Letters

Editor, Regarding your May 21st editorial, titled “Will We See a Better Turnout For This Year’s Municipal Election?” Near the end of your piece, you state - “...when it comes to candidates, what I have noticed … is that today’s candidates often seem to come out of nowhere with little in the way of previous community involvement. … Candidates used to build...

Editor, The geotechnical program currently underway in Georgian Bay is important to us, and we recognize how much the community cares about protecting the Bay. This program was shaped directly by feedback from Indigenous Nations and local residents to move proposed project infrastructure into deeper water and reduce near-shore impacts. It has been designed with multiple layers of environmental protection...

Dear Editor, I have been reading with increased frustration the misinformed belligerent blather from the two Pats and Tom Buck regarding the quintessential green project proposed by TCE’s Pump Storage Project. For the past three plus years I have read their diatribe about this project which has become tedious and trite. It is sad that they have been given free reign...

Dear Editor, Recent activity on the Letters page makes me glad the amateurs are finally sidelined in favor of the professionals for the pumped storage discussions. Consider this suggestion from last week’s Letters: “As part of its responsibility to submit an Initial Project Description to the IAAC, the company (TCE) already had access to geological research prepared by Hunter and Associates of...

Editor, Friday June 5, 2026 I was pleasantly informed, by what I saw as I drove to the course for golf. The first act of our spring play is past. Many kinds and colours of daffodils, tulips, violets, narcissus and fruit tree blossoms have left the stage. The second act is performing now. The trees are in full leaf. So many shades of...

Editor, The Georgian Trail is a real asset to our town. It allows easy access to our town centre, extending as far as Collingwood and promotes year round fitness and tourism. Pedestrians, dog walkers, joggers, cyclists and e-bikes all use it during spring, summer and fall. People even use it in the winter for cross country skiing. I’ve lived in Meaford for 13...

Editor, Recent developments in TC Energy’s Pumped Storage Proposal include plans to use public funds to place two drilling barges in Georgian Bay this summer for what the company describes as geotechnical testing. In my view, this is a premature and unnecessary use of provincial tax dollars. TC Energy has had a decade to prepare this project. As part of its...

Dear Editor, Flyers have now been distributed indicating that TC Energy barge activity will take place in Georgian Bay from early June through September. Residents can therefore expect to see a renewed industrial presence on the water in the coming weeks. This is not the first time drilling has occurred. TC Energy conducted similar work last year, yet there has been...

Dear Sir, Just wanted to acknowledge the wonderful group of volunteers connected to both the United Church and the community. This past beautiful weekend, the Church held their yard sale fundraiser. I spoke with so many enthusiastic and dedicated people, many who had told me they were at the Church organizing the sale donations at 6:30 a.m. Many did not...

Editor, I too do not have TDS. I really don't have time for him. He was elected by more than half the Americans in a two party system. How was our last election, it wasn't floor hockey. What I do have time for, is that many Canadians cannot find a family doctor. Many Canadians will be defaulting on their mortgage payments,...