Tuesday, December 23, 2025

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A Letter from the Publisher

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We survived another couple of postal strikes! Thanks to everyone who came in to the office to pick up their papers, and being so understanding. Paper+, the gift and paper shop at the front of our space, is getting busier and busier, with more people discovering our unique and quirky collections of gift items. We also carry good quality essential...

Not Happy With Meaford’s Water Rates

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Dear Editor. Further to David Blackburn’s letter regards above, I would gladly exchange water bills with him. I moved to Meaford in 2020 and my first water bill was $110.52 for total consumption of 7cm3, and a 30 day period. This was at the time a shock to me, never ever having to pay so much for water. The sewer...

Homeowners Disappointed in Local Development Approval

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Editor, Recently, an addition was approved to an existing home on a quiet residential Court in Meaford, one that is the only two-storey structure in a community of bungalows. The home has been an upper/lower two-unit rental since it was built in 2016, and even then, it clearly did not fit in the neighbourhood. There have already been issues with...

Concern About the High Cost of Water in Meaford

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Editor, I am glad you brought up the issue of how expensive water is in Meaford. I have been considering writing to you for some time and now is my opportunity. When I arrived in Meaford in 2003, my water/sewage bill was $25 for 2 months. Today, it is in the vicinity of $88 for one month. That is a 704%...

Reader Disappointed With Land Acknowledgement Response at Meaford Hall Performance

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Dear Editor, I was thrilled last month to attend a concert at Meaford Hall. I love live music and Canadian talent, so it was with great excitement that I sat and waited for Ashley MacIsaac to take the stage. Before the performance began, the Hall issued a Land Acknowledgement, which is now a standard practice in the arts and entertainment industry...

Concern About Water Security

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Dear Editor, I am writing with deepening concern regarding the intersection of two developments that, taken together, pose a serious long-term threat to Ontario’s water security, the Great Lakes environmental protection, and public oversight. The most recent is the Ontario government’s passage of Bill 60, which enables provincially designated corporations to operate water and wastewater services. Although the government describes this...

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Is Energy Storage Needed at All?

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Editor, BATTERIES! PUMPED STORAGE! BATTERIES! PUMPED STORAGE! Ladies and Gentlemen, please. May I suggest that the issue here, which involves Canada's energy future, is not what kind of storage is the best idea, but whether storage itself is the best idea. If we want a future of inexpensive, plentiful 24-7-365 power, is it better to increase storage or to increase supply? Storage adds cost. It...
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Reader Questions Use of Batteries For Large Scale Energy Storage

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Editor, I am sure, by now, your readers are getting bored with me Jousting with SGB folk. Pat Maloney’s arguments have been rehashed and rebutted by me and others many times. But I will try once more to provide the other point of view in hopes that those who may still be fence sitting about OPS will have a more complete...
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Democracy and Single-Issue Politics in Meaford

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Editor, Readers please note that supporting an advocacy group or voicing a strong opinion on a specific topic does not necessarily make a politician a single-issue candidate. Politicians typically address a wide range of concerns and priorities within their communities. For instance, if a politician in Meaford supports the SGB group, it is likely they also advocate for other important...
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In Defence of Municipality Acquiring Industrial/Commercial Land

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Editor, I read this week's TMI Letters to the Editor 'Thoughts on Industrial/Commercial Land Acquired by Municipality' from Sandra Hibovski and just have to provide a few comments. I believe there may be a misconception of what a modern day Industrial park is, and the types of businesses attracted to such an area. Gone (are) the days of many 'Smoke Stack' industries...
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The Best Way To Ensure You Get a Bad Government is to Stock it With Single Issue Candidates

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Dear Editor, It’s starting to look like Save Georgian Bay (SGB) will run candidates for Meaford Council in 2026 with hopes of taking control of Council. Some members on Council may look at running for re-election as Save Georgian Bay “approved” candidates too. Mr. Pat Maloney raised the grim choice facing Meaford Council members who dare to run for re-election without...
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Thoughts on Inner Harbour Silt Accumulation

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Mr. Editor, Sir, I know you get upset about the silted-up harbour (The 3Rs...Rants, Raves & Rumours, November 20, 2025 print paper) and want to shake a stick at what appears to be a lazy town council but a little understanding might make you cool down. Constant dredging of the harbour (for what?) is a no-win game. But looking at contributing...
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Reader Wants Clear Answers on Pumped Storage Before it is Allowed to Proceed

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Editor, It has been noted by Mr. Johnson in a letter last week that TCE pays for trips associated with the project. However, it is my experience that council invoices TCE and TCE then settles these expenses. However, the funds used by TCE originate from the $285 million allocated by the provincial government. As a result, these costs are ultimately...
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Thoughts on Council and Staff Visit to Ludington Pumped Storage Plant

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Dear Editor, Meaford Councillors and staff members who visited the pumped storage plant at Ludington, Mich., have returned and, judging from a letter in last week's Meaford Independent, they would have found that the nearest homes are kilometres away from the Ludington plant, that the site had not been contaminated with toxins (i.e., poisonous substances) and that fish kills have...
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Reader Wants Facts First When it Comes to Pumped Storage Proposal

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Dear Editor, I read Clair Balfour’s letter and agree the councillors should ask tough questions in Ludington. The good news is that most of the answers are already public and reassuring. - No homes sit directly below the Ludington reservoir. The nearest houses are several kilometres away in a rural area. - Early seepage problems were fixed decades ago with extra drains...
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Reader Defends Plan For Baseline Water Testing Near Proposed Pumped Storage Facility

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Editor, Re: No Need to Write a Book About Water and Toxic Chemicals I do thank a fellow contributor for providing a rather long essay regarding what he feels is unnecessary water testing. My short answer is that the existence of toxins from farmers one hundred years ago and/or toxins from the 4-CDTC operations over the past 80-plus years must be...
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