Letters

Dear Editor, Thank you for allowing our neighbourhood to share our concerns regarding Sky Dev’s Minor Variance Application, in which a Public Hearing is to be held at 3 p.m. on February 25, at Council Chambers 157859 7th Line, Meaford. For over 100 years, Knights’ owned a hardwood manufacturing facility next to our harbour. They sold the land understanding that the...

Dear Editor, Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this important discussion about Ontario’s future energy system. TC Energy is proposing the Ontario Pumped Storage Project (Project) because Ontario is facing rapid growth in electricity demand and needs reliable, clean, and flexible solutions to meet long term needs. Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator projects electricity demand will increase 65 per...

Editor, It was informative to read in the Independent (Feb. 4) that Deputy Mayor Shirley Keaveney and Councillors Harley Greenfield and Tom Bell had such a good time on their TC-Energy-sponsored trip to Ludington, Michigan, to assess the effects of its 53-year-old pumped storage project on the local landscape. Unfortunately, in the report from Meaford’s CAO Sean Everett, who also tagged...

Dear Editor, I am writing on behalf of the Council on Aging Grey Bruce (COAGB) in response to the article, Grey County Receives Age-Friendly Community Recognition in the January 29, 2026 edition of The Meaford Independent. Councils on aging across Ontario promote age-friendly community principles through actions such as education, advocacy, inclusion, and engagement. They are represented provincially by the Ontario...

Editor, Stephen Vance, The Meaford Independent, I came across a quote that transported me to the Meaford Pump Storage Proposal (PSP), rumored as a “Done Deal”, January 18-20, 2026 Toronto, Sheraton Hotel ROMA Conference (Rural Ontario Municipalities Association). I want to share a colleague's stirring thoughts: "It is becoming ever more clear that intimacy is not only romantic; it is civic....

Editor, After reading an article in the Globe and Mail I discovered again that ignorance of energy systems is a problem that can be easily addressed. Despite the interest shown by some stakeholders, it is concerning that our elected council and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) continue to invest in outdated, century-old technologies and pursue energy storage solutions that could be...

Editor, I have always been grateful and amazed at the number of volunteers and the depth and breadth of their involvement in the Municipality of Meaford. Since moving here in 2011, I have been fortunate to be a volunteer with the Meaford Hospital Auxiliary, an organization that grew out of the Meaford Cottage Hospital Aid, initiated by 12 women in...

Editor, I am writing to you with a different perspective on winter snow removal from our municipal roads. I am one who believes our winter crews do an excellent job. My numbers will not be completely accurate, but will put things in a layman's perspective. Our municipality of Meaford has about 450 kilometers of roads to plow. If we have 10 snowplow...

Editor, Our ongoing debate surrounding energy storage solutions in Ontario has brought forward a number of critical points, particularly considering inaccurate representations in other letters regarding battery and pumped storage technology. It is essential our municipal council consider why other, less expensive and less complex energy storage systems are not being explored as viable alternatives. A key question arises: are...

Dear Editor, In the last few weeks I have read numerous letters by citizens of Meaford, concerned about the never ending increase in the price of water and sewage rates. Perhaps Meaford could impose a separate development charge on new construction to help pay for the cost of infrastructure. This is regularly done in large cities like Toronto and Mississauga....