Letters

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, At the risk of possibly being mistaken for Yogi Berra, I have to say It's like déjà vu all over again! The Pumped Storage Plant debate feels like a bad tennis match to me. Mr. Mikkelsen answers your readers' concerns with facts, science, engineering, and common sense, after which a resident or two manufactures another list...

Editor, The deadline for public feedback to the Memorial Park Master Plan is August 31, 2020. The plan can be viewed at: www.meaford.ca/memorialparkplan. The Executive Summary is only seven pages and will give you a good overview. Submit your comments, even if it’s only a sentence or two, to Bradey Carbert (bcarbert@meaford.ca). Your voice can make a difference!The Advocates for...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, As Chair of our Heritage Committee and a member of the Meaford Public Library Board, I want to thank you for the points you raised in your (far too civil to be called a) Rant in the August 13th edition of The Meaford Independent. You raised exactly the kind of questions everyone would ask if...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I am a resident of Meaford and I live directly below where TC Energy is proposing to build a 375 acre storage dam (that’s approx. the size of 284 football fields) containing over 6 billion gallons of water for their Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Plant. There are hundreds of homes, farms, cottages, and livestock who live...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I was looking at my books and found one called The Century Books of Facts—What you need to know going into the 20th Century. Near it was a book from 1821 recording the letters by Julius. It was bought for the sale price of 100 pounds, on 08/09/90. I thought it meant 1990 but no—it...

Letter to the Editor Editor, I would like to correct a misleading statement put out by TC Energy to this paper last week. They stated that pumped storage is being used successfully by Canada and the U.S. at their hydro facilities in Niagara Falls. Whilst it is true to say that they are using a storage system it is certainly not...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, The letter of July 30 in The Independent from Robert Greenfield brought up some excellent points regarding the availability of workers to fill the possible 1,000 or so jobs from TCE if the PSP is not stopped. Here is MY point. I live approximately half way up the 7th line from Hwy 26. I am concerned...

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...

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,...

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...