"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.
After two weeks of negotiation, all 197 countries participating in the 26th United Nations Conference of Parties (COP26), an annual meeting to address climate change, agreed...
Can you believe it's only four weeks until Christmas?
There I said it – now, let the panic begin.
Hopefully, you are not feeling panicked at all. It’s...
Dear editor:
Racism is inexcusable in any context.
As residents of over 15 years in Niagara-on-the-Lake, my wife, who was Black, and I experienced racism here but we...
Good news: Newark Neighbours, the food bank and thrift store that has been a community fixture in Niagara-on-the-Lake for 50 years, is expanding, having...
Dear editor:
On Saturday, Nov. 13, the neighbourhood of Chautauqua, and Niagara-on-the-Lake as a whole, lost one of its oldest and longest-serving residents.
The massive oak that...
Dear editor:
Sometimes it is simply a pleasure to write a letter to the editor congratulating him, his newspaper and contributing staff on their great efforts...
Dear editor:
Curiosity got the better of me and I just had to know more about Niagara-on-the-Lake’s history.
So, four years ago, I went to the source and put...
Dear editor:
Many residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake will be clearly pleased to learn of the withdrawal by Solmar Development of its opposition to the heritage designation by...
Dear editor:
Volumes are being written about the exorbitant cost of a COVID-19 PCR test to re-enter Canada at our land border crossings.
It can be $169 (Cdn) if you...
As many have no doubt seen (because it’s hard to miss!) the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum has created an incredible art project to commemorate the 100th anniversary...
