Letters

Editor, On January 28, 2022, my daughter and I joined the Grey Bruce Convoy to Ottawa in my Subaru. We met hundreds of people in Owen Sound at the starting point who cheered on 40-50 vehicles heading to Ottawa. It was perhaps the proudest day in my life as a Canadian. Here are a few reflections of my weekend in...

Editor, I have sent the following to MP Candice Bergen, Ms. Bergen; I am not your constituent, but I am a life-long Federal Conservative and have voted in this way for 19 consecutive elections. I dropped my actual party membership a number of years ago, due to the direction the party was taking with leadership choices. The party will have to come...

Editor, I need to put some reality and sanity back into the trucker’s protest discussion from a Canadian Nationalist’s point of view. When COVID became a threat, before being declared a pandemic, I participated in a ZOOM meeting of Public Health officials and the general public. This was before the vaccines were approved, and masks and hand sanitizers were in short supply....

Editor, It would serve us well to clarify and agree on definitions of terms widely used in reports and discussions about the general subject, 'climate-change'. First, many people seem to consider Environment, 'Sustainability', and 'Climate-change' as one issue. In fact, they are three distinct subjects. But anyone not fully committed to mainstream positions on all three might well be labelled a...

Editor, Accepting the editor's observation that not one resident registered to address Council about the budget, I would like to assure the public that the Meaford Chamber of Commerce did submit written comment on three budget items. Some time ago, to enhance communication between the business community and Council, the Chamber Board invited members of Council to attend our monthly meeting....

Dear Editor, As part of the 2022 budget, management is recommending a vehicle for the bylaw enforcement department. Council has stated many times, including in the Strategic Initiates document, that climate change impacts municipal operations. The vehicle would be part of the lease agreement with Enterprise Fleet. It is a well known fact that emissions from vehicles are a large contributor...

Editor, After the 2021 federal elections, the government cleared and swept away all outstanding petition requests at the beginning of the new parliament. One was a 3,300 signatures petition submitted by the Save Georgian Bay Association. I understand that this is a standard accepted procedure, and there was no wrongdoing. The e-petitions, on the other hand, need 500 signatures in 120...

To the Editor, I totally agree with Roberta Docherty about the loss of cursive writing. It is very sad that it will be lost if everyone does not learn how to 'write'. You stated that cursive writing is not very useful in today's society. I disagree. Cheques must be signed in 'writing'. Legal documents are signed in writing (even if printed...

Dear Editor, C’mon guys. Surely, I’m not the only person in Meaford with access to the Internet and Google. Batteries? Batteries??? Batteries????? From Wikipedia: “Other energy storage solutions, such as pumped hydroelectric storage, continue to dominate the market. As of 2019, pumped hydroelectric storage accounted for 96% of global energy storage capacity. Pumped hydroelectric storage systems have relatively long lifetimes when compared to battery...

Editor, Have you ever noticed how confusing so many signs are around town? "Due to Covid, harbour customers are only allowed on the docks", which literally meant boaters were not allowed into town, they were only allowed on the docks. I think the writer actually meant to say "... ONLY harbour customers are allowed on the docks". Grammar matters. My personal favourite...