Council candidates who did not win 2018

Simon Bentall candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 23, 2018

Simon Bentall is a candidate for Council in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Crispin Bottomley candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 23, 2018

Crispin Bottomley is a candidate for Council in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Mark Brown candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 23, 2018

Mark Brown is a candidate for Council in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Terry Davis candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 23, 2018

Terry Davis is a candidate for Council in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Dennis Dick candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 22, 2018

Dennis Dick is a candidate for Council in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Terry Flynn candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 22, 2018

Terry Flynn is a candidate for Council in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Lauren Goettler candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 22, 2018

Lauren Goettler is a candidate for Council in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Gus Koroneos candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 22, 2018

Gus Koroneos is a candidate for Council in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Anne Kurtz-Just candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 22, 2018

Anne Kurtz-Just is a candidate for Council in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Paolo Miele candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 22, 2018

Paolo Miele is a candidate for Council in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Andrew Niven candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 22, 2018

Andrew Niven is a candidate for Council in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Sandra O’Connor candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 22, 2018

Sandra O’Connor is a candidate for Council in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Bernhard Peters candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 22, 2018

Bernhard Peters is a candidate for Council in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Katherine Reid candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 22, 2018

Katherine Reid is a candidate for Council in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Marotta continues Rand litigation against Town and promises new lawsuit against Council

May 3, 2025

Benny Marotta withdrew entirely from the Ontario Land Tribunal proceedings on his proposed Rand subdivision after the OLT ruled against his company and sent him back to the drawing board to work with the Town and SORE on an acceptable approach. Mr. Marotta has though, for the time being, continued his judicial review application seeking to overturn the OLT decision.

Residents Association press release

April 24, 2025

We are providing this press release as a courtesy to a new fellow residents’ association. The newly formed and Incorporated Niagara on the Lake Residents Association will hold its first Open House meeting on Wednesday, May 14, at the Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Ontario Land Tribunal dismisses Marotta Rand subdivision application

April 17, 2025

The Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) has this week issued a final order dismissing the Marotta/Solmar applications for a high density subdivision on the back half of the Rand Estate. As our supporters will recall, Mr. Marotta’s company Solmar applied for permission to build almost 200 houses on the historic Rand Estate. The subdivision would have […]

The Niagara Foundation moves forward on The Wilderness

February 22, 2025

SORE has been laser-focused on advocating for responsible development of the Rand Estate in Niagara on the Lake, especially in terms of recognizing and protecting its heritage characteristics. However, we want to give a shoutout about what’s underway for another large historic parcel in town – The Niagara Foundation completed acquisition of The Wilderness property in December and has an extensive process to shape what happens with the property.

Ontario Land Tribunal denies Marotta appeal of Rand subdivision decision

January 28, 2025

The Ontario Land Tribunal on Jan. 28 2025 DENIED in its entirely the review request filed by the Marotta’s Solmar company of the OLT decision that rejected the Rand Estate subdivision application filed on the basis that it did not represent good planning.

Marotta appeals Ontario Land Tribunal Rand decision

November 14, 2024

Benny Marotta this week has filed appeals of the recent Ontario Land Tribunal Rand subdivision decision to both the courts and the OLT. SORE’s report on the OLT decision in question can be found on sorenotl.ca The OLT decision was the result of a multi-week hearing during which the Tribunal heard from over 20 witnesses […]

Town and SORE win OLT Rand case on Marotta subdivision

October 16, 2024

The Ontario Land Tribunal decision on the proposed Marotta Rand Estate subdivision is a complete win for SORE and for the Town. Our supporters will recall that the Marotta company took the matter out of the hands of Council and appealed directly to the OLT.

Parties file written submissions in Marotta Rand subdivision OLT hearing

September 2, 2024

The parties to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) case brought by Benny Marotta’s company Solmar filed written submissions to the Tribunal at the conclusion of the evidentiary phase of the hearing. The full text of the four written submissions are on the sorenotl.ca site.

OLT Rand subdivision hearing resumes

July 28, 2024

A reminder that after a break of several weeks, the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) panel hearing the appeal by Benny Marotta’s company of his request to build a 200+ unit subdivision on the back half of the Rand Estate will resume hearing evidence tomorrow at 10 a.m.