Letters

Dear Editor, I have occasion to be at the Meaford Hospital and it got me to thinking. We consider ourselves lucky to have the hospital, but it is not luck. We fought for that hospital. When the political toadstools wanted to close it, we had strong, competent, courageous leaders fight back. Through their determination and effort, the hospital was saved; maybe...

Editor, During a recent visit to the lovely town of Meaford where we were visiting friends, my partner developed a fever. Without going into a lot of medical details, we decided that a visit to the local hospital was the wisest course of action. After what could be described as a reasonable wait time, she was seen by a nurse and...

Dear Editor, When I was two years old, I ran into the path of a riding lawn mower and lost my right leg below the knee. It all happened so fast: one moment I was playing outside, and the next I was too close to the mower. Having grown up as part of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, I...

Editor, Most people assume that when we die there are only two options to dispose of our remains. We are either cremated, which has the advantage of allowing the ashes to be scattered in a favourite spot, or we go the traditional funeral route and end up in a formal cemetery, complete with a headstone and a carefully tended plot. However,...

Editor, I wanted to take the time to share an appreciation and admiration for the Meaford and Owen Sound hospitals and all the staff we interacted with early this week. After a trip via ambulance to Meaford, and Owen Sound for surgery, we felt very well looked after. The staff evaluated pain level and made sure my husband was very...

Dear Editor, I saw a swallow today---only one but last time it was a flock. I saw a bluebird too. It used to be ten but one is good. I am seeing Bumble Bees—only a few but have seen none for the last two years. The point is that the pollinators and bug eaters are down but not out. Please ask your...

Editor, Observing the drumbeat of both pro and con missives relating to the proposed Pumped Storage project that as we all know will take water from Georgian Bay and put this very same water back the following day, perhaps some perspective of what our Georgian Bay water resource has been and continues to be subject to, in terms of both...

Editor, Don't get me wrong. We've made some good strides in improving accessibility for those who need it. The new library is the shining example here in Meaford, and I drop in there regularly. But sidewalks and roads are horrible for a wheelchair user, and I can only get in three of the restaurants downtown, one by a long detour through...

Dear Editor, Recently, I promised a councillor that if a certain huge equipment expense by the roads department was permitted, I'd make sure as many taxpayers as possible heard about it. I'm a man of my word, so here we are. In recent months, one of our graders was diagnosed with a worn out engine. The machine only has 10,000 hours,...

Editor, Regarding the letter about climate change. The author's letter has more disdain for the Conservatives, than I have for the Liberals. You know the party in power for the last eight years who haven't done anything, except raise taxes. The same party who now have given us a 50 billion dollar a year interest payment on our debt. (Think...