"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:
When the public meeting for the proposed redevelopment of the former Parliament Oak school site was delayed and I heard there would be revisions...
Dear editorr:
Thank you for your recent story the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library's new planned giving campaign, "NOTL library launches major fundraising drive," (Oct. 21).
Kevin MacLean's touching editorial this...
Councillors have finally taken a hard stance against short-term rentals by slapping bad actors with a one-year licence ban.
As we have been strongly advocating for council...
NOTL councillors voted unanimously last week in favour of a draft corporate climate change adaptation plan.
Council's endorsement will allow continued planning for imminent climate change problems in...
Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town brimming with talented and successful individuals.
Many of them retired to NOTL, for a variety of reasons, including its beauty, charm...
The headline might sound esoteric, but the subject is not.
The planet is awash with plastic, thrown every which way from car windows, piled up in dumpsites...
Dear editor:
I think that some of the comments made by Samuel Young in his letter to the editor about development ("Rather than fight developers, work with them," Oct. 21) merit...
Dear editor:
Bikes For Farmworkers, a volunteer organization supplying safe, roadworthy bicycles for temporary farmworkers, is in need of used, repairable adult bicycles to be donated for...
Dear editor:
As countries around the world marginalize and attempt to pressure non-vaxxers to get vaccinated by denying them access to international travel, restaurants, bars and numerous other...
Niagara-on-the-Lake Tennis Club director Rosemary Goodwin worked hard to organize singles tournaments in October, staring down Mother Nature and persevering for over three weeks...
This year’s Nobel Prize in physics represents a timely change. No black holes, gravitational waves or birth of the universe, no laser tweezers and no...
Dear editor:
Regarding your story, "Most repairs to Rand Estate delayed till May," Oct. 14: Is it simply a case of naivety, reluctance due to a lack of...
Dear editor:
Since moving to NOTL almost two decades ago, I've noticed the relationship between our council, town officials and the development industry has been one...
John Sayers
Special to The Lake Report
Three large 1916 garden party photographs offered to the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum epitomize why Randwood is so important to the fabric of our...
Dr. Wade Taylor Davis
Special to The Lake Report
Maybe you have thought about retiring for the last 10 years.
You are now approaching 65 years old and...
The following letter from Niagara Falls MP Tony Baldinelli and Niagara West MP Dean Allison was sent to Niagara regional council and chair Jim Bradley.
We...
The sheer silliness of some of town council’s decisions is again in evidence as councillors have unanimously passed a bylaw banning all parking near or in...
