Letters

Editor, Regarding Editor Stephen Vance’s Rant (The 3Rs...Rants, Raves & Rumours, December 14 print edition) about holiday decorations in Meaford, steps taken to make our town attractive to visitors should not be considered a “frill”. Aesthetics and design for improving the experience of a community should never thought of as just ‘prettying’ things up. Dismissing Deputy Mayor Shirley Keaveney’s desire...

Editor, There was some heartening news recently for the thousands of local and regional residents who oppose TC Energy's (TCE) multi-billion dollar pumped storage project on the DND's 4th Division Training Centre in Meaford. On November 17, the Council of The Township of The Archipelago in Parry Sound District – miles away and on the opposite shores of Georgian Bay –...

Editor, I’m responding to the person critical of NIMBYs (not in my back yard) and their opposition to the TCE pumped storage project. Wake up. This project will impact all of us. It’s not just those living east, south or west of the reservoir, along the shoreline, within 5 miles of the base, in proximity to the harbour, or those relying...

Editor, So much to be grateful for in my first year in the Meaford community: a home, neighbours, walking trails, medical care, convenient shopping, and a lot of nourishment for my soul at the beautiful library as I connect with children and also to make weekly contributions to 'The Meaford Independent'. I agree with the editor it's good and necessary to...

Dear Mr. Vance, In your recent editorial, "After Four Long Years, We Might Know the Future for Contentious Pumped Storage Proposal Later This Month," published on November 2, 2023, you rightly emphasize that Meaford residents expressed early and significant opposition to the project. That opposition only grows as we learn more about the project and the process under which it...

Dear Editor, We are writing in response to Mike McTaggert’s letter published December 7, 2023. Mr. McTaggert touches on a number of points in his letter, and we offer the following additional thoughts. Regarding the project’s inlet and outlet ports, they have been designed such that the inlet and exit velocities of water flow in front of the screens, when both...

To the Editor, TransCanada Energy (TCE) continues to infiltrate every aspect of life in and around Grey County. Most recently the Town of The Blue Mountains (TBM) has publicly thanked TCE for its donation of $10,000 to plant trees on TBM/s, Nippissing Ridge. Herb Shields of TCE told me, “TCE at a corporate level has a public partnership and has that acknowledgement...

Editor, Based on your recommendation (The 3Rs...Rants, Raves & Rumours, November 30 print newspaper) I did find and read the Narwhal article. I agree that it was a good item. The commentary from the Saugeen and Chippewa chiefs was good to read. It was the best and most balanced part of the piece. The commentary from the Save The Bay committee was...

Dear Editor, In his November 30th letter, John Mikkelsen stated, “Ontario Pumped Storage will not create lakebed turbidity because its innovative design ensures water will flow through multiple, raised, deep water lakebed inlet and outlet ports at a very slow speed, similar to Georgian Bay’s natural currents.” As a retiree with many years of experience working and instructing in the fields...

Editor, I want to acknowledge the staff at the Meaford Dollarama store for their honesty and kindness. On November 30th I quickly ran into the store to pick up a couple items. Being in a rush and not paying attention, $100 fell out of my purse. I had just been to the bank. At home I frantically searched my purse then...