Letters

Letter to the Editor Editor, I heartily agree with Councillor Kentner's view that the report from our CAO should not be delayed just because TC Energy cannot be present in person. A copy can be dispatched to them by other means. Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. This dithering could prove to be costly in more ways than one. We, the...

Letter to the Editor To whom it may concern, As a resident in Meaford I'm very concerned about the Pumped Storage facility proposed to be on the Meaford Tank Range. I'm very much concerned about the local ecology and the effect on wildlife – also people living in the vicinity of the Range. There is a lot of variety of wildlife living on...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, At April 20th’s on-line council meeting I asked when council is going to receive CAO Rob Armstrong’s report on Trans Canada Energy’s proposed Pumped Storage Facility. The Department of National Defence has to make a decision on whether it will host the $3.3B development. DND postponed that decision to July 31, less than 90 days away....

Letter to the Editor Editor, Thank you to the people that have painted rocks and have placed them throughout Meaford. We have seen them on the trail, near mailboxes, by bridges, on street corners, and along the waterfront on our many walks around the community.Beautiful and some with meaningful messages. Lynda and Bob Foot, Meaford

Letter to the Editor Editor, “Globally, about 3.4% of reported COVID-19 cases have died,” according to the World Health Organization, March 3rd, 2020. To date in Canada about 3.6% of reported COVID-19 cases have died. In context, that denotes a case fatality rate about 36 times greater than the seasonal flu (.1% in Canada). Those numbers justify the drastic measures taken...

Letter to the Editor Editor, As we are imprisoned with this terrible COVID-19 pandemic I see lots of friends staying in touch with Facebook. As well, I see many helpful posts, caring posts, and lots of the rest too. We are so fortunate to live in such an amazing community and although we do not have everything, what we do have...

Letter to the Editor Editor, “The times they are a changin',” Bob Dylan's words can so easily be applied to today's pandemic crisis, and it is difficult for many to accept change - but we must face it or lose touch with the reality of our vulnerability and our inter-connectedness. We live in a rural community with a significantly high percentage of...

Letter to the Editor Editor, I wanted to thank my neighbour, Jim Hepple, for debunking many myths about the impact of the TCE proposed pumped storage facility in the March 6th issue of your paper. As a property owner on Georgian Bay within sight of the Tank Range, I am not troubled about any potential negative impact of this project on the...

Letter to the Editor Editor, This morning I was out walking in the farm country, looking at the beautiful blue early morning sky. From where I was, I could see at least 50km in all directions. What I didn’t see was vapour trails. Seven months ago our federal election was about climate change and carbon taxes. Scientists and environmentalists have tried over...

Letter to the Editor Editor, In the New Age belief, there is a positive purpose in everything, even disaster. The plague that wiped out so many in Europe forced the rich to pay the poor for their work, because there were so few left to work. Fire renews forest growth. Flood spreads nutrients in the soil. Now we have a tiny...