Friday, March 14, 2025

Letters

Appreciation For Volunteer Appreciation Party

Letter to the Editor Editor, A sincere thank you to the Council and staff of the Municipality of Meaford for the Volunteer Appreciation Party. It gets more inviting, local and greener every year. When our CAO said that green should not be a stand-alone pillar in the Meaford Economic Development Strategy but an integral part of everything we do, she was validating...

Do You Know Meaford’s Garlic Growing History?

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I moved to Meaford about five years ago, and in walking and driving around the area I have noticed a lot of garlic growing wild at the sides of roads. I have collected some and grown it out at home: it is a fine, purple-skinned variety with a distinct spiral pattern to the cloves. Other than...

Camera Lost In Meaford Area

Letter to the Editor To The Editor, I am writing this letter, to send this message to the general public in the areas of Meaford and the Blue Mountains. I lost a digital camera on August 1, 2014 at approximately 8 pm., and I would desperately like to locate it. The camera, which was in a small Dark Grey/Black camera case, was...

Reader Concerned About Cemetery Swans

Letter to the Editor Dear Sir, I made my first visit to the Meaford Cemetery recently. I was completely wowed with the upkeep of it everywhere. Such a beautiful surprise but as I was walking around I happened to come upon the Swans. My disappointment overwhelmed me! They are living and swimming in a swamp filled with green slimy water. The...

Money Stolen From Cat Shelter

Letter to the Editor Editor, The Clarksburg Cat Shelter, a registered charity,serves the Clarksburg, Thornbury and Meaford areas, taking in lost, abandoned and abused adult cats. We operate a store on Boucher Street in Meaford, The Cat's Meow, that sells gently used small and larger items to raise money for the Shelter. We rely on volunteers to run our store and shelter and donations from the...

Great Potential For Success in Meaford

Letter to the Editor Editor, In response to the article “Meaford Knows How to Party Together, Why Can’t We Exist Together?”, I would like to offer my thoughts. Personally, I relate to the glow you felt at our Canada Day Celebrations. The Chamber of Commerce had chaired this event for the three years prior to 2014. Though the infectious spirit you...

Reader Calls on Residents to Make Their Concerns Known to Council

Letter to the Editor To the Editor, I'm writing this letter, to let people know that I wrote letters last fall to, the CAO, Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Councillors about some issues that needed to be addressed- I received no response and nothing was done about the issues mentioned. I have written to our MPP and received a response and they...

Conservative Party Not a Fan of Charter of Rights & Freedoms

Letter to the Editor Editor, It is becoming obvious to most Canadians that the Conservative party is not a fan of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The charter compels the Supreme Court of Canada to evaluate government policy and laws in context of the Charter to determine their compliance and thus their legality. This requirement of the Charter also seems...

Us vs Them is Not What You Think

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Your July 4 Canada Day celebrations article digressed very quickly from celebrating Canada Day to what one can only describe as an attempt to start a controversy when there is none. You use such phrases as “rural-urban stand-off” and “divisive campaign that will be rural interest against urban interests” could hardly be further from the...

Reader Thankful For Damage Repair at Beautiful Joe Park

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, After reading of the recent damage done at Beautiful Joe Park I went and visited to see for myself.  Fortunately for me the plaque for our family pet had miraculously escaped being destroyed.   A short time later I again went to the park and to my surprise the park looked wonderful; the garden beds were...