Letters

Editor, I'm not sure what you are referring to when you mention "clamps clicking on sailboat masts". If you are referring to any sound made by the crew or boat during the process of getting under way or returning to dock, then I am in full agreement. However, if you are referring to the sound coming from a stationary vessel then I...

Dear Editor, I was looking at the article that said you could keep cats out of the garden with predator urine— but not where to get it. This year I put some Ammonia (grocery or hardware store) on a paper towel and put it inside a sealable baggie. Then I poked holes in it and threw it around where mice would...

Dear Editor, In his June 17, 2021 letter, Bill Cameron expressed his opinion that the number of staff has a direct correlation to high taxes of the Municipality of Meaford. The recent release of the 2021 census by Statscan adds new context to Mr. Cameron's opinion. The census was done between 2016 and 2021. The population grew by 4.5%, (2021 -...

Editor, Hello. My husband of 37 years who is my high school sweetheart had a family farm in Heathcote. Our teenage weekends entailed visiting with family at the farm and running into the vibrant town of Meaford back in the day. We always appreciated the quiet and majestic scenery and as such have chosen beautiful Meaford to live in. Geographically, Meaford...

Editor, The Georgian Recreation Club is a non-profit group, founded in 1988 for the enjoyment of seniors in Meaford and the surrounding area. Until COVID brought shutdown, the Club offered pay-to-play euchre and bid euchre weekly in Meaford. At this time, if we are to continue our card games going forward, we need two new committee members who would oversee these...

Dear Editor, Me: Batteries! Batteries! Hey! Some Environmental Consultant in the paper says we should look at batteries instead of pumped storage for our energy storage needs. Didn’t one of our local crackpots write a long boring overly wordy letter to the Editor detailing precisely how dangerous large-scale batteries were compared to the safety and reliability of pumped storage plants? My...

Editor, Like most matters in a small town, just about every topic generates discussion, some of it acrimonious at times. To add a little fuel to the fire, so to speak, I have a largish backyard complete with a burn barrel - actually an old tub from a long gone washing machine. It has always nagged at my conscience a bit...

Editor, No road rage here. In response to Mr. Hunt’s recent letter, I must rebut at least a couple of his points. Canadians have not “endured two years of governmental tyranny”, we have been assisted in dealing with a pandemic of epic proportions. For the most part, there has been admirable co-operation between various municipal, provincial, and federal departments to mitigate...

Editor, Generated primarily by the despicable policies and legislative agenda of the Mike Harris Tories, but little abated by any Ontario government since, the arc of privatization and the discredited ideal of “trickle down economics” continues to strike the most vulnerable in society. For-profit healthcare in any manner, Long-Term/Primary/Assisted Retirement Living to name a few, has amply demonstrated that for-profit...

Editor, Based on Mr. Hunt's letter, your editorial on the Spring of our Discontent could not have been more timely. Thank you. I am hopeful Mr. Hunt will take it to heart based on his recent letter. Letters to the editor are usually a good barometer of community and input on how people respond to issues of the day. In following...