Letters

Dear Editor, I see you are doing your part to create a successful election, but please remind the electorate what happens when they fail. We have children who can not count back change. They can not figure out the price of a flat of berries at $2.69 per pint, with 10 pints to the flat, without a calculator. We have children...

Dear Editor, On a misty Sunday morning this past week, I strolled through and around David Johnston Park, by the site of the major and somewhat controversial Skydev development proposal. Sadly, Skydev recently bypassed Municipal Council and residents by taking its case for their high-density housing and hotel complex to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Clearly they hope for the green light...

Dear Editor, Regarding Mr. Hartlen’s response (July 7), to Mr. Robertson’s very thoughtful and factual letter (June 30), two things immediately came to my mind. I had already seen the Abacus Data poll. I thought about writing to you about it, procrastinated shamelessly, and wish to thank Mr. Robertson for bringing it to your readers' attention - better than I...

Editor, On behalf of Imagine Meaford, I would like to express our collective dismay with the decision by SkyDev to appeal to the Land Appeal Tribunal (LAT) prior to an important special Council meeting on July 18. Council was to consider an amendment to a bylaw that would allow SkyDev to proceed along the approvals path for its development. By appealing...

Editor, I am writing to congratulate Jen Brebner and all those who participated in this year’s Canada events at the harbour on Friday, July 1. This was, by far, one of the best municipal events I have had the pleasure of attending. There was lots to do and see for people of all ages and there were plenty of people out...

Editor, The June 30 anti-conservative political letter from Mike Robertson relies on a "poll", and points a finger at conservative conspiracy theorists. There is another side to this issue. It can be seen by simply recognizing what has unfolded right on front of our faces! One could argue that the virtual origin of the nasty divisions and sorry state of our...

Dear Editor, I just want to let people know how lucky we are to have such high quality pharmacists in Meaford. I took in a script Thursday and he said people with certain problems might have trouble with it. Therefore, instead of filling it, he called the doctor responsible at the hospital. The doctor had not known about our problem...

Editor, In Canada, many of us look south at our neighbours and believe that the horrendous daily dysfunction we observe in the United States cannot happen here. We are wrong, and without vigilant voter participation in future elections, we could easily see our society slip into a disastrous form of populism which has rendered the U.S.A. a spent force in many...

Dear Editor, Thank you for underscoring the urgent need for “basic income” in your column of June 16 (3Rs... Rants, Raves & Rumours, June 16, print edition). As members of GASP , we appreciate the opportunity to share some important information with our Meaford community. Grand(m)others Act to Save the Planet (GASP) is a grassroots, non-partisan group of grandmothers and...

Dear Editor, Brandon Forder’s article about the off-leash dog park raised many great points. These parks provide the opportunity to meet other dog owners in a fenced environment to give our dogs a good run, some doggy social time and the potential of a great ball chase. We are regular almost year-round users of the current dog park. It provides a...