Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Letters

Heritage Committee Member Responds to Editor’s Comments on New Library

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, As a member of the Meaford Heritage Committee I would like to thank you for your article (The 3Rs...Rants, Raves & Rumours, August 13, 2020) bringing attention to Meaford Heritage and its future. It is timely, given that development in Meaford is on the rise and every decision made by council can set a precedent for...

Reader Pleased to See Shoreline Park Remediation Underway

Letter to the Editor Editor, The work done during the last week (August 10 - 14) to the Meaford shoreline has been wonderful. The difference in the beautification is well worth the effort and cost, this is something we can see for our tax dollars. Providing people with a place to enjoy the waterfront - whether in the water, on the water,...

TC Energy Responds to Recent Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor Editor, I have read Taylor Raffy’s letter to the editor published on August 7 and I note it has appeared in other news outlets as well. I would like to address some of Ms. Raffy’s comments regarding the economic merits that the proposed pumped storage project would bring if it were to proceed. First, I would like to...

Reader Concerned About Losing Light to Proposed Six Storey Building

Letter to the Editor To the Editor, I am writing this in regard to the proposed six storey building on the old MCS property between Thompson and Cook St. I live on Cook St. across the road from this proposed building. I have lived here for six years and in Meaford for 30+years. I consider Meaford home, and this is my...

Reader: Proposed Seniors Complex Involves More Than Height Issues

Letter to the Editor To the Editor: With regard to the controversy over the height and size of one of the buildings at the proposed seniors complex, I am not a neighbouring resident and have no standing to opine on what is a re-zoning matter. My comments will be more general in nature. The proposed complex would be, by attrition, similar to...

Concern For State of Long-Term Care Centres

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, How could so many seniors' homes have such devastating outbreaks of COVID-19? In my view, provincial and federal governments allowed the crisis to grow in long-term care homes and entrench so deeply that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a national tragedy for many vulnerable seniors and residents, their families, and their caregivers. We don’t have...

Another Downtown Business Owner Frustrated by Patios

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I would like to thank Marty Tengelis for his letter to The Meaford Independent about his frustration of the patios in front of his business. I run A.J's Hairworks, and am next door neighbours to both Harbour Microtrends and the Leeky Canoe. I am in the same boat as Marty. I have lost business due to...

TC Energy Responds to July 30 Editorial

Letter to the Editor Dear Mr. Vance, During the Virtual Open House on July 22, and in your editorial published on July 30, The End of DND's Commenting Period Could be Just the Beginning, you asked how homeowners “could ever feel safe living below the location of the proposed reservoir.” We recognize that this is an important topic to the citizens of...

Reader Wants Councillors to Make Their Positions on Pumped Storage Proposal More Widely Known

Letter to the Editor Editor, For voters to know where our municipal leaders stand is essential, and not only at election time. When an issue of huge importance, not only to those who live in the immediate area but everyone in Ontario arises, municipal stance is critical. To date, only Councillor Ross Kentner has made his position clearly known regarding TCE's...

Reader: Where is the Upside of Pumped Storage Proposal?

Letter to the Editor Editor, I note in Taylor Raffy’s letter there is something about saving a few dollars on the electric bill. Here is a little wake-up call. First, and I want the reader to remember this fact, that TC Energy in its presentations does not talk “COST” as they claim. They talk SELLING PRICE… the price the producer decides...