Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Letters

Praise For Rocklyn Community Theatre

Editor, Well if you didn’t get to Rocklyn last weekend, you should have!! What a terrific job the Rocklyn Community Theatre did! Their play this year, ‘Squirrel Lake’, was hilarious! Every actor did his/her part really well! Kudos to everyone involved with the production! Carole Edgar, Meaford

Reader Fuming Over Stolen Campaign Signs

Editor, Disappointed! Hello Meaford. My lovely little town. Filled with caring people. Until recently, I never thought this would occur in this, my home town. But I guess, times are a changing. I consider myself a proud Canadian, and I find myself very invested in the upcoming crucial Federal Election. After listening to all the candidates, on how they all were going to make...

Reader Voting For Their Kids

Dear Editor: I’m voting for my kids in this federal election. Why? The young people we love so much are in grave danger from devastating weather disruptions, climate catastrophes and adverse health impacts from climate change that are intensifying each and every year. Drastically cutting the fossil fuel pollution that has sparked the climate crisis is a sacred duty we owe...

Praise For Local Nursing Home Workers

Dear Editor, I spend a lot of time in the nursing home now. I want your readers to know about the unlimited caring, compassion, kindness and affection I have seen there. Sure I have had problems, but I can go to the top to get it dealt with. The food has been excellent, and the residents are treated like real...

Talk of Cuts to Foreign Aid Concern Reader

Dear Editor, There is a lot of turmoil in the world today with much of it being fuelled by the current US administration. Tariff wars, alienation of allies, disrespect for nations are just a few of the things coming out of Washington. But I want to draw attention to something that seems to have taken a back seat to all...

Concern About Size & Rate of Flow For Proposed Pumped Storage Facility

Dear Editor, In last week’s Dear Editor section, John Mikkelsen of TCE wrote about the interaction with the community via the Thursday coffee chats. I have attended many of these chats and have been impressed with TCE's commitment and willingness to improve their design through the feedback from the community. I have also talked to many community members and especially...

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Day of Mourning 2025

Editor, Day over day, without exception, somewhere in Canada at least one family has received the news that a loved one has been killed on the job. A loved one that left for work only a few hours ago. A loved one that had aspirations and dreams just like any other person. Such immediate loss is but one way to count...

Meaford Fortunate to Have a Hospital

Editor, My name is Verna Juniper and I've had an experience I'd like to share with you. On March 3, I was cooking supper when suddenly I blacked out and fell on the kitchen floor. When I came to, I couldn't move, my right backside, it was super sore. My husband Allan called the ambulance and they took me to our Meaford...

Low on Gas in Meaford

Editor, Last week I drove to the Grey Roots Museum for a lecture by an Anishinaabe storyteller. I learned her oral stories passed on from one generation to another are her ‘copywrites’, belong to her. Also, an old friend also at the Museum showed me his grandfather’s honey exhibit. How proud he was! Since I’m in Meaford now in my third...

TC Energy Continues to Host Coffee Chats Regarding Pumped Storage Proposal

Dear Editor, Meaningful community engagement is the cornerstone of effective and responsible project development. Since first introducing the Ontario Pumped Storage Project, we have prioritized early, continuous and meaningful interaction with Meaford residents, Indigenous nations and community groups as a way to not only foster trust, but also to ensure that the project aligns with the values and needs of...

Thoughts on Municipal Budget

Editor, In last week's paper, you mention two interesting points. Both tie together. The first was that some councillors feel our staff has grown too large and expensive. In 2022, I did an informal survey of three municipalities. I asked for staff numbers, not including water services, library, or fire, to get as close a comparison as possible. Chatsworth 39, Georgian...

Questions About 2025 Municipal Budget

Dear Mr. Vance, Thanks for compiling the list of the Meaford budget statistics in the Independent. The one glaring omission was the total dollar amount of the budget which would provide the actual numbers of the other increases and percentages. There is also the matter of the non-disclosure agreement that all employees are forced to sign, which hamstrings any employee who witnesses...

News of Millions of Gizzard Shad Killed at Bruce Nuclear Bolsters Fears of Pumped Storage Proposal

Dear Editor, Opponents of TC Energy's proposed pumped storage project in Meaford have repeatedly voiced concerns about potential harms to the aquatic life of Georgian Bay. The harms include a massive fish kill, as occurred at a similar plant in Ludington, Mich., where only a 12-year lawsuit stopped 1.5 million fish a year dying from being sucked into that plant's...

Canadian Federation of University Women: Canada Must Stand Firm

Editor, With growing alarm, we have watched the direct threats to global peace, justice, and human rights posed by the actions of the Government of the United States. The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW), locally represented by the CFUW Owen Sound & Area club, is steadfast in our commitment to advocate for universal human rights, social justice, sustainable development,...

Letter – Praise For Founder of Hockey Hits Cancer Fundraiser

Editor, A huge shout out to Meaford's own Mackenzie Fleming for hosting this truly amazing event! Here are the details that Mac would never brag about: He was 19 years old when he started this event to honour his grandparents. He has raised many $$ to support health care at a local level – the Meaford Hospital Foundation! Players attend to...

Reader Praises Scarecrow Kazoo Band For Participation in International Women’s Day Event

Editor, Our Meaford International Women’s Day was a super event! However, I do know that some of the ladies in the Scarecrow Kazoo Band were disappointed that their part in the event wasn’t mentioned. After all, they all showed up, including the Queen, all in costume and marched into the hall, playing their kazoos, kicking off the whole afternoon programme....