Letters

Dear Editor, I want to begin by acknowledging and thanking the many residents, organizations, and councils who took the time to participate in the federal review of the proposed TC Energy pumped storage project. According to the compiled indices of submissions, roughly 200 of more than 320 submissions were classified as opposing the project outright, with approximately another 90 raising...

Dear Editor, Once upon a time, when TC Energy proposed its pumped storage proposal to the Defence Department, its cost was pegged at $2.2 billion. When it was presented to Meaford residents in December 2019, it was $3.3 billion. By 2022 it had effectively doubled to $4.3 billion. Now, in a "community readiness study" prepared for Meaford Council by global...

Editor, Living on Grey Road 7 southeast of Meaford offers a perfect vantage point of the Niagara Escarpment, the location where Trans Canada Energy (TCE) intends to establish a pumped storage project. The significant rise in elevation presents an ideal difference for energy storage initiatives. Years ago, TCE proposed to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to utilize this elevation for...

Dear Editor, I just came back from the protest to defend Ontario, and I noticed something I find frightening. The participants were knowledgeable and enthusiastic, and there was a lot of information shared, but there were too few youth. My nieces say, "That is politics. We don't do politics." Please make them understand, "If you don't do politics, politics will DO...

Editor, One thing I have observed in the more than twenty years I have lived here is that the municipal taxes on home properties are always due and payable prior to the date when OAS and CPP arrive. I cannot help wondering if something nefarious is going on. There are many senior home owners who are struggling to make ends meet...

Dear Editor, I read with interest the announcement in the April 23 Meaford Independent, that the province is investing $4.2 million to connect over 9,000 patients to primary care in Bruce and Grey Counties. While this sounds like good news, is it really? Will there be enough trained doctors willing to enter general practice medicine or even replace the number...

Dear Editor, Council will soon be asked to receive a consultant-led Community Readiness Study outlining the projected economic impacts of the proposed Ontario Pumped Storage Project. The study, prepared by Deloitte, presents large headline figures for GDP, employment, and labour income, framing the project as a significant economic opportunity for the region. What the study does not do is clearly account...

Dear Editor, The Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Electoral District Association of the New Democratic Party adds its voice to those kindred caring community voices that mark with sadness April 28, the 2026 Day of Mourning for workers who have been killed, injured or made unwell in the workplace. We recognize and grieve over the loss of lives, of well-being, and of family and...

Dear Mr. Vance, First, congrats on your rant this week (The 3Rs...Rants, Raves & Rumours, April 16, 2026 print issue) about the rural/urban schism (urban is a bit of a stretch). Living out near Bognor, we hear the moaning about how the library was a bad trade for the grocery store, and the ridicule about the proposed $2,000,000 toboggan hill, but...

Dear Editor, The Department of National Defence (DND) is currently conducting an environmental effects determination for the relocation of military infrastructure at the Meaford Training Centre — infrastructure that would only need to be moved if TC Energy’s Pumped Storage Project (PSP) proceeds. At the same time, the PSP itself remains in the early planning phase of the federal Impact Assessment...