Letters

Letter to the Editor Letter to the Editor: This year marks the 50th anniversary of the folk festival called Woodstock. A lot of us will remember 50 years ago, being only a teenager then. Well, for some families in the Meaford and Owen Sound communities, 50 years ago was the start of what has now become an annual event, focusing around the...

Letter to the Editor Editor, In 2007 the Drive Fore Teens Golf Tournament was held for the first time to help fund the Winter Safe Driving Program. Over the past 12 years we have been fortunate to have had the support from many local residents and businesses, who have helped over 300 local high school students to participate in the Winter...

Letter to the Editor Editor, Recent events in the news have raised the issue of re-doing Canada’s Food Guide. There is no need. The Food Guide is based on science and there was plenty of opportunity for all Canadians to take part in the open consultations. The evidence review for the new Food Guide began in 2013 and the consultation process...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, My wife and I attended the July 19th Council meeting on the new Meaford Library. We are relatively new to the Meaford area and thought this would be a good opportunity to see our local elected representatives in action.It appears that this meeting was scheduled in response to the tender bids being meaningful higher than anticipated. The...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, As a taxpayer I appreciate a local politician who is concerned about overspending and looking after our tax dollars. “First of all in my opinion it does not conform at all to the best practices and standards that have been used in the past. The decision could undermine council’s credibility. It really defies logic. In my...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Thank you to everyone who attended my 90th birthday celebrations, the flowers, gifts, and especially the donations to the Friends of the Meaford Library's Fundraising efforts. It is all much appreciated. Maria McKay, Meaford

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, In the 1980s, the Royal Canadian Legion started collecting pop tabs (pull tabs to open pop and cat food tins), to be sold to manufacturers, to raise money to buy wheelchairs for people in need. Many of these were specialty chairs for those with special problems. It takes 2,500,000 tabs to buy one chair, so it...

Letter to the Editor Editor, Re. your 'Rant' in the print edition of July 4, 2019, about Meaford's Toronto Star advertorial. Sponsored posts, 'discovery' or 'native' advertising, search advertising, and other print and online versions of this technique (including the time-tested advertorial) are legitimate, proven forms of marketing. Right now, they're extremely effective, cutting through the incredible amount of online noise. They're...

Letter to the Editor Editor, Got my comeuppance from a young lady today. A hot day, car thermometer at 35 degrees Celsius. My wife has a physio appointment. Tells me to keep the car running while waiting so she is not stifled by the heat after treatment.Waiting for her return with the car running, I fall asleep reading. Knock on the window wakes me up. Wind...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, While I do agree that demands of insurance companies have made some activities more difficult I think it is unfair to blame the insurance industry. You talked about when we were young you just pulled out your toboggan and away you went. However, when we were young we took responsibility for our own actions. If we...