“Your choice may be quite different from mine, but please, put the money into the community, not in retail (it always gets there anyway),” writes Robert Moorhead.

“At age 59, (Mark) Carney has shown little desire to break out of the constraints of his resume. That is of course, aside from leveraging his economic bona fides into the fading world of Net Zero,” writes Don Mustill.

“To get money to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy, the president has launched the tariff war,” writes Elizabeth Oliver-Malone.

“What happened to good old debates, using those good old-fashioned things called facts? Do we even have debate clubs in high schools anymore, or is that too traditional?” writes Susan Gerbes.

“Our historic Old Town already has enough ice cream shops and American chain stores. A tasteful and well-designed cannabis shop would help preserve the unique character of our town, while generating municipal tax revenue and jobs and enhancing our ability to ‘shop local,'” writes Matthew French.

“I believe that creating a public parkette would be a move to beautify the streetscape, provide an asset to the neighbourhood and would be a meaningful gesture recognizing the concerns of the residents impacted by the Parliament Oak Hotel development,” writes John Foreman.

“We shouldn’t impose Canadian tariffs on American goods coming into Canada. Implementing a tariff in retaliation to another country is like punching yourself in the face and expecting the other person to feel it,” writes Alexander Evans.

“All my life I have hated guns, and have found the American ‘gun culture’ to be absolutely horrific and insane,” writes Kaspar Pold. “However, given what is happening today and what might transpire in the near future (Trump has only the next four years to do his ‘thing’) I am about to buy some guns.”

“Should anyone not know the name immediately, Chris, a lifetime resident and businessman of NOTL, is probably responsible for more summer days photos of Old Town’s Queen Street by our annual influx of tourists than anyone else,” writes Sarah Sampson.

“Gretzky has clearly become too controversial to serve as a positive celebrity endorser of a Canadian winery’s products, at a time when we’re organizing “buy Canadian” campaigns to support our economy against the escalating trade war declared by Trump,” writes Steve McGuinness.

“The fact is that many Americans do already feel we are the 51st state,” writes Richard James.

“The cafe is owned by the town and upgrading the facility doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive,” writes Peter Warrack.

“Let our regional government evolve, Mr. Gates, and stay out the debate, unless you want to introduce a private members bill — if re-elected,” writes Derek Insley.

Dear editor: Regarding the idea of converting the old hospital into yet another community hub, why not convert the hospital into a showcase of all of Canada, where each province and territory would

Dear editor: The back-to-back opinion articles in last week’s Lake Report, “Other nations beware, Canada is a test for Trump” by Keith McNenly and “Canada should limit retaliation to potential Trump tariffs” by

Dear editor: Lord Mayor Gary Zalepla apparently believes that the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is listening to the concerns being expressed by its taxpayers. And in fairness to the mayor, he is speaking to

Dear editor: Thank you for reporting on Lord Mayor Zalepa’s response to my question at the recent Virgil village meeting. I submitted the question on behalf of Seniors for Climate in Niagara. My

“I simply believe that the homeowner should be able to predict year after year what his costs should be accurately with no surprises,” writes Joost Vandelinde.

Dear editor: I read with interest and considerable fellow-feeling the article by Paige Seburn about NOTL “heritage designations.” I have had a similar rather negative experience with the NOTL “Heritage Commission”. Despite inquiry

“I believe our town does not know how to budget, does not know how to look at where wasteful spending is taking place and does not seem to hire based on merit. And every year, it gets worse,” writes Susan Pohorly.