Letters

Letter to the Editor Editor, An issue of great concern to citizens of Leith, Meaford, Grey County, and many others, has arisen at Meaford Council. A proposal to transfer municipal parkland into private hands will be discussed at a Council meeting June 10, 2019, at 6 p.m. in the Council chambers, located at 157859 7th Line, Meaford. The proposal is to demolish...

Letter to the Editor Editor, When I read the recent letter about plans for the 'Park' I realized that we may lose our best camp sites. We have lived in the former St. Vincent Township for over 50 years and the park has been part of our lives even before that. Memorial Park was created in the Fifties and included an area...

Letter to the Editor Editor, I have a comment concerning your article about New Approach to Infrastructure Needs. It was interesting to contrast what unelected staff members had to say compared to elected councillors regarding the upcoming $642,347 grant money from the provincial government. The staff were all for frittering away the money on efficiency studies, on master plans, solar systems and...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, A couple of days ago, I submitted the following letter to the Memorial Park committee. Then, I was shown the Scotts' letter to the editor in last week's paper. I decided to forward my letter to you to add another voice that echoes the Scotts' concern for Memorial Park's future. I am responding to your request...

Letter to the Editor Editor, Street trees in Meaford have had no chance for survival because they have never been installed using current best practices. With no room for root growth and no way to get proper nutrients and water, they have been doomed from the start. With proper design provision (soil cells) and planting practices, street trees can live their...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I was one of many who cleaned up Meaford Saturday, and there is a comment I would like to make. The area I did had mostly cigarette butts. Paper and broken pots are part of life, but there is no reason for cigarette butts littering the sidewalks. My husband has smoked for the 55 years...

Letter to the Editor Editor, We recently attended a meeting to review plans for the future of Memorial Park. The public was invited to comment on the four plans which were presented. The Moore family gifted this beautiful piece of property to the Town of Meaford as a 'Park' for the use of the community.Sadly, this has become a 'Parking Lot' for increasingly...

Letter to the Editor Editor, Trying to understand the whole SNC affair led me to the book Irresponsible Government: The Decline of Parliamentary Democracy In Canada. For those of us who want to understand what is happening in the ‘Ottawa Bubble’, as well as wanting a democracy that truly represents taxpayers, this fact-based, easy to read book is a gift. Most everyone...

Letter to the Editor Editor, As we read the reviews of the riots in Paris over higher taxes, and read of accounts of Facebook employees turning against their CEO, we are once again reminded of the fact that there are tipping points in corporations and similar points in governments, which, when reached, cause people to respond in unexpected ways. As we view...

Letter to the Editor Editor, Your point about the decline of churches (Rants, Raves & Rumours column, March 14 print edition) is well taken, and by and large it is true. Although some churches are thriving and growing there is a general indifference across this country to the role of religion in people's lives. The fundamental cause is not hard to find...