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Concern About SkyDev Development

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Editor, I attended the meeting of Committee of Adjustment on Wednesday Feb. 25, 2026 and heard the comments given by all. I have observed the enormous pile (mountain) of excavated soil and the expanding water (lake) in the centre of this property. It appears that Sky Dev are trying to avoid the problems which have become evident that insufficient and/or...

Reader: What is the True Cost of Pumped Storage Project?

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To the Editor, As Meaford residents are asked to weigh in on TC Energy’s proposed Pumped Storage Project (PSP), one crucial question remains unanswered: What is the true cost of this project — and who is responsible for calculating the return on investment for taxpayers? TC Energy’s current estimate of $7+ billion is already outdated and under review, but even this...

Meaford’s Special Need

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Editor, Lots going on these days. Globally of course, and across Canada too with issues like job security, childcare, healthcare, affordable housing, gun ownership, government transparency, decentralizing energy, protecting a vulnerable environment. But right now here in Meaford, the special need that keeps me awake at night is Trans Canada Energy’s (TCE) open looped, Pumped Storage Project. It will change the...

Predicting Deputy Mayor’s Next Move

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Editor, Prediction: The next step our Deputy Mayor (DM) is going to take is a motion to remove the demand for Impact Assessment or Independent Studies from Meaford’s Willing Host resolution. Her action will free up TCE to do pretty much whatever it wants environmentally on the 4CDTC and in the Bay, from Meaford Council’s perspective. I like Meaford’s Deputy Mayor....

Smoke And Mirrors, Confusion, & Misplaced Anger

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Dear Editor, I’d like to correct another error Save Georgian Bay repeats in your IAAC Review coverage (March 9) if I may. There are no Municipalities in Ontario that have voted to oppose the TCE pumped storage proposal in Meaford. Zero. Hasn’t happened. There’s no reason to believe any will either. Maybe Councils think they did. They didn’t. There may be Councils...

Recent Ice Jam Flood Event Increases Concern About Proposed Condo Development

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Editor, Your alertness in identifying the implications that follow from the recent ice jam on the Bighead River is commendable. As noted in the 3R Rant, a massive building and underground parking have been approved for construction on the floodplain directly behind the Meaford Library. The building is initially described as providing affordable apartment units and then changes to become...

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Turbidity in Georgian Bay Leading to Boil Water Advisory in Owen Sound Should Be a Wake Up Call Says Reader

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Dear Editor, The news that Owen Sound had issued residents a boil-water advisory on March 14 because of turbidity in Georgian Bay should come as a wake-up call to Meaford, one of whose councillors lives in the affected area. Households using Owen Sound's water have been instructed to boil their water to remove the risk of contamination because the turbidity interfered...
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Reader Shares Thoughts on Pumped Storage Proposal

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Dear Editor, I saw from your IAAC coverage that Mr. Tom Buck of Save Georgian Bay has raised the cost of the Meaford Pumped Storage proposal again. I don’t think he gets to do that. It seems that every time a Director of Save Georgian Bay gets close to a microphone, the future cost of the proposal goes up by a billion...
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Reader: County Warden MIA as Fiscal Fiasco Threatens her Town’s Financial Stability

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Editor, Grey County Warden and Town of The Blue Mountains Mayor Andrea Matrosovs has remained almost entirely absent from, and silent in, discussions around a $19.7 million shortfall in estimates for a contentious town-wide infrastructure project. The shortfall represents about 80% of the Town’s 2026 tax levy. Only one member of council, Paula Hope, has publicly called out Mayor Matrosovs out...
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Reader Appreciates Committee of Adjustment Decision

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Editor, I would like to begin by thanking Meaford’s Committee of Adjustment for the thorough preparation they did prior to the recent discussion regarding the proposed Minor Variance submitted by SkyDev. It was evident that members of the Committee had taken the time to understand what was being requested and to consider the broader implications the variance could have on the...
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Concerns About the State of Democracy in Ontario

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Editor, This past Saturday, I had separate conversations with two highly educated and well-travelled individuals, both originally from Poland but with no connection to each other. The first remarked that Canada—and Ontario in particular—were far from being democratic in policy and governance. The second, in a different conversation, argued that the actions of the Canadian government are perilously close to...
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Residents Thankful For Community Engagement Regarding SkyDev Minor Variance Application

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Dear Editor, We want to thank our neighbors, our community and the Imagine Meaford group that filled Council Hall on February 25th to oppose Sky Dev’s Minor Variance Application seeking an increase in height, that had a direct causal effect on the surface parking. The increase in height sought was to replace the underground parking with additional units amounting to...
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Reader’s Thoughts on Pending Impact Assessment Process For Pumped Storage Proposal

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To the Editor, I am writing in response to Scott Dunn’s recent coverage in the Owen Sound Sun Times regarding the upcoming federal Impact Assessment for TC Energy’s proposed pumped storage project, titled “Federal impact assessment of Meaford pumped storage plan starts soon.” The article highlighted the growing public interest in the start of the IAAC process and referenced commentary...
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Ontarians Should Investigate Energy Costs Going Forward

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Editor, As time goes by the continued silence from TC Energy with respect to their proposed Pumped Storage project continues. Mr. Clark’s last letter to this newspaper and Sara Beasley’s recent communications provide no answer to serious questions: just false information with regards to Battery Storage. TCE cannot yet let us know the final plan for this boondoggle! It has...
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Doug Ford & Basket Weaving

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Editor, Doug Ford mentioned that ‘basket weaving’ courses for university students is not what will be productive in the Ontario job market! I was appalled that he used an outdated prejudice term to refer to an unacceptable job. I’m appalled CBC Radio made no comment in quoting Ford. Has Doug Ford woven a basket himself? Baskets are essential for storage in...
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Reader Opposes Dissolution of PSAC

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Editor, I was disappointed to learn that Meaford Council is considering a motion to dissolve the Pumped Storage Advisory Committee (PSAC) before it has had a real opportunity to do the work it was created to do. Regardless of where residents stand on TC Energy’s proposed pumped storage project, most would agree on one thing: decisions of this scale deserve transparency,...
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