Letters

Letter to the Editor Editor, Last week's letter by head coach Kevin Hooper of the Georgian Bay Coyotes Track Club opens a disturbing view on what is wrong with our society. Athletics of all kinds should be an integral part of our education system. All-weather track facilities should have been part of the new high school under construction, but so should have...

Letter to the Editor Editor, I read with shock and not a little disgust about the challenges facing the Coyotes as they struggle to train, especially during the winter months. What kind of people are these who cuss them out because they have no choice but to run on the roadway? It completely baffles my brain. It seems that that there are...

Letter to the Editor Editor, After attending the second TCE information meeting, described as a town hall meeting (which it wasn't), an idea struck me. With all the animosity and negativity surrounding the proposal, wouldn't it be a wonderful to turn the proposed property into a provincial park! It would be a tribute to all the property owners whose property was expropriated...

Letter to the Editor Editor, I would like to clarify some of the statements and misconceptions that were stated in recent letters to the editor on December 19, 2019, including: ‘New Resident’s Thoughts on Pumped Storage Proposal’ by Ric Riordon; ‘Pumped Storage Facility Will Never Pay For Itself’ by Paul Wehrle, Major (ret) BSc RMC; ‘Pumped Storage Will Not Reduce CO2’...

Letter to the Editor Editor, So, apparently in Meaford, the inmates really do run the asylum. After all the grumbling and complaining by council, it sounds as though senior staff will NOT be held accountable for budget increases above the target. Perhaps for once this council would like to do their job, which is to govern, not simply babysit. Learn how to...

Letter to the Editor Editor, The Georgian Bay Coyotes is a 'AAA' track club that began in August 2010 with a handful of local runners. We have now exploded to almost 80 members, some who are recreational and many are highly competitive on a provincial to national scale. Our kids that we coach range from Grade 2 to high school, the majority...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, In your December 5, 2019 print edition of The Meaford Independent you asked: “What will a small downtown look like in 50 years?” Here is my dream. Before we jump to year 2070, let’s fall back and look at the evolution of our way of life over the last 50 years. The urban model is based...

Letter to the Editor The Editor: Looking back at the end of 2019, I would like to comment on one particular positive development in our town. The installation of a vehicle speed monitor in the Community Safety Zone on St. Vincent Street. There has been one in Kimberley for a couple of years now, and I believe that they provide a valuable...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, We are the owners of the property at 337 Cedar Avenue which is located at the dead end portion of Cedar Ave., which flanks the property line of the Canadian Army’s 4th Division Training Centre. In other words we are in very close proximity. Like all of our neighbours we strongly oppose this for all the...

Letter to the Editor To the Editor; I note with some interest that a new Marriott Hotel and Conference Centre is about to begin in Owen Sound. It is to be a six-story, 100-room hotel with swimming pool and conference centre, with an additional one-story commercial building for six businesses. The total area cited is 7,165 square meters, at a building permit...