Letters

Editor, I am reading The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series of books and in the second book, Tears of the Giraffe, Mma Ramotswe (the primary detective) says some interesting things. She says, “People are forever digging up events that had taken place a long time ago. And what is the point in doing this if the effect was merely to...

Dear Editor, I enjoyed your historical perspective of the Pumped Storage proposal. You should be commended for your commitment to balance. Not abused. I usually wish you would call utter nonsense and garbage utter nonsense and garbage more plainly. And frequently. But I respect that you remain professional. In your place I sure couldn’t. Unwarranted accusations to the contrary, you...

Dear Editor, Much has been written lately regarding TC Energy in your newspaper. The interest in the Ontario Pumped Storage Project by your readers is an important part of the engagement process and we welcome opinions and questions about the project as we develop the next stages of its development. With respect to comments published on November 2, 2023, we have...

Dear Editor: As reported in The Meaford Independent last week (3Rs...Rants, Raves & Rumours, October 26 print edition), Ontario's regulator of the province's electricity market, the Independent Electricity Services Operator, sanctioned and fined TC Energy $3.72 million for playing fast and loose with the facts and ordered it to repay more than $9 million for claiming payments it was not...

Editor, We have been closely following the deliberations at Meaford Council meetings on Short-Term Accommodations (STAs). We would love to be able to live by the water in Meaford full time but the reality is we cannot. We have jobs that require us to live in Toronto. It’s important to us that our children get out of the city as...

Dear Editor, On Monday, October 23, I submitted a concern (not fire related) via the Meaford website. After five days, with nothing but an automated reply, no apparent action had been taken. I happened to be walking past the Fire Hall on Saturday and met with one of our first responders. He was busy conducting annual hose pressure checks but...

Editor, In February 2023, after an impassioned meeting, Meaford Council voted 5-2 in favour of a motion to declare the municipality's conditional support as a willing host for TC Energy's (TCE) 1,000 megawatt electricity pumped storage project. This, in spite of more than four years of growing opposition from thousands of local and area residents about the many negative environmental...

Dear Editor, I was not surprised to read Dr. David Fraser’s letter of Oct. 26th, regarding TCE. TCE will put whatever spin they can come up with regarding the Pumped Storage Project. The fact remains that this is NOT a “green” project by any stretch. Aside from the fact that this is not a “producer” of electricity, but rather it...

Editor, “Safe, secure, affordable housing is vital to the continued health and well-being of the community.” (Report No. CA0 2023 -15 Municipality of Meaford). This Report was presented at the Sept. 25, 2023 Council Meeting held in Meaford. My question to the members of the Municipality of Meaford Council is this: How does safe, secure, affordable housing contribute to the health and...

Dear sir, I note that on Oct. 19, Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) imposed a fine of $3.72 million on TransCanada Energy Ltd (TCE) for "multiple breaches" of their rules including "providing misleading information". More information is available from the article "IESO Issues Sanctions to TransCanada Energy Ltd." on the IESO website at: https://ieso.ca/Sector-Participants/IESO-News/2023/10/IESO-Issues-Sanctions-to-TransCanada-Energy-Ltd Specifically, the IESO determined that TCE had...