Dear editor:

A recent letter to The Lake Report extolled the virtues of Sweets and Swirls, the NOTL Community Centre cafe.  

The writer felt the cafe’s closure on Saturdays, related to the latest COVID restrictions, was an overreach on the part of the town.

I absolutely agree that there are no tourists here. It is a safe, cheerful, welcoming and comforting connection for a great many senior residents, my husband and I included.

It is a very important part of life in this community.  

I propose it be declared “an essential service” for the mental welfare of NOTL locals.

Ann Handels
NOTL