Sunday, January 12, 2025

Letters

Concern About Size of Municipal Staff

Letter to the Editor Editor, Thank you to the editor for realizing the difference between 'want' and 'need', a talent few people seem to have, even fewer on the Meaford staff. I attempted to present a case to council regarding the effect of our much higher taxes, mostly related to the actions of some council and staff, before being stopped by...

Reader Not Pleased With End of Plastic Film Recycling Program

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, This is a letter I submitted to Council. Please accept this as my letter to the editor: Hello to my government. It was with great dismay that I read we are cancelling the plastic film recycling.The earth’s death is imminent. I realize you can only help avoid this in limited ways. You are, after all, only a...

Reader on Pumped Storage Proposal: Meaford Served up as Sacrificial Lamb

Letter to the Editor Editor, It is sad to see that Meaford is once again being served up as the 'sacrificial lamb', with Council keeping the door wide open to the TCE project. Given that in the early 1940s the Department of National Defence expropriated 17,350 acres, 150 farms, four schools, and three churches, seasonal cottages, hunting cabins, summer hotels – the...

Reader Shares Letter to MP Ruff on Proposed Pumped Storage Facility

Letter to the Editor Editor, Please find attached an open letter sent to our MP, Alex Ruff. I feel it speaks to many residents' concerns about TC Energy's pumped storage project. Back in 1964, Bob Dylan’s famous song, The Times They Are A-Changin’ ,was a generational anthem, a shout-out to the old establishment. Indeed the times they are a-changing, have changed, and are...

Legion’s Remembrance Day Plans Altered Due to COVID-19

Letter to the Editor Editor, This is an open letter to the residents of Meaford. As we all know the Royal Canadian Legion has long been recognized as the keepers of Remembrance in this country. The Global pandemic notwithstanding, this is still the case. The Meaford branch of the Legion#32 has been discussing how we can accomplish the task of continuing our...

Save Georgian Bay Member Responds to Editor’s Rant

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I am a proud member of Save Georgian Bay. I am the Lead for the Public Outreach Team. My role is to connect with and inform the community of TC Energy's proposal to build a 1000 megawatt Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Plant at the Military base. I became aware of this proposal in Sept 2019. At...

Reader: More Questions for TC Energy Which Must be Answered

Letter to the Editor Editor, In a very recent edition of The Meaford Independent, TC Energy offered responses to a number of questions posed by readers and residents. To date, they have refused to answer the questions listed below, I suspect because if accurately answered, these responses would not support TC Energy's claims that their proposed pumped storage facility will “reduce...

Reader: If You Are Disabled You Don’t Matter

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I will agree that is is nice to have a transit service for Grey County. Having said that: The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, under the section Accessible Public Transit Vehicles in Ontario, the first line reads: Under the Transportation Standard of the AODA, municipalities that offer public transit in Ontario must have accessible...

20 Years of Riding For Terry Fox

Letter to the Editor Editor, Signs about the Terry Fox Run could be seen here and there around town. Not the usual kind but ‘Virtual’ as news tips read, as there was no gathering of folks planned at the Meaford Harbour Pavilion for the usual Terry Fox Run/walk/ride send-off slated for September 20, the year after year annual second Sunday of...

Who Should Be Trusted Regarding Proposed Pumped Storage Facility?

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, A reader recently raised the issue of "Trust" with regards to the proposed Pumped Storage Project. I would like to provide a perspective on who we might trust to do the right things here. TC Energy's project website is still full of facts and relevant information. I cannot see any changes to the Save Georgian Bay...