We can move toward a more responsible society by first understanding the influences on our lives   Bill Garriock Special to The Lake Report The COVID-19 pandemic will end up being a transformational event for all people and

Dear editor: In April, the NOTL Rotary Club chose to support Doctors Without Borders in the global fight against COVID-19. We’ve stepped up and wish to say thank you, Niagara-on-the -Lake. Thank you for sharing with

Dear editor: As a NOTL resident and journalist, I am dismayed by Coun. Stuart McCormack's inexplicable refusal to speak to the media. He is an elected official, accountable to the citizenry. In any democracy,

Dear editor: Florida has long been recognized as a must-win battleground state to win the U.S. presidency and synonymous with the importance of a win is the health of the state's economy. Remember Jim Carville, nicknamed

Dear editor: In your June 10 article, “Report accuses farmers of exploiting migrant workers,” the reader is left with several questions unanswered. In this article, NOTL town councillor Erwin Weins made blanket statements regarding workers' safety,

Dear editor: Perhaps you have spared yourself the ordeal of daily news presentations.  Then you have not seen the public face of Premier Doug Ford who is “devastated” by the virus rampage in our long-term

Dear editor: This past weekend I had the pleasure of working with an incredible group of volunteers who came forward to help me distribute our NOTL flags. They all showed up at 8 a.m.

Dear editor: I live in NOTL and I am incensed by the comments made by Erwin Wiens as an elected official when he speaks of recent issues with foreign workers, (“Report accuses farmers

Dear editor: I did not attend the antiracism protest in Niagara-on-the-Lake. As important as I believe it is to oppose racism in all forms, the time did not seem right, despite the recent

Dear editor: A  concerning COVID-19 study, out of the USA , has alarming consequences for resident populations under 50,000 people.   To date the concentration of deaths have been in highly populated areas,  New York

Dear editor: Your June 4 edition's front page showed a charming photo and story of a group of neighbours who gather daily, maintaining the required physical distance, to celebrate front-line workers.  Presumably, the

Dear editor: At the corner of Front and Simcoe streets near the entrance to the Fort Mississauga pathway stands a crooked, derelict flag pole, minus the flag. I know for a fact that it has

Dear editor: A news report last week stated that more, and more less fortunate, seniors from NOTL, are using the Newark Neighbours food bank to supplement their food needs. This comes at a time when our

The following is a letter to New Democrat MPP Wayne Gates. A copy was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. Since I have not seen a formal apology on your or any NDP politicians' websites, one

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.