Letters

Letter to the Editor Editor, Among almost a ton of items donated to the RE-Use Fair on Saturday, April 23rd, someone passed on a guitar that may have some monetary value. If you are that individual, please get in touch. Have some proof that you are the kind person who added this item to the wealth of treasures that changed hands that...

Letter to the Editor Editor, After reading the mayor's letter of April 21, I'm compelled to write a rebuttal to correct some information she wrote about our neighbour to the south, Grey Highlands. First, contrary to her letter, Grey Highlands does have a museum, plus three libraries, and four arenas. Second, Grey Highlands does not contract out their planning and building services. Grey...

Letter to the Editor The Council and staff team of the Municipality of Meaford will, very shortly, begin the Service Delivery Review. I would like to take this opportunity to clarify the process that we will be undertaking, and perhaps dispel some rumours and misinformation that have been circulating. The first thing I would like to emphasize is how very much...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I have been watching our children and the education they are not getting. How often have we seen them in the store with no calculator, and they could not multiply by 10? How many have not practised with a dictionary that shows origins of words to show the connection among the languages? What happens when Spell...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I write to you today to express my concerns about the recent budget that was presented by the Government in the House of Commons on March 22nd. This letter serves to present my main concerns with the budget and the impacts that it will have on our country as we move forward. My first concern is...

Letter to the Editor Editor, We gratefully acknowledge and extend our appreciation for all donations in 2015 to the auxiliary, the Memorial Fund and the Night Out Program. Donations Received in Memoriam of:May Boyd Ed McLeod Joyce Fisher Mavis Lindsay Doris McKinnon Rick Richards Velda Lee Eileen Higginson Kathe Reinhart Fern McCausland Blanche Caswell Bill and Barb Beeney Murray Sewell Gerda Besworth Margaret Melynchuk Gwen Falls

Letter to the Editor Editor, The recent verdict in the Jian Gomeshi sexual assault trial brought the issue of sexual violence back into the headlines. The celebrity of this particular case provided unusual media attention but the issues it represents are highly stigmatized. Sexual violence is often ignored and viewed as a topic unfit for polite conversation. Although it is uncommon...

Letter to the Editor Editor, Re : Report by Stephen Vance March 10, 2016 on "Massive Municipal Service Delivery Review". I have not been a Meaford resident long enough to comment on the local services. However, whenever I see a proposal such as this, be it federal, provincial, or municipal, I feel an attack on my financial resources is imminent. Case in point....

Letter to the Editor Editor, We were shocked reading in the March 10 Independent that Treasurer Darcy Chapman revealed that the Municipality could shoulder a debt of $42.68 million at an interest rate of 5 percent over 20 years. What will happen if this percentage increases and the loan must be reset? We were happy to see the debt of Meaford Hall...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, On any given day, more than 1,000 boil-water advisories are in effect across the country, many in indigenous communities. This, in a country that has one-fifth of the world’s fresh water, a quarter of its remaining wetlands and its longest coastline. More than 20,000 Canadians die prematurely every year because of exposure to environmental hazards, and...