Letters

Dear Editor, Two recent letters made this reader nostalgic. People of my vintage will recall the joy they felt when they went to the 'Record Store' to buy an 'album' (subsequently a tape, a CD…). Because you needed the latest record from your favourite band. Badly. But, no trip to the Record Store was complete without a close look at the discount...

Editor, There’s a great deal of outcry about the recent Ontario government decision to close 'safe addiction sites', due to safety concerns, and the fear that such sites only empower and promote further addiction. I don’t want to comment on that, because we are fairly insulated from that intense proliferation of drug addiction, and I really don’t know how the residents...

Editor, The new CAO Kymm Buckham and the council seem to have settled into new policies regarding public input during council and committee meetings. According to the CAO some subjects are off the possible matters to be addressed such as land acknowledgements and possible referendums. Apparently this because they have asked a lawyer for an opinion on the matter. This should...

Editor, Have you seen the Shingles add on TV “Shingles Does Not Care”? All Ontario Hydro ratepayers should be aware that more pain lies ahead with an energy proposal that no longer is wanted or needed. Trans Canada Energy’s Pumped Storage Proposal for the Municipality of Meaford that will cost Ontarians BILLIONS of dollars and by the time it is completed...

Dear Editor, Rarely I disagree with you strongly enough to comment, but 'Pothole frustrations' (Aug. 22) tipped the scales. You state:"The vast majority (of our roads) are in pretty good shape". Myself, and many others with road maintenance experience, would argue that in fact, our roads are in deplorable condition. From my early teen years (in the late '70s) for...

Editor, Your recent editorial entitled Pothole Frustrations needs clarification. Yes, potholes can damage vehicles. Meaford may well have 400 kilometres of roads to maintain and "most of our roads provide a smooth ride for motorists". However, crumbling asphalt is only part of the problem. The "handful of roads" in poor condition such as Aiken Street and Trowbridge Street East are traffic...

To the Editor, The Meaford Hospital Auxiliary wishes to thank the community for their generous participation in our 2024 Tag Days. We appreciate your donations. Teresia Rowatt, President of the Meaford Hospital Auxiliary

Editor, I am writing to ask you to make your readers know the reality of private health care. According to Grey Bruce Health Coalition, private care costs three times as much, takes nurses and doctors away from public care, and will cost the lives of those who can not get to an open emergency department when rural hospitals close. Here are...

Editor, After more than twenty years , I parted with a unique handmade table lamp at our community garage sale. At 8 a.m., a boy, about ten, was drawn to the lamp. How much is it?, he asked me. How much is it worth to you — and added it was given to me by a friend and it’s handmade....

To the Editor, Thank you for publishing my (previous) letter. I have had a few people comment that the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court have no effect or meaning for Canada. This is untrue in many ways. Perhaps the most immediate way is that a Supreme Court decision could help permit a convicted felon (a pathological liar and hatemonger) to assume...