am writing today to call out the misinformation being spread by Conservatives across the country about home equity taxes.
The Conservatives are spreading...
Dear editor:
The new no parking signage with increased fines of $150 posted near Ryerson Park and along Niagara Boulevard really is working as far as I...
Sometimes, a rare disease can teach us a lot about treating more common diseases.
Such is the case for a disease called transthyretin amyloidosis, which...
We asked readers for their memories of 9/11, two decades afterward, and are publishing a selection of their recollections this week and next.
Elizabeth Masson
Special...
Dear editor:
Some thoughts for possible NDP or Green party voters, and undecideds, in the Sept. 20 federal election. I will vote Liberal, but, for others,...
Dear editor:
This letter is in response to 13-year-old Morgan Mitchell's front-page opinion piece, "Four Mile Creek neglected by conservation authority," published on Aug. 19.
One...
Dear editor:
Attention all seniors: It's election time and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the great snake oil salesman (like we used to see in the old western...
Dear editor:
I would like to make several comments in response to Sean Parkinson's Aug. 19 letter, "There’s little support for the queer community in Niagara."
The stated conclusion...
Joanne Young
Special to The Lake Report
Are you thinking of adding some new gardens or extending any existing gardens this fall?
I am often asked if they...
