Letters

Editor, Most people in Ontario are impacted by daily weather extremes caused by global warming. We can no longer be guided by historical weather patterns. Even 'Tornado Alley' is shifting, putting Ontario well within reach. The rapid growth of electrification is not going to slow down. It is driven by EVs, heat pumps, and millions of internet connected devices that use...

Editor, As our municipality approaches another election, voters are hearing a great deal about experience, longevity, and deep roots in the community. These qualities can certainly be valuable. However, perhaps the more important question is not how long someone has lived here, but how they have exercised leadership and stewardship during their time in office. An Indigenous teaching often referred to...

Editor, Has your real estate agent told you about TransCanada Energy's mega-proposal (Ontario Pumped Storage) knocking on Meaford's door? Probably not. But don't jump on the realtor. Unless the seller gives direction, they are not obliged to tell you about Meaford's game-changing developments. And let's face it; why would a seller jeopardize the sale of a client's property? You may also ask,...

Editor, I wanted to submit a letter this week regarding a wake-up call about the lack of attention and education to the global human population growth: now pushing 9 billion! BUT then came a couple of people that I perceive as chronic complainers: 2 members of TCE’s inner circle Mark and Bruce. As usual they took solid information presented by “two...

Dear Editor, I was listening to the discussion on the strike for health care workers in Owen Sound. Apparently our MPP will not talk to them or even allow them in his office, by using police to keep them away. We have a lot of Conservatives in this area, and I thought you might ask them to ask MPP Vickers...

Editor, Regarding your May 21st editorial, titled “Will We See a Better Turnout For This Year’s Municipal Election?” Near the end of your piece, you state - “...when it comes to candidates, what I have noticed … is that today’s candidates often seem to come out of nowhere with little in the way of previous community involvement. … Candidates used to build...

Editor, The geotechnical program currently underway in Georgian Bay is important to us, and we recognize how much the community cares about protecting the Bay. This program was shaped directly by feedback from Indigenous Nations and local residents to move proposed project infrastructure into deeper water and reduce near-shore impacts. It has been designed with multiple layers of environmental protection...

Dear Editor, I have been reading with increased frustration the misinformed belligerent blather from the two Pats and Tom Buck regarding the quintessential green project proposed by TCE’s Pump Storage Project. For the past three plus years I have read their diatribe about this project which has become tedious and trite. It is sad that they have been given free reign...

Dear Editor, Recent activity on the Letters page makes me glad the amateurs are finally sidelined in favor of the professionals for the pumped storage discussions. Consider this suggestion from last week’s Letters: “As part of its responsibility to submit an Initial Project Description to the IAAC, the company (TCE) already had access to geological research prepared by Hunter and Associates of...

Editor, Friday June 5, 2026 I was pleasantly informed, by what I saw as I drove to the course for golf. The first act of our spring play is past. Many kinds and colours of daffodils, tulips, violets, narcissus and fruit tree blossoms have left the stage. The second act is performing now. The trees are in full leaf. So many shades of...