Dear editor: I am sure I am not alone in finding the contradiction in letters to the editor last week supporting political leaders and specifically the mayor, while the same paper reports on

Dear editor: An advertisement in your newspaper on May 28 featuring a message from the interim CAO of Niagara-on-the-Lake, presumably using public funds, presents an interesting insight into the current operations of our municipality. It is

Dear editor: More than 80 per cent of COVID-19 deaths have occurred in seniors long-term care homes. The outbreak, as quoted by 86-year-old Marie D'Rozario, a Toronto-area resident, “has cast older people as dispensable.” A further

Dear editor: So much in life is hum-drum, everyday, just normal, maybe boring. A lot can be really bad, too. But then something happens to shine a beautiful light on us humans and the

Dear editor: I have to say that I was truly disappointed in the tone of some of the letters to the editor this past week. One writer criticized town council and Lord Mayor Betty Disero for

Dear editor: There is now conclusive evidence that wearing a mask contributes to flattening the curve by protecting others from you potentially infecting them. The question then is simple: “I wear a mask to

Dear editor: On Sunday afternoon, I went downtown to pick up some groceries in Old Town. I saw at least 25 people, both in and out of the store. Most, I am sure, were locals.

Dear editor: I’d like to give a well-done to the PC Express team at Phil’s Valu-mart in Virgil for their excellent service during these challenging times. Especially in the first weeks of “lockdown”

Dear editor: It’s very encouraging to read about how grateful and thankful people are toward our essential workers. I read about doctors, nurses, paramedics, PSWs, pharmacists, etc., and the list goes on and on.

Dear editor: When will Niagara-on-the-Lake, and in particular Old Town, reach a saturation point for tourism – or are we there now? Are we, as we continue to promote more tourism by building more

Dear editor: I just heard that one of the stores on Queen Street was fined by the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake for having people standing too close in a lineup outside the store. Some social

Dear editor: When we moved to the Old Town area of Niagara-on-the-Lake last December, we were so pleased to find a friendly town. The COVID-19 crisis unveiled a very different side of this town.

Dear editor: Trying to sort through all the details about COVID-19 is a challenge for all of us when there is so much information and misinformation out there. The great claimer of “Fake News” is

Dear editor: The recently reported incidences of visitors to Old Town during the pandemic shutdown is a precursor or harbinger of what's to come as Ontario opens up its economy and millions of

Dear editor: I write to say I wholeheartedly support the sentiments of Earle Vance re: gestapo tactics, (“Pandemic Gestapo tactics are unnecessary,” letter, May 7). In my opinion, the mayor and the council have gone

Dear editor: In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, I feel the NOTL hospital should be recertified. It could be used for COVID-19 patient beds now and the hospital could be later repurposed for palliative care, hospice and

Dear editor: I see the lord mayor and the town council are ramping up the Gestapo tactics, in my opinion an over-reaction to visitors needing a break from lockdown for their sanity. Bylaw enforcement

Dear editor: One afternoon last week two male individuals were throwing a tennis ball on Queen Street. One proceeded to throw it at the cenotaph, hitting it just below the clock face. This dangerous,

Dear editor: I am writing about why we don’t have Canadian workers for Niagara’s farms. We bought our 30-acre farm in 1965 and mainly grew grapes and two acres of peaches. My husband