Letters

To the Editor, The sudden appearance of TC Energy’s drilling rig off Meaford’s shore was a shock. From my cottage, I saw it arrive just days after a flyer was quietly dropped in my mailbox. Was this timing meant to inform me—or to ensure I wouldn’t notice? Many residents are still trying to make sense of the rig’s presence. Some assumed...

Editor, As several weeks have passed since we first notified the Municipality and residents about our geotechnical program, we wanted to take the opportunity to share details about the work we’re doing and its purpose. Regarding our communication approach, we first published a notice about the geotechnical program in The Meaford Independent on June 26 and it was re-published for...

Dear Editor, Please remind your readers that this health care crunch is not new. It started when professional advisors told Bob Ray that he needed to cut medical classes, knowing doctors would be retiring together. Now too many ex-premiers are on the boards of directors in private clinics. What chance does public health care have when premiers take advantage of...

Dear Editor, It has been just over a year since I wrote you a letter suggesting that the Meaford training base be repurposed into a drone training centre. A lot has changed since that time. The war in Ukraine and Gaza continues and has evolved into drone warfare, Donald Trump is looking for stronger border security, and our sovereignty in...

To the Editor, A massive drilling rig has appeared off the shores of Meaford, and many residents are asking: What exactly is being tested beneath Georgian Bay? TC Energy says the drilling is part of “geotechnical investigations” for its proposed $7 billion Pumped Storage Project. But this vague explanation doesn’t address the real concern: the geological sensitivity of the site. The...

Editor, I frequently look over the view of South Georgian Bay from atop Grey Rd. 7 and I think: How do we in Meaford look at sustainability? Should it involve TCE and their PS project? The Niagara Escarpment has a solid history of being a protected geologic anomaly simply because by its very nature it was too difficult to develop. However, times...

To the Editor, As a property manager in Grey-Bruce County, I’m sounding the alarm on an urgent and worsening crisis. Government programs like the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), meant to help vulnerable people, are being grossly abused — and landlords and working taxpayers are paying the price. ODSP is funded by taxpayers — the hard-working class of this province —...

Editor, Why is Doug Ford’s Ontario government gifting $285 million of taxpayers’ money to TC Energy—a publicly traded company worth more than $67 billion—for pre-development work on a proposed pumped storage project in Meaford, Ontario? This enormous sum could be used to build hundreds of much-needed homes in the Grey-Bruce area. Instead, it’s being handed over to help a corporation with...

Dear Editor, For someone who is always so critical of others' research work, Mr. Mike McTaggart’s letters never fail to amuse. Using Mr. McTaggart’s own research methodology, I proved that car accidents in Ontario were practically non-existent between 2015 and 2025. How? I only counted the ones that involved Teslas. How could someone hoping to convince Meaford that Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)...

Editor, The letter of July 17, 2025, in the Meaford Independent newspaper by Jim Molineux hit the nail on the head! After reviewing the Heritage Advisory Committee meetings held earlier it seems there is need for further clarification from the developer on the current site plan for this proposal - especially as discussion of this showed many details were not...