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Dear editor: While Ontario moves forward with its reopening plan, I’ve heard from a number of residents and local business owners wondering how the transition back to a more open local economy will
Dear editor: Speed bumps and more speed bumps are what we need! While issues are debated and minds are indecisive, just put these “traffic calming” agents to work. Try them all along Queen Street. Put them at
Dear editor: Recent articles on the lord mayor’s activities and council’s decisions are confounding to many I am sure, and difficult to understand for others. A heritage municipal tax rebate, for example, can
Dear editor: News flash: The unequivocal evidence is in. “Wearing masks saves lives and prevents the spread of the virus.” As the economy reopens, residents and tourists are becoming more complacent and not taking
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: We are angered and saddened by the senseless murder and violence suffered by members of the black and Indigenous communities, not only in the United States but throughout the world.
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
Dear editor: While I was at Niagara-on-the-Lake's Voices of Freedom Park on Monday, a young mother came by with her three- or four-year-old son, Graham. They brought some lovely flowers and a hand-painted sign
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: It is a good routine to walk your faithful and fun-loving Fido. But please be considerate and pick up after your dog. Why leave your dog poop on our lawn or
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
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