Built in 1814 by the Coloured Corps and Royal Engineers, Fort Mississauga stands on the shores of the Niagara River, highlighting the early military history of Niagara.
"Niagara-on-the-Lake deserves a mayor fully invested in protecting this community, preserving its character and respecting the people who live here," writes Richard Harley.
The next lord mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake, writes Garth Turner, "must not only rule a disparate, complex town ... but be the sole voice at the senior level where big tax, policy and service decisions are made."
"Bipedalism freed up the arms and especially the hands for other tasks such as tool-making, creating art and music, all of which was enabled and fostered by increasingly larger brains," writes Dr. William Brown.
"It was only a few decades ago that most parenting decisions were made by parents. Today, we seem to involve several levels of government, Moms and Dads, and people in between," writes Ross Robinson.
"Easing congestion wasn’t council’s main rationale for leaning toward a garage at 176 Wellington — money is. Council members either believe or were led to believe that parking will bring in piles of it," writes David Israelson.
"Authoritarian forces are aligning across borders, and the free world again needs coherent leadership. Canada’s message, in that context, has been clarity of purpose," writes Keith McNenly.
In 1901, when the future King George V and Queen Mary (then the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York) visited Niagara-on-the-Lake for the royal visit, they entered a floral wonderland with installations everywhere.
"Too much focus is being placed on proposed infrastructure changes at the expense of the natural heritage and beauty of the treed streetscape," write Karen Conderan and George Jager.
"What is the fundamental difference between the family-owned wineries and the corporate-owned wineries? Why does one group seem to get special treatment over the other?" writes Megan Wood.
"The centre of town ... should be returned to the previous purpose it was originally meant to be: to be an accessible area for long-time taxpayers of Niagara-on-the-Lake," writes Cecilia Bennett.
The Lake Report’s strong performance in the Ontario Community Newspapers Association’s awards continued last Friday as Niagara-on-the-Lake’s hometown news source again took home more top honours than any other publication in the province.
The court found no evidence the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake acted unfairly or in bad faith and treated its decision not to enforce the bylaw around outdoor events as a discretionary choice.
Augusta Van Muyen, vineyard manager at Tawse Winery in Vineland since 2021, knows her terroir. She's been named this year's Grape King: “I’m super honoured to represent the wine industry,” she says.
