Saturday, May 10, 2025

Letters

Thankful For Recovery Of Photography Equipment

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...

Reader Offers Thoughts on the Furor Over Modern Sex-Ed Curriculum

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...

Reader Expresses Support For Mayoral Candidate

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...

A Boutique Hotel, Really?

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...

Is Meaford Being Properly Policed?

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...

Proportional Representation Would be More Than Nice

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...

Canada Truly is an Amazing Place to Live

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 -...

Celebrate 125 Years of Beautiful Joe

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...

Reader Pleased to See Meaford Fly Pride Flag

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...

Reader Shares Thoughts on Electoral Issues

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...