Letters

Letter to the Editor Editor, When our council passed the climate crisis/emergency motion at the November 18 council meeting, my heart was full. I’m grateful that as a community we are not sitting on the sidelines watching as other people in our country and around the globe suffer due to the warming of the earth and the related damage to our...

Letter to the Editor Editor, Climate change. Four months ago, I was wearing shorts, sandals, and a tee-shirt, now it's a jacket, boots, and gloves. Is this climate change? I don't think the dinosaurs were sensitive to climate change, well, at least  not the ones that were close to the meteorite that landed near them. Those ones that were further away, never...

Letter to the Editor Sir, 'Save Georgian Bay' - a somewhat histrionic name for a concerned citizens group, don't you think? Environmental impact studies of the proposed pumped storage facility at the Meaford tank range are no doubt in order, but does anyone really think that this proposal poses an existential threat to Georgian Bay?Conversely, climate change does pose an existential...

Letter to the Editor Editor, I have heard and seen enough of the public treating this topic in such hatred and unkindness so I thought I would write this to better educate the public and put the facts right out on the table. I will start with homelessness in Grey County. First of all when I hear people say, "that person, those...

Letter to the Editor Editor, As the newly elected Member of Parliament (elect) for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, I would like to offer the following: I am deeply humbled and honoured to have been given the privilege of representing the constituents of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound in the House of Commons. This is a privilege I will not take lightly. I will do my utmost best...

Dear Editor, In reference to the proposed pumped energy storage facility, I was heartened to see letters in the October 17 edition of The Meaford Independent from people whose interest extends beyond the narrow focus of the ‘Save Georgian Bay’ group (SGB). I am a resident of Meaford and have been part of the community for many years. The environment has...

Letter to the Editor Editor, I attended the recent community meeting in Meaford concerning the proposed TransCanada Energy (TCE) (formerly the TransCanada Corporation), project to be located on the Meaford Tank Range. If this proceeds, this massive plant will pump water from Georgian Bay up 150 meters over the Niagara Escarpment (a UNESCO World Biopshere Reserve!) to a man-made reservoir. The water...

Letter to the Editor Editor Meaford Independent, There was a presentation in Thornbury at Citizen's Forum on Tuesday, October 8. I understand there will be another presentation in Meaford on Saturday. There will undoubtedly large, loud, and widespread resistance. I have no position on this, one way or the other. My intent is simply to help make sure the potential benefits are...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, First, let me admit to being a strong proponent of any project that will mitigate global warming and will reduce impacts of climate change. Second, I admit to being fiscally conservative and I know that we have to reduce energy costs and consumption to fix the problems we are making. Third, I am progressive and...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, The Liberal Party has released their 2019 election platform for this election showing that they plan to run large deficits, over $20 billion, for each of the next four years with no return to balance in sight. This will add almost $100 billion dollars to Canada's debt, which already sits at approximately $768 billion. Many...