"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.
Tim Curtis
Special to The Lake Report
Saturday's unexpected power outage will cost Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro's customers a lot more than just being without power in the early hours...
John ForemanSpecial to The Lake Report
Term rentals are governed by the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s short-term rentals bylaw. B&Bs have required licences in NOTL for...
Karen GanselSpecial to The Lake Report
Having lived in the Old Town area of Niagara-on-the-Lake for 27 years now, the most frequent desire I’ve heard from...
Dear editor:
Evan Saunders' article in The Lake Report of Sept. 30, ("Council approves new-look for Old Town gateway"), outlines the negative response to the first design.
Back...
Dear editor:
The third instalment in your series of editorials on short-term rentals is 100 per cent on point, both in the analysis of residents' concerns and proposed corrective...
We all have much to be thankful for again this year. And, thankfully, vaccines have brought us closer to defeating COVID-19.
Last week Niagara’s top medical doctor...
John ForemanSpecial to The Lake Report
One concern people have about short-term rentals is that they can be bad neighbours. We have all heard of party houses and...
Last week’s column suggested that other survivors of Virgil’s built heritage could be found off Niagara Stone Road. Following up on this, let’s visit...
It wasn’t so long ago that some were upset by women wearing the niqab. Now, nearly two years into this pandemic, distancing, social bubbles and face...
Dear editor:
Looking ahead at the school calendar issued by the District School Board of Niagara, I learned the winter break begins on Dec. 24 – Christmas...
Dear editor:
The excellent, well-balanced articles on short-term rentals by editor-in-chief Richard Hartley and the first of three articles in response by John Foreman, president of...
Dear editor:
I continue to read about the outstanding issues regarding short-term rentals.
As we live in a tourism destination, I have no issue with anyone...
While there is a long list of problems created by short-term rentals in our community, there are also some benefits. These businesses do create a small...
Dear editor:
The Niagara-on-the-Lake community has honoured Terry Fox since 1991, raising $1,026,679 for cancer research.
This year's run was once again “One Day Your Way” and...
Niki Walker
Jamie Knight
Special to The Lake Report
This year, today, Sept. 30, marks the first official National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada, a day that...
