Letters

Editor, It was pointed out that 300 scarecrows end up in landfill when the invasion is over. I have an alternative suggestion. Why not send them out in a blaze of glory. Pile them up somewhere and have a community bonfire complete with hot dogs and pop, maybe throw in a few fireworks for good luck. From what I have read, the...

Editor, Thank you for your fantastic edition that profiles the candidates for municipality of Meaford. We certainly have a diverse and knowledgeable list of interested citizens. You have done a great job of letting us get to know and understand their views. I have read all of them and it is going to be hard to decide who will do the...

Editor, I'd like to respond to Tom Buck’s letter, which appeared in the Thursday, September 29 edition of the Meaford Independent. I too have enjoyed my conversations with Tom, and I have the utmost respect for the honest plain-speaking people of Michigan. Ironically my passion for this project materialized in Michigan. While visiting the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant – this facility stores...

Dear Editor, This election has been an eye-opener for me. I discovered that the Department of National Defence (DND) does not pay taxes but makes “payments in lieu of taxes.” Although the Meaford tank range falls under the jurisdiction of the municipality of Meaford, they are privileged when paying property taxes. In an article published July 2, 2021, in the Meaford...

Editor, Regarding the letter by Mike Robertson  Sept 29, 2022. Certainly, loved your hate towards fellow Canadians. As for the Democrats, I certainly wouldn't want to live in any of their cities under their control. You know the ones with 400 plus murders a year, soft on crime, homeless on the streets, underfunded police forces. The ability to walk in a shop,...

Editor, In July of 2019, John Mikkelsen and Sara Beasley, TCE project team members, provided our private road association executive board with an overview of a project which was proposed to be constructed approximately 3 kilometers and a few hundred meters above where we were sitting. As we heard the project described by John. A 400 acre reservoir, on top...

To the Editor, The CPC has a new 'big tent'. It is important to understand that inside this tent, they will accept ANYONE, with the only requirement being another vote to unseat the Liberals and Justin Trudeau. So, in this big tent, are “convoy” intimidation thugs, anti-vaxxers, anti-maskers, border blocking criminals, fiscal incompetents (Poilievre himself), conspiracy theorists and alternate-truth people (like...

Dear Editor, Both a recent chance remark ruing “the loss of the old Canadian cottage experience” some had in their childhood, and the wake-up call about “300 permanent homes …” below our proposed power plant reservoir, struck a chord with me. Summer holiday cottages of the 1950s with no running water have been transformed into year-round, often larger, permanent homes....

Editor, I am writing to inform the public that there is a local group called "Take Back Catholic Education" who has been opposing the work that BGCDSB is doing around Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. This group has spread misinformation regarding what is being taught in Catholic schools throughout Bruce and Grey. Reviewing the www.takebackcatholiced.ca website and reading through the trustee...

Editor of the Meaford Independent, An excellent story in last week's paper on the old Oak in the Leith cemetery and the work of the local Tree Trust. The writer of the article failed to mention that it was (most likely) planted to commemorate the death of Queen Victoria a few years before. Meaford the town has a similar story of...