Letters

Editor, I read this week's TMI Letters to the Editor 'Thoughts on Industrial/Commercial Land Acquired by Municipality' from Sandra Hibovski and just have to provide a few comments. I believe there may be a misconception of what a modern day Industrial park is, and the types of businesses attracted to such an area. Gone (are) the days of many 'Smoke Stack' industries...

Dear Editor, It’s starting to look like Save Georgian Bay (SGB) will run candidates for Meaford Council in 2026 with hopes of taking control of Council. Some members on Council may look at running for re-election as Save Georgian Bay “approved” candidates too. Mr. Pat Maloney raised the grim choice facing Meaford Council members who dare to run for re-election without...

Mr. Editor, Sir, I know you get upset about the silted-up harbour (The 3Rs...Rants, Raves & Rumours, November 20, 2025 print paper) and want to shake a stick at what appears to be a lazy town council but a little understanding might make you cool down. Constant dredging of the harbour (for what?) is a no-win game. But looking at contributing...

Editor, It has been noted by Mr. Johnson in a letter last week that TCE pays for trips associated with the project. However, it is my experience that council invoices TCE and TCE then settles these expenses. However, the funds used by TCE originate from the $285 million allocated by the provincial government. As a result, these costs are ultimately...

Dear Editor, Meaford Councillors and staff members who visited the pumped storage plant at Ludington, Mich., have returned and, judging from a letter in last week's Meaford Independent, they would have found that the nearest homes are kilometres away from the Ludington plant, that the site had not been contaminated with toxins (i.e., poisonous substances) and that fish kills have...

Dear Editor, I read Clair Balfour’s letter and agree the councillors should ask tough questions in Ludington. The good news is that most of the answers are already public and reassuring. - No homes sit directly below the Ludington reservoir. The nearest houses are several kilometres away in a rural area. - Early seepage problems were fixed decades ago with extra drains...

Editor, Re: No Need to Write a Book About Water and Toxic Chemicals I do thank a fellow contributor for providing a rather long essay regarding what he feels is unnecessary water testing. My short answer is that the existence of toxins from farmers one hundred years ago and/or toxins from the 4-CDTC operations over the past 80-plus years must be...

Dear editor, In a previous letter (Aug 7, 2025), I wrote that the Meaford military training base was highly contaminated. The worst area is called the ‘impact zone’. I’ve been told that it is extremely dangerous because of high concentrations of white phosphorus, which when touched would burn the skin severely. In this letter, I’d like to propose how this...

Editor, Hoekstra, Vance, Trump don’t like Canada. Before you get into this, I want you to know that I have no issues with the American voters, especially those who were hoodwinked by Trump’s populist rhetoric to vote for him. We are all victims of the Trump administration. As a dual Canadian/US citizen, I am embarrassed. I write this to vent some of...

Editor, Could you please pass along something to Mr. Everitt and council that came up at the latest PSAC. Shawn Everitt is evidently taking a trip (with TCE?) to the Ludington Pumped Storage project: Besides, is he an engineer? I am not aware that he posses (sic) any special knowledge with regards to energy storage. I have outlined for 4 years the...