Thursday, November 20, 2025

Letters

Reader Suggests That Pumped Storage Won’t Help Address Climate Change

Editor, There are several valid arguments against the PSP. I believe the most convincing, to those whose real estate is not in the affected area on GB, is one that combats TCE's absurd claim that this storage facility address climate change. There are 3 main initiatives, if pursued, that would greatly reduce CO2 dumped into Ontario's atmosphere: 1. Electrification of fossil fuel...

Save Georgian Bay Persists With IESO Engagement on the TCE Pump Storage Proposal

Editor, Save Georgian Bay leaders successfully handed over 3000+ petition signatures to a representative at the Toronto office of Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) last Friday, January 27, mere days before IESO’s Gate 2 report was due. These petitions are signed by community members who oppose the TCE proposal for a pumped storage project at the 4th Canadian Division Training...

Reader Shares Letter Sent to IESO

Editor, I recently sent the following letter to the IESO and wanted to share it with your readers. To Whom It May Concern: I would direct you to please first refer to the attached BNN Bloomberg article which is interesting with respect to the TC Energy Corporation’s West Coastal Gaslink pipeline. With changes and upgrades to TCE’s proposed pumped storage project we...

Suggestions For Budget Season

Dear Editor, The best news I've read in a while was the coverage of Grey County council sending staff back for a major re-calculating of this year's budget. The county has, for many years, been a shining example of inefficiency, with equipment they can't justify owning, and a constantly growing administrative staff, with many in supervisory positions spending their days...

Concern About Gambling

Editor, There are quite a large and growing number of legal products and services that can, if used appropriately, be forms of relaxation and entertainment. All of these can also be addictive and dangerous if used excessively. I have a major concern that the most recent of these services are growing in an out-of-control fashion due to rampant targeted advertising. While watching...

We Need to Embrace Reality

Dear Editor, It’s a good thing we aren’t roommates. Two guys wandering around the house in the dark, wide awake at 3:00 a.m., muttering “What are we leaving for the kids?! The grandkids!?” are bound to thump heads at some point. It’s inevitable. I agree completely. Those problems are going to be tough to fix. They’ll cost money. And far too...

On Being Treated Like a Turnip

Dear SkyDev, I would like to thank you for your kind offer of $120,000 to purchase a property owned by myself and about 3,500 taxpayers here in Meaford. That $34.28 will come in very handy for the five litres of diesel I purchase next. I would also like to mention that the amount will not cover the cost of your sanitary...

Reader Hoping For More Facts, Less Platitudes From TCE

Editor, A while back, TCE stated the outflow from the proposed pump storage facility would be no more than other natural drains, such as rivers (one has to presume). More recently, TCE also stated that the outflow speed would be no more than one kilometer per hour. How can those pronouncements support the proposed electrical output? I would like to see...

Reader Responds to Bigotry

Dear Editor, If only to knock it off the top of your web page, I want to respond to Ann Gillies' screed about Christmas on the Bay. I get it. She hates gays, lesbians, and trans people. And lots of other people too. She wants to dress up the hate with bafflegab about "gender ideology". It won't fly. She's a professional bigot....

Reader Suggests Meaford Residents have a ‘Wait-and-See’ Attitude Regarding Proposed Pumped Storage Facility

Editor, Meaford residents seem to have a wait-and-see attitude about protecting their homes and surroundings from the potential damage from eight years of TCE construction. So should they obtain guarantees from TC Energy about road upkeep, air and water quality, the health of residents, noise, and Bay ecosystems? On July, 2021, the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre(DND) gave TC Energy the...