Letters

Dear Editor, So, Meaford Councillors will visit Ludington, Mich., to see the pumped storage plant there that was touted as the model for TC Energy's proposed $7 billion plant in Meaford. They should have done so before giving carte blanche to the proposal in February 2023, a decision taken as though they had no interest in due diligence on behalf of...

Dear Editor, I suspect the Pumped Storage Advisory Committee convincing Meaford Council to pursue baseline water testing on properties that have nothing to do with the TCE Pumped Storage Proposal won’t have quite the effect they were hoping for. The image of someone pointing both barrels at their own feet and pulling the trigger comes to mind. In business or academia, anyone...

Editor, With all the talk about future energy shortages in Canada I find it interesting that TC Energy has applied to export electricity to the United States. In their application dated 8 August 2025 and revised 4 November 2025 to the Canada Energy Regulator that TC Energy wants to get authorization to export up to 5,000,000 MWh of firm energy annually...

Editor, I am writing to express my deep concern regarding Premier Doug Ford’s ongoing approach to Indigenous communities in relation to the Ring of Fire mining development in northern Ontario. The rhetoric and the advertising blitz from the Premier’s office suggest a troubling pattern of dismissiveness—if not outright bullying—toward Indigenous groups who have legitimate concerns over their lands, rights, and...

Editor, This letter is in full support of the October 16 letter to the editor from Jim Molineux. I read Jim's letter with both a sense of disbelief and optimism. I thought the development behind the library, aka 5+ Story Floodplain Condominiums (5 SFC) had faded away and become yet another non-starter. That was my optimism. The disbelief is the proposal...

Dear Editor, Perhaps some are unaware of what is happening in Clearview Township, a small farming community northwest of Toronto. It was always called the Friendly Town of Stayner. Now it seems, on the face of it, the entire community has been blind-sided by the Minister and Department of National Defence (DND). Even the elected officials were unaware of what...

Editor, As you may know from following recent Council meetings, residents and business owners along Concession 8 South continue to raise serious concerns about road safety on our stretch of roadway. Despite months of correspondence, a presentation to Council on October 6, 2025, and assurances from Mayor Kentner that the issue would be addressed, no action has been taken to...

Dear editor, I just want to say Thank You - twice. First for the article in the Sept.25 edition, on encouraging council to respond to comments in council when they are made. The secrecy will soon undo even the small town democracy just like provincial. Second for the letter by Paul Wehrle. He says what we all think but can't say. Hatemongers...

Editor, There is an interesting discrepancy in the Oct. 9 edition of the Meaford Independent. Council is reported to be amending the Community Improvement Plan which includes funds for preservation of the Heritage District. A letter to the editor in the same edition advises that the Heritage District will be despoiled by approval of a 5+ storey floodplain condominium to...

Dear Editor, Two points needing to be made: If you see someone with a petition for saving health care, sign it quick. We are losing what we took for granted. I met a lady with an autistic son, who was brilliant but could not learn. He was fascinated by cars so the teacher cut out flash cards shaped like cars. Now he...