Today, there is a change on our website. Visitors will notice they no longer have the ability to comment on local news below the story. This change may be permanent or a different version of commenting could be introduced in time. We examined online commenting options and decided to shut them off until a better way of presenting and managing comments is found.

Monitoring and maintaining the comments was a cumbersome process, with little value to readers who visit the Whig-Standard’s site. We are proponents of debate, discussion and free speech on important topics in our community. We invite readers to comment on stories through our Facebook page or send us letters to the editor to ed.whig@sunmedia.ca.

Any questions or comments can be forwarded to editor-in-chief Steve Serviss at steve.serviss@sunmedia.ca.