Dear editor: In a letter to The Lake Report on April 15, (“Town was right to impose development freeze”), I expressed my personal opinions concerning developer Rainer Hummel and his reasons for the legal action that he launched against

Dear editor: Sincere thanks to Dr. William Brown and his family for sharing their own personal journey through the unimaginable effects of isolation, (“Imagine isolation in care homes, especially for those with dementia,” The

Dear editor: For many years, my mother Brigitte Knauer lovingly tended the graves of her mother, mother-in-law and sister, as well as that of her husband Harry Knauer (my father), at Lakeshore Cemetery.  She planted beautiful pots

Dear editor: I have thoroughly enjoyed reading The Lake Report since it began publishing a few years ago. Coverage of our town council meetings, our business community, developments affecting our all-important agricultural community and

Dear editor: The following open letter from Niagara Health leaders was addressed to Niagara residents. It is co-signed and supported by more than 70 other leaders across the region, including politicians, civil servants, doctors and

Dear editor: I read with interest Dr. William Brown's April 15 column, “Our leaders have failed us too often in this pandemic.” While I agree with some of his remarks, his praise for Boris Johnson and

Dear editor: It is difficult to understand how anyone can look so unkindly on the suffering and chronic disabilities, for example hyeracusis (acoustic shock disorder), caused by bird bangers. To quote the author

Dear editor: I am writing in response to Kyra Simone's Keeping it Green column (“Celebrate nature’s essential services this Earth Day,” April 15) about cleaning up garbage around town. I just finished a 45-minute walk down King

Dear editor: Consider the events of the past two weeks and it's becoming crystal clear that we are far from our final lockdowns here in Canada. There is a total breakdown and blatant

Dear editor: When Richard West expressed his views about unnecessary sidewalks on Anne Street in the April 15 issue of The Lake Report, (“Is new sidewalk essential or ‘nice to have’?”), I couldn't help but surmise,

Dear editor: While most people write to newspapers to complain about someone doing something wrong, when someone does something right, they also deserve to be recognized. So I would like to thank you

Dear editor: So, I was in line at the Starbucks drive-thru in Virgil on Tuesday afternoon. Turns out the individual in the vehicle in front of me had paid for my coffees. I have

Dear editor: There has been a lot of information published about the possibility of blood clots in persons taking the AstraZeneca vaccine. As the science behind vaccine use is moving rapidly so is

Dear editor: Last week, I received a letter from the town informing me it will be building a sidewalk outside my house. Then a technician appeared and started to mark out the proposed

Dear editor: I am writing regarding your story, “Town hires 'fairness monitor' to oversee potential sale of old Niagara-on-the-Lake hospital site,” (April 8). I may be one of the few or possibly the

Dear editor: I have to admit I rolled my eyes when I read the comments in the letter, “Help farmers move from using bird cannons.”  I could go on about how precious someone sounds

Dear editor: As the Queen and her family mourn the passing of the much loved, admired and respected Prince Philip, I reflected on the time I met him in 1956 during his launch of The