Letters

Editor, The shocking allegations brought forward by women in the Canadian Armed Forces have made it evident that there are still members – and more disturbing – also senior leaders who somehow think improperly exercising their position of authority over women is acceptable. It’s not. I’m writing this to express my disappointment and as a call to action to my former Canadian...

Editor, I would like to thank Louise Buccella for her letter, published in the March 25, 2021, edition of The Meaford Independent, in which she states her concerns regarding the safety of our proposed pumped hydro storage facility near Meaford. We understand that safety is important to the citizens of Meaford, particularly those who live near our proposed Pumped Storage Project....

To the Editor: I find your recent editorial relative to the 'actual' end cost ( to the ratepayer) of the new library to be somewhat misleading. You claim that ratepayers have the benefit of $1.3 million in development costs to be collected from new developments. This may be true eventually, but for now this $1.3 million had to be borrowed,...

Dear Editor, Confusion in people’s minds after seeing media reports on COVID or climate is understandable. We hear diverse things about a virus that is ‘novel’ and therefore not yet understood by our health practitioners, and we hear opposing opinions about climate and whether it could be controlled by humans. It appears that washing hands, physical distancing, wearing masks have all...

Editor, Wonderful news! Our community paramedics are being bolstered to help keep seniors safe and in their homes. In our eighties, my husband and I can attest to their effectiveness, kindness, responsiveness, and expertise. Case in point: February 18, paramedics came to our home to test me for COVID. (I had been instructed by my eye surgeon’s office I had to be...

Editor, A week ago I received a phone call to give me a date for my 'over 80 COVID vaccine date'. I arrived on time today Tuesday, March 16 at 1:45. There were many cars filling the parking lot and some 50 seats on the arena floor. Ten or twelve seats were unoccupied awaiting the next vaccine. I was promptly registered...

Editor, In reference to your recent article dated March 11, 2021, 'This Week’s Rants', I wanted to acknowledge your support for the neighbouring community that could someday be impacted by the TC Energy’s proposed PSP. We are not a forest below a 375 acre reservoir with a 20m wall dammed as illustrated on the TC Energy website, but approximately 300 permanent...

Dear Editor: Although I saw the letter you received in response to my own letter submitted March 9th, I planned to ignore it. Presumably The Editor doesn't need readers lobbing sticks and rocks back and forth at each other in the paper like it's their own private chat room etc. Already did what I could. Better to just walk away. Then...

Editor, Ron Hartlen wrote in his letter of March 18 (responding to Mr. Mason’s letter of March 11) that there are “many well qualified, experienced scientists, geologists, geophysicists around the world who...tell us that there is no urgent CO2-emissions crisis.” He is correct, there are many who do so, however these many are still a minuscule proportion of scientists in...

Editor, We are in the midst of exceptional, once-in-a-lifetime circumstances. It was on March 18 last year Grey Bruce saw the initial cases of COVID-19. Those first few cases were all travel-related. Ten days in, the tenth case for the region became the first attributed to community transmission. Infectious diseases are the origins of public health. A pandemic is something public health...