Letters

To the Editor, Steve Bartley’s recent statement in support of TC Energy’s pumped storage proposal is deeply troubling—not only for its sweeping endorsement of a project fraught with environmental and safety risks, but for its careless dismissal of community concerns as mere “NIMBYism”. Bartley claims the project “could be the saving grace for the Meaford Municipality,” yet fails to acknowledge that...

Dear Editor, While it might not be immediately apparent to your readers, I try to proofread my submissions for possible publication to the Meaford Independent to make sure they’re logical. And make sense. Unlike a number of recent published letters from Save Georgian Bay and their supporters. I’m not sure what they thought they were saying, but this is what the rest...

Editor, When TC Energy announced its “Pumped Water Storage” project, it promised to be a good corporate citizen, proposing a $1.5 million annual payment-in-lieu of taxes payment to the Municipality of Meaford. But is TC Energy a good corporate citizen? In the past 6 months, TC Energy’s CEO Francois Poirier and company spokespersons have been quoted three different times in the...

Dear Editor, Do I want pumped storage for electricity? It’s simple: Q: What is pumped storage? A: A way to store electricity using water and a hill. Q: Is it a “green” environmentally friendly way to store electricity? A: Yes. It is water and a hill. Q: Are there other ways to store electricity? A: Yes. The other way to store electricity is with chemical batteries. Q: Are...

Dear Editor, Thank God for the Rotary Club. I went to the lovely music at the harbour Sunday. There we were sitting listening to the music, safe and dry under the pavilion, while the Angels watered the trees. Just one more reason you 'gotta love Meaford'. Roberta Docherty, Meaford  

Editor, TC Energy continues to claim that safety and transparency are top priorities in its proposed Ontario Pumped Storage Project in Meaford. Yet these claims ring hollow in light of recent events. At a meeting with the Meaford Pumped Storage Advisory Committee (PSAC) on August 8, 2024, Clark Little, a representative of TC Energy, stated that the company will “release the...

Editor, First, I want to say thanks to Marjori and the other staff at the IDA here in Meaford. I needed to locate a piece of home care equipment immediately but found out all the medical supply stores in the area are closed on Saturday and Sunday. When Marjori heard about my problem she went to work on the phone...

Dear Editor, I am writing to thank Bruce Mason, our verbal pugilist, for eviscerating the erroneous arguments espoused by the Save Georgian Bay acolytes about TCE’s pumped storage project. Even though TCE’s project is the quintessential green plan, TCE has made one fundamental error. When the Save Georgian Bay advocates were putting up signs opposed to TCE’s project, TCE should have...

To the Editor, The sudden appearance of TC Energy’s drilling rig off Meaford’s shore was a shock. From my cottage, I saw it arrive just days after a flyer was quietly dropped in my mailbox. Was this timing meant to inform me—or to ensure I wouldn’t notice? Many residents are still trying to make sense of the rig’s presence. Some assumed...

Editor, As several weeks have passed since we first notified the Municipality and residents about our geotechnical program, we wanted to take the opportunity to share details about the work we’re doing and its purpose. Regarding our communication approach, we first published a notice about the geotechnical program in The Meaford Independent on June 26 and it was re-published for...