Letters

Editor, After reading the letter from Ann E. Gillies (PhD!), all I can say is, "consider the source": a "professional" with a website dedicated to "allow individuals with crises in identity to recover wholeness". This includes giving talks on the almost universally discredited and damaging notion of "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria". Ms. Gillies attempts to mask homophobia and transphobia behind self-proclaimed...

Editor: There IS a Santa! After many years of having artificial Christmas trees, this year I yearned for a real one. I didn't want one that had been cut in August but a fresh one. I asked some people I thought might help find; they said they would ask but doubted it would be successful. Imagine my surprise when, an evening...

Editor, I like to express my sentiments of gratitude in writing, to the Doctors, Nurses, and Staff at our Meaford Hospital. I took suddenly ill and landed at the Meaford Hospital on December 6th, 2022, where I ended up spending 10 days in the care and empathy of great Doctors and Medical Staff. I can't say enough about the prompt and efficient...

Editor, Fellow citizens of Meaford, we have heard from our local scribe about the attacks upon him personally for refusing to take sides regarding local politics and unfolding events in our town, and there are some realities I wish to point out. First of all, he is a journalist and as such is expected to simply report, without comment, what is...

Editor, I grew up in Meaford and raised my children there for several years; I still consider it my home town. After watching Counselor Uhrig’s Facebook posts of Christmas on the Bay that took place last weekend, I knew I must comment on the drag and dancer event. (Bob Uhrig and I rode the same school bus on the 7th...

Editor, Grocery bills are rising. So are costs to light your home. Maybe there is a way to recoup some of these unwelcome and unanticipated expenses. But ingrained habits die hard and here’s why: In the so-called olden days, we got our light from burning candles. Candles cost money to buy, or they taxed our time to make at home. Consequently, if we...

Editor, Comments made in last week’s edition, suggesting that masking has little to no impact on one’s ability to hear, indicate that perhaps we need review what research has revealed about the issue. The effectiveness of verbal communication is based largely on the vocabulary chosen by the speaker, the volume and clarity employed, and the ability of the listener to hear...

Dear Editor, I just want to tell those involved in the craft event (Christmas on the Bay) this weekend, “Congratulations!” It was well run, well attended, lots of variety, good quality and just a fun thing to do. Thank you to the sponsors for making it possible. The yard sheds were such a good idea. Roberta Docherty, Meaford  

Editor, With the welcome melting of this season's first snowfall accumulation, a serious accompanying problem has surfaced which causes one to wonder what possessed the municipality to start using a sidewalk plough that is considerably wider than the sidewalks. There is major damage to grass verges on both the street and property sides of many sidewalks. We may be the only...

Dear Editor, Over the past few weeks many Canadians have been watching the Inquiry on the use of the Emergencies Act, to remove the trucks from Ottawa, and the various border crossings. What Canadians should have concern, regarding this use of this Act, is the laissez-faire attitude with which it was implemented. If the government feels that the events, which were...