Letters

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...

Letter to the Editor Editor, We have lived in Meaford for over 25 years and always loved our town. We're proud to see Meaford make an active statement by flying the Pride Flag commemorating June as Pride month. Many rural communities, like their urban counterparts, support progressive ideas around sexual orientation. We too embrace the core elements of life, sun, nature, and...

Letter to the Editor Editor, MP Miller is worried about two things: 1) Voter Identity - vouching His argument that vouching voter identity is bad because voter turnout improved by 7% after vouching was outlawed by the Conservatives. This is a bogus argument. An increase in voter turnout is more readily explained by the fact that more people turned out to vote for a...

Letter to the Editor Editor, I feel the absolute need to write this letter about absolute kindness and compassion of the likes I have never experienced. This took place about a month ago. My son who lives in Toronto surprised me with tickets to see Rod Stewart in concert. I decided that I would take the bus to Toronto and stay overnight...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Your May 17 editorial on recycling has the correct diagnosis. Your prescription to solve the problem misses the elephant in the room. Manufacturers operate on the profit motive. Maximum profit under existing rules.Presently there are no rules. Municipalities are creations of the province, and municipal politicians do not like to tell provincial politicians what to do. They...

Letter to the Editor Letter to the Editor: I welcome Francesca Dobbyn, joining Kathleen Wynne and the Liberals, in the race to be elected MPP on June 7. While we both agree that Bill Walker’s Progressive Conservative promises to cut spending will cut our needed services, such as health care and education, it seems that our agreement ends there. It is interesting...