Letter Archives

Letter: A special request from Santa

Dear parents: Santa Claus is coming to town on Saturday, Dec. 12 (the bad weather date is Sunday, Dec. 13). There will not be a large...

Letter: Rental bylaw review has ignored sound governance practices

Dear editor: I am very concerned about the process undertaken by the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake with respect to its proposed changes to the short-term rental bylaw. Discussing specific changes...

Letter: Rental restrictions are not the way to go

Dear editor: I have followed the recent discussion regarding proposals to limit short-term rentals to owner-occupied properties, with interest and sadness. We have visited Niagara-on-the-Lake on a...

Letter: Vaccine, yes. But fix long-term care

Dear editor: Remember someone repeating COVID, COVID, COVID over and over again? Now Premier Doug Ford and other premiers keep saying vaccine, vaccine, vaccine! And Ford wants a specific...

Letter: Town’s proposal not the answer to short-term rental problems

Dear editor: If it is the intention of the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake to eliminate short-term cottage rentals, its plan is exactly the way to do...

Letter: Community centre cafe is essential service

Dear editor: A recent letter to The Lake Report extolled the virtues of Sweets and Swirls, the NOTL Community Centre cafe. The writer felt the cafe’s...

Letter: Town needs to act faster on rental bylaw

Dear editor: First let me preface this letter by strongly stating that the taxpayers, not tourists from Texas nor Hamilton etc., elect the lord mayor and...

Letter: Chautauqua ‘Friends’ team up with residents association

Dear editor: The Friends of Ryerson Park is a very large group of NOTL residents that has identified the issues and remedies to the extensive problems...

Letter: Town needs to deal with rentals that cause problems

Dear editor: My husband and I have rented Marrakech Mansion for a week three out of the past four summers. While I very much sympathize...

Letter: Proud to be a senior who still exercises

Dear editor: I had to read Mike Kennan’s Oct. 26 column "Should seniors engage in regular exercise?" twice to decide if was he simply poking a little humour...

Letter: Council needs to stick to short-term rental plan

Dear editor: Those of us who live here want a vibrant community where we have real neighbours rather than those who come here as tourists and...

Letter: ‘Me’ society and selfishness amid the pandemic

Dear editor: In this day and age, the human race has changed from a caring race of people to a "me" society. For people to say...

Letter: Two suggestions for council’s consideration

The following is a letter sent to Lord Mayor Betty Disero and members of NOTL council: My very practical wife Pamela made some very practical suggestions the other...

Opinion: Is principal residence rule for short-term rentals helpful?

John Foreman is president of the NOTL Bed & Breakfast Association. Jason Clements operates Niagara Holiday Rentals. John Foreman and Jason Clements Special to The Lake Report The town is proposing...

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