Letters

Editor, I write in response to a recent submission to the paper by Mr. J Hepple of Meaford. With great respect to Mr Hepple and to the millions of other people who might share his points of view on this subject, it is clear there exists a complete misunderstanding of the subject of “Climate Change”. Firstly, with respect to energy storage,...

Editor, We all face many practical issues: CO2 pollution that is a major contributor to climate change and extreme weather Protecting our environment Maintaining our infrastructure to enable affordable housing Jobs, housing, health care, education Transition from gas and diesel vehicles to electric vehicles Transition to fully renewable energy sources for the electric grid High cost of living Taxes Our council...

Dear Editor, Our PC candidate has shown us how inaccessible the PC government is. He did not even have the decency to appear at the all candidate’s meeting on Health Care! Why is he avoiding us? Because he would have to answer for how his party is harming us. The PC government has shown time and time again that they are...

Editor, I voted this week. I went in the wrong door at the former Edwards building. Gave me a full picture of the logistics of running an election. In addition to the many workers in the voting area, a massive room full of material for each poll in Bruce Grey Owen Sound was being sorted by more paid staff. Multiplying the costs...

Editor, In response to the recently announced $285 million pre-development gift to the TCE/SON proposed pump storage development in Meaford I complained to the Auditor General that if action had been taken as previously requested by myself that this payment authorized by Minister of Energy Lecce would have been deemed a fraud on the taxpayer. The project has obviously better and...

Editor, Regarding the letter 'President Trump Has United Canadians', yes, Trump has United Canadians. Now will we get rid of the tariffs charged on goods transported between provinces. Maybe fund our military more. The letter writer says: "In my opinion, his tariffs would be a small price to pay to avoid becoming a US state and having to deal with the...

Dear Editor, My Public Service Announcement. A winter driving issue that has concerned me for many years is the need for vehicles to have their rear lights on during poor visibility. This winter has shown us that when we have snow squalls and high winds that create whiteouts, these conditions emphasize the need to be seen. Front driving lights have been...

Editor, For years now several contributors, myself included, have tried to reveal the consequences of allowing TC Energy to build their Pumped Storage Project on our DND lands (on our escarpment). We have not attacked or tried to embarrass those who showed support for the project: we just tried to advance more facts. Unlike the actions of our esteemed TCE...

Dear Editor, I don’t consider myself short-tempered. But I am plenty angry right now. Everyone in Meaford and Ontario should be delighted that we will be getting the facts about the Meaford Pumped Storage proposal. At last. No more lies. No more imaginary “concerns” with no proof. “The funding will support critical studies, including a detailed cost estimate and various environmental assessments.” We...

Editor, In Jim Hepple’s recent letter to the editor, he questions my assertion that 20 million cubic meters of material will be extracted from the tank range to create the 375 acre (152 Hectares) reservoir. I’m no engineer, but it seems to me that an equal quantity of Overburden and limestone will have to be dug, and blasted out of the...