Today's letters: The antique business will live on

Antique dealing will always be aroundRe: Ottawa vendors say antique business is dying, June 1
Similar to Mark Twain’s quip in 1897 that rumours of his death had been greatly exaggerated, reporter Adam van der Zwan exaggerates the death of antique collecting and selling in general.
The merchandising of antiques has changed in the last 30 years. Steadily increasing rents and operating costs have made it extremely difficult for antique dealers to operate standalone antique stores in urban cen