"I'm sure that no one thinks that it should be the taxpayers' responsibility to build a parking garage for anyone, including the Shaw theatre, especially when other more acceptable uses were being privately funded," writes Wayne Murray.
"We talk a lot in NOTL about attracting young families to the area, and yet we have no public school, no hospital and few spaces for families to gather, outside the community centre," writes Brendan McLeod.
The town framed its decision as part of a broader effort to streamline local governance and respond to concerns raised by the province about municipal structures across Niagara.
The town is studying a project to add 150 parking spaces to the spot, which could bring in up to $1.9 million a year, instead of opening the land to outside ideas — for now.
A Divisional Court panel has dismissed a legal challenge against Niagara-on-the-Lake’s handling of the Royal George Theatre project, finding the town’s process was thorough and justified.
Niagara Parks Commission chief operating officer Marcelo Gruosso said the tower at Queenston Heights Park is "not visible at all" because it's "back into the work yard" and not in the middle of the park.
Ontario's members of provincial parliament were back at Queen's Park on March 23 for a new session of Ontario's legislature, and Niagara Falls MPP Wayne Gates says there is plenty to tackle.
Zubin Gatta, Kekoo Gatta’s son and an assistant coach with the Junior Brock Badger Wrestling Club, said he is touched by the tribute: “He gave so much to the wrestling world in Niagara."
Spring has officially sprung here on this side of the globe, and gardeners in Niagara-on-the-Lake are preparing to refresh raised beds and tend to perennials.
"Do you think that people in Niagara should have less ability to find out what the government is doing on these files behind closed doors? I certainly don’t," writes Wayne Gates.
"Given the level of public support, it would be good to know more about how this web of interests is being run. Is it sustainable? What happens in an economic downturn, with a half-built theatre complex?" writes Garth Turner.
"If you plan to do any work on your contributing property, that undertaking should be informed by the building’s architectural style to ensure that any alterations are compatible and in-keeping with its contributing attributes," writes Brian Marshall.
