Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Letters

Where Will Workers For Pumped Storage Facility Construction Come From?

Letter to the Editor Editor, This is one of the main selling points of TCE’s pump storage project being proposed for the DND property north of Meaford. Eight hundred workers from all construction trades are being solicited. You would almost get the impression that there are men and women sitting around idly just waiting for the call to start work next...

Support For Six Stories

Letter to the Editor Editor, I read today with great interest the naysayers against the six storey proposed LTC building on Cook Street, but they would be willing to support four stories. As you know I used to be in real estate here in Meaford for many years and during that time worked with many developers, on what could have been wonderful...

Reader Suggests That Approving 6 Stories Could Invite More Proposals

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, In reading some of the articles and comments from readers regarding the proposed LTC/'campus of care', I have found it impossible to not address at least one of the several issues. For example, I am not going to get into the fact that we have seen no proof that all of these units are actually...

Support For Proposed Pumped Storage Facility

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I am in favour of the proposed power station on the Meaford Tank Range. A social benefit of growing up in a small town is that you get to know and appreciate a wider spectrum of society: labourers, professionals, merchants, farmers, all in the same school playground or pool hall. We used to have diverse...

Reader: Don’t Be Too Quick to Support Pumped Storage

Letter to the Editor Editor, In the July 10th Meaford Independent, Mr. Dave MacDougall attempted to legitimize support for the pumped storage project. With much respect to Mr. MacDougall and to others who seem willing to see this project proceed, I will offer the following comments so as to appeal to your reconsideration of advocacy for spending $3.3 billion for a...

Support For Proposed Developments

Letter to the Editor Mr. Editor, We have read in the last two editions of your paper about opposition to two development proposals in Meaford — the PeopleCare Campus of Care and Back Forty Glamping. Mr. MacDougall highlights in his thoughtful letter to you published in the July 9 edition, the slow erosion of Meaford’s business base, the growing number of empty...

TC Energy Asks Opponents to Consider Positive Aspects of Proposal

Letter to the Editor Editor, I have read Caley Doran’s letter to the editor last week (Thursday, July 2) and have had the opportunity to reflect on the concerns he has raised and the reasons why he feels he should be opposed to the proposed pumped storage project. As is the case with many community members in the area, Caley has a...

Thoughts on PM’s Current Scandal

Letter to the Editor Editor, Margaret Trudeau received $240,000 over four years. It will take me over 22 years for me to receive this money from CPP. Call it what you want, how about privilege? What will the Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction call it? William Elder, Meaford

Support For Proposed Pumped Storage Facility

Letter to the Editor Editor, I am starting to see a few lawn signs supporting the NO camp re: Meaford Pumped Storage proposal. I continue to disagree with the NO position especially now that more environmental and economic impact information is being published. Originally there were concerns about: A) Impact on the water quality, B) Eye-sore shoreline views, of buildings and power lines, C) Damage...

Reader Calls For Action on Long Term Care Homes

Letter to the Editor Editor, Below is a letter I recently submitted to Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Alex Ruff: Dear Sir! We have met once at the Bayshore earlier this year BEFORE the virus, when I bitterly complained to you about not being able to buy MADE IN CANADA products. You listened to my rant with interest and an apparently open mind.While this is...