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Trash No More?

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Editor, If anyone has been rambling lately in the Fred Raper beach, maybe you’ve noticed it’s cleaner. That’s because on April 21, Easter Monday, a small group gathered there to clean up the beach. It was spearheaded by Natasha Akiwenzie. Natasha was the Federal Green candidate for Grey Bruce, and her approach to campaigning was deeply personal. Natasha is from the Saugeen...

Concern About Safety of Rural Corner

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Editor, I am writing about a dangerous corner in our rural road system. If you travel South on County Road 12 and then East on Sideroad 13, you will make a left hand turn. It is difficult to see oncoming traffic. County Road 12 is about to be torn up and repaved. Now is the time to correct this potential killer....

Racquets Initiative Angers Reader

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Editor, The Town of The Blue Mountains(TBM) is currently being held captive and accountable to one man, Kev Rostami, who is pushing TBM to provide him town-owned land on which to build an indoor tennis facilities. He is demanding space for 4-6 courts, serviced land, exempt from development charges and demands delivery by end of May 2025. He has no...

Kindness in 3s in Meaford

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Editor, I hadn’t been to Tim Hortons for 9 days trying to cut down on my coffee until yesterday. A ‘regular’ asked if I was ok and said we’d been worried about you. I explained I was on a 12-day spring cleanse and actually went to the 'regulars' table and explained the ‘wild rose’ cleanse. After I went to the Independent...

Governing Not Dictating

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Editor, Today we wake up with all counting and recounting done, to a Canada being governed by a strong minority government. A bit more right of center than Trudeau’s government. I am happy with a minority government that has to listen to, but not beg, for other party ideas and cooperation. A majority win would have allowed the government to...

Thoughts on Racquets Initiative

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Editor, Further to the staff-written article “Georgian Bay Racquets Initiative Discusses Indoor Tennis Proposal with Town of The Blue Mountains,” which appeared online on April 28, 2025: I was struck by the omission of the interview subject’s name and surprised you would devote space to an unidentified individual in this manner. Did the interview subject insist on anonymity? The demands/expectations of the...

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Reader Offers Thoughts on Coming Federal Election

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Editor, A vote for Ruff means several things: We would have no real policies to deal with climate change or environmental destruction caused by global warming. Instead, let’s build energy corridors (euphemism for pipelines) to export our fossil fuel pollution to the world. We’ll sell our “ethically” produced LNG, Oil, Gas to countries who still use coal. How does this...
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Reader: Bail Out The Bay

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Editor, The Bay department store chain, also known as HBC (Hudson's Bay Company), is nearly $1 billion in debt and those debts are getting called in by the creditors. As a result, Canada's oldest department store began liquidating 90 of its 96 stores last month, triggering widespread distress among its workforce and affiliated small businesses. As well, HBC will pay up to $3 million total in retention...
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Praise For Rocklyn Community Theatre

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Editor, Well if you didn’t get to Rocklyn last weekend, you should have!! What a terrific job the Rocklyn Community Theatre did! Their play this year, ‘Squirrel Lake’, was hilarious! Every actor did his/her part really well! Kudos to everyone involved with the production! Carole Edgar, Meaford
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Reader Fuming Over Stolen Campaign Signs

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Editor, Disappointed! Hello Meaford. My lovely little town. Filled with caring people. Until recently, I never thought this would occur in this, my home town. But I guess, times are a changing. I consider myself a proud Canadian, and I find myself very invested in the upcoming crucial Federal Election. After listening to all the candidates, on how they all were going to make...
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Reader Voting For Their Kids

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Dear Editor: I’m voting for my kids in this federal election. Why? The young people we love so much are in grave danger from devastating weather disruptions, climate catastrophes and adverse health impacts from climate change that are intensifying each and every year. Drastically cutting the fossil fuel pollution that has sparked the climate crisis is a sacred duty we owe...
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Praise For Local Nursing Home Workers

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Dear Editor, I spend a lot of time in the nursing home now. I want your readers to know about the unlimited caring, compassion, kindness and affection I have seen there. Sure I have had problems, but I can go to the top to get it dealt with. The food has been excellent, and the residents are treated like real...
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Talk of Cuts to Foreign Aid Concern Reader

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Dear Editor, There is a lot of turmoil in the world today with much of it being fuelled by the current US administration. Tariff wars, alienation of allies, disrespect for nations are just a few of the things coming out of Washington. But I want to draw attention to something that seems to have taken a back seat to all...
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Concern About Size & Rate of Flow For Proposed Pumped Storage Facility

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Dear Editor, In last week’s Dear Editor section, John Mikkelsen of TCE wrote about the interaction with the community via the Thursday coffee chats. I have attended many of these chats and have been impressed with TCE's commitment and willingness to improve their design through the feedback from the community. I have also talked to many community members and especially...
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Day of Mourning 2025

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Editor, Day over day, without exception, somewhere in Canada at least one family has received the news that a loved one has been killed on the job. A loved one that left for work only a few hours ago. A loved one that had aspirations and dreams just like any other person. Such immediate loss is but one way to count...
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Meaford Fortunate to Have a Hospital

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Editor, My name is Verna Juniper and I've had an experience I'd like to share with you. On March 3, I was cooking supper when suddenly I blacked out and fell on the kitchen floor. When I came to, I couldn't move, my right backside, it was super sore. My husband Allan called the ambulance and they took me to our Meaford...
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