Letters

Editor, Doug Ford thought he could bully education workers into taking a poverty wage – 2.5% for those making under $43,000 and 1.5% for those making over. Trouble was, the average wage of school custodians, teachers’ assistants and office staff is $39,000. That’s below a Living Wage anywhere in Ontario, especially in Toronto. And inflation is running about 6 or...

Editor, Thank you to Steven Carr for writing again to express his views about the Ontario Pumped Storage Project. Constructive feedback from residents of Meaford has and will continue to shape the design and the communications plan for our project. The need for vast amounts of storage to balance Ontario’s intermittent renewable and baseload nuclear power and reduce our dependency on...

Dear Editor, I’m writing in regard to the September 29 letter regarding TC Energy’s proposed pumped storage project. Pollution Probe and a number of other organizations are paying close attention and scrutinizing all available information to better understand the potential benefits and risks of the project. We will continue to monitor and evaluate as new information becomes available. I would note...

Mr. Vance, I read with interest your recent column about the low voter turnout, and the lack of serious opposition to development proposals in general. You make some very valid points, but I must point out that Meaford (like so many small municipalities) tends to attract potential developers who lack the means or credibility to construct their visions. Councils and senior staff...

Editor, In October of 2022, I was a patient at Meaford Hospital. I can only think of positive comments regarding the staff. During my stay, I noticed a few things that required attention. Graham Fry, Meaford Hospital Manager of Operations, met with me. He was very receptive and caring with respect to the need for the broken TV in the...

Dear Editor, The federal government has spent over $15B on financial support for the oil and gas industry this year, according to a recent report by Environmental Defence. At the same time, supply uncertainty and skyrocketing gas prices allowed fossil fuel companies to make record profits off of everyday people's backs. How about the rest of us get some financial...

Editor, In his recent letter to the editor, More Thoughts on Proposed Pumped Storage Facility, Louis M. Bernard outlines numerous observations regarding TC Energy’s Pumped Storage Project. Protecting Georgian Bay’s fish and aquatic environment, water quality, and the number and type of jobs associated with the Project are all factors that are important to us too. While I applaud...

Editor, I spent 20 years of my 40-year engineering career designing and building hydro-electric dams and water storage facilities. I have a complete working knowledge of this technology. The resultant operation yields of the proposed PSP facility are diametrically opposed to satisfying the Province’s challenges of achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions and ensuring the security of adequate, dependable energy supply. Effective, quantifiable...

Dear Editor, I have some bad news for Mr. Buck and Mr. Bernard. I desperately want us to slow down, then reverse, Climate Change by every means possible. We need to adopt Green Energy solutions as quickly as we can. On as large a scale as possible. Proven, safe, planet saving, Green Energy solutions. Like the one Mr. Buck, Mr. Bernard,...

Dear editor, I must take issue with your latest rant in favour of Meaford’s garbage bag tag system (The 3Rs...Rants, Raves & Rumours, October 6, 2022 print edition). In theory, as you point out, it is supposed to foster a user pay system and create an incentive for recycling/composting. In practice, however, it only creates an incentive for residents to...