Letters

Letter to the Editor Editor, Along with many Ontarians, I was disappointed to hear that the Government of Ontario made the unfortunate announcement that it will be terminating the Basic Income Pilot, as well as reducing the planned increase to Ontario's social assistance programs from 3 percent to 1.5 percent, meaning it will no longer coincide with inflation. On August 1, the Ontario...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Ray McHugh is on record as saying he ran for mayor in 2014 "as a joke" (Owen Sound Sun Times--10/3/2015). This raises a question. Were the 1,069 people who voted for him in on the joke, or were they the punchline? Sincerely, David Galbraith, Meaford

Letter to the Editor Editor, Who would have thought that I could absentmindedly leave a piece of equipment on a busy intersection one day and retrieve it two days later? There are no words of gratitude strong enough to convey my thanks to Trevor Shaw, Mary and Geoff Solomon, and Connie and Bob Buckton, who helped me retrieve a piece of photography...

Letter to the Editor Editor, Let me see if I understand it correctly. A group of parents are opposed to the new sex-ed curriculum because they believe it does not conform to their values. They are offered a choice. They can have their children not participate in the program. Problem solved.So why are these same parents not content with that? Perhaps it...

Letter to the Editor Editor, I am pleased that Ray McHugh is challenging our incumbent mayor for the office. I was shocked that last year our mayor and deputy mayor could not express unanimous support at county council on some very important votes. Ray’s extensive experience as a professional engineer and project manager will be a great asset to our community.I believe Ray...

Letter to the Editor Editor, A proposal for a 'Boutique Hotel' was presented by the developer to council at a public meeting on July 9. The location is on Boucher Street West, one property back from Sykes Street and, until it was unfortunately destroyed by fire, had been an occupied century home, similar to the homes in the rest of our...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, A few weeks ago in your RUMOURS section you commented on recurring rumours about the lack of OPP policing in the Town of Meaford. You stated that these rumours are baseless, and that we could rest assured that we were being policed very well. Yes and NO. I heard these rumours twice, each time from persons with...

Letter to the Editor Editor, In his editorial “We’re Not Perfect, But There’s No Better Place To Live Than Canada” (June 29/18) Mr. Vance seems to include amongst the things he likes about Canada is the electoral system, although he believes that Proportional Representation would be a nice improvement. In addition he likes the ability of citizens to protest and hold...

Letter to the Editor Editor, I wish to add a resounding endorsement to what you had to say about living in this country, especially the distinction between rights and privileges. On July 17th at 2 p.m. I will celebrate 50 years to the minute since I arrived in this unbelievably blessed country and I fell in love with it immediately -...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, As you may know already, this is the 125th birthday of the book Beautiful Joe, written by (Margaret) Marshall Saunders. Time sure flies! One thing is for sure and that is that the message from Joe to “Be Kind” is still needed today!Abuse of animals and people is still a concern to be aware of. At Beautiful...