Letters

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...

To the Editor, Recent coverage has rightly focused on what the public still does not know about TC Energy’s proposed pumped storage project. One omission remains central: despite years of development and $285 million in public funding from the province, no environmental studies, contamination assessments, engineering risk analyses, or updated cost estimates have been released. The Initial Project Description (IPD) is...

Dear Sir, I am 84 years old and have never written a letter to a newspaper - but your rant (The 3Rs...Rants, Raves & Rumours, April 2, 2026 print edition) inspired me to write. I have read your previous rants and it is obvious you hate President Trump. I have heard people talking about “TDS - Donald Trump Syndrome" - but...

Dear Editor, Bruce Mason asserts that TC Energy’s pumped storage project is now “defined” and that previous municipal opposition was therefore based on a “fiction”. This misrepresents both the regulatory process and TC Energy’s own filings. An Initial Project Description (IPD) is not a finalized project design. Under the Impact Assessment Act, it is a preliminary document submitted precisely because critical...

Dear Editor, I am staying with my husband tonight in the nursing home. I have seen wonderful care being given for months, but now I see that it continues as much at night as day. They talk to him to explain what they are doing, even though he can not respond. The gentleness, knowledge, and caring are wonderful. I am...

Dear Editor, In February, the first organized, Fight Ford (Protest Doug), demonstrations were held across Ontario. The initial 15 rallies gained attention as word spread, and this momentum resulted in 38 protests on March 28. One was held in Meaford. People have many concerns about the actions of our Provincial government and a boiling over point has been reached, which...

Editor, This Initial Project Description (IPD) submitted by TC Energy is essentially a compilation of their research dating back to 2016. It is important for the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) to recognize that after a decade—despite TC Energy’s assertion that their engineering team is highly skilled—the company has produced a document exceeding 200 pages that fails to provide...

Editor, I attended the meeting of Committee of Adjustment on Wednesday Feb. 25, 2026 and heard the comments given by all. I have observed the enormous pile (mountain) of excavated soil and the expanding water (lake) in the centre of this property. It appears that Sky Dev are trying to avoid the problems which have become evident that insufficient and/or...

To the Editor, As Meaford residents are asked to weigh in on TC Energy’s proposed Pumped Storage Project (PSP), one crucial question remains unanswered: What is the true cost of this project — and who is responsible for calculating the return on investment for taxpayers? TC Energy’s current estimate of $7+ billion is already outdated and under review, but even this...