Saturday, January 11, 2025

Letters

Concern About Nursing Homes

Letter to the Editor Editor, For last few weeks the news of the conditions in nursing homes all over the country has horrified, not only those who have loved ones in these places, but all of us. This seems to be a good time to acknowledge how lucky we are in Meaford to have a safe, well-run institution to take care...

Thoughts on Upcoming G7 Summit

Letter to the Editor Editor, I would encourage the G7 leaders to proceed with their summit and stop acquiescing to Trump. I would also encourage them to persuade Trump to leave the G7 and form another alliance of authoritarian leaders which might include Trump, his beloved Putin, Little Rocket Man, and those enlightened leaders from Hungary, Brazil, and eventually China.They can scheme...

Former Stedmans Owners Remember Valued Employee

Letter to the Editor Editor, Our involvement with Stedmans in Meaford started in August 1983, when we learned that the franchisees (Don and Carole Genova) wanted to leave retailing and go in a different direction. Don and Carole were our neighbours in East York a number of years before that, and I had actually found them a Stedmans franchise for sale...

Expression of Thanks For Development of Memory Book to Replace Yearbook For This Year’s GBCS Grads

Letter to the Editor Editor, This graduating class started kindergarten around the time my career as a teacher was starting. I bet we had similar challenges! This particular group is now planning to move on to new adventures, and the staff at Georgian Bay Community School wishes them all the best. Normally, the end of the school year is buzzing with excitement...

Concern About Transmission Lines if Pumped Storage Proposal Moves Forward

Letter to the Editor Editor, I was pleased to see your detailed article reporting on the local council discussion of the staff report on issues around the TCE pumped storage facility. I am aware of the issues around the actual pumped storage facility, but I think the need for a new high tension transmission corridor wrapping around Meaford and heading southeast...

Reader Expresses Support For Home Care Nurses

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Please ask your readers to remind the government that the nurses who come to your home to help deserve decent pay too. They hold lives in their hands, just like the ones in hospitals. While I nursed my dying sister, we had to call in a nurse too often. The problem was that it was after...

TC Energy Responds to Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor Editor, We would like to respond to concerns raised in the letter that was published on Friday, May 15, written by Mr. Brunow regarding the pumped storage project proposed by TC Energy. In his letter, Mr. Brunow raises several points that we’ve heard over the past year from the community and we would like to take this...

TC Energy Says They Are Listening to Resident Concerns

Letter to the Editor To Mr. Vance, In February, I wrote to you and the community asking for time and patience as we developed information about the pumped storage project we are proposing to construct on the Meaford Tank Range. Over the past year we have heard from the community and this input has helped shape how we’ve advanced and studied...

Hospital Foundation Expresses Thanks For Volunteers & Sponsors

Letter to the Editor Editor, On behalf of everyone at the Meaford Hospital and Foundation, we hope you and your family remain safe and healthy during this challenging time. More than ever, we are grateful for the dedication of our donors, sponsors, and volunteers. Your commitment to the Meaford Hospital has made an impact. Donations will support the purchase of new diagnostic...

Reader Opposed to Proposed Pumped Storage Facility

Letter to the Editor Editor, The number one reason to support the proposed TransCanada Energy (TCE) pumped storage plant is that the planet is facing a climate emergency. TCE claims that the project “is one of Canada’s largest climate initiatives”, and that it will reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by 465,000 tonnes per year. Few people have the time or the...