Letters

Letter to the Editor The Council and staff team of the Municipality of Meaford will, very shortly, begin the Service Delivery Review. I would like to take this opportunity to clarify the process that we will be undertaking, and perhaps dispel some rumours and misinformation that have been circulating. The first thing I would like to emphasize is how very much...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I have been watching our children and the education they are not getting. How often have we seen them in the store with no calculator, and they could not multiply by 10? How many have not practised with a dictionary that shows origins of words to show the connection among the languages? What happens when Spell...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I write to you today to express my concerns about the recent budget that was presented by the Government in the House of Commons on March 22nd. This letter serves to present my main concerns with the budget and the impacts that it will have on our country as we move forward. My first concern is...

Letter to the Editor Editor, We gratefully acknowledge and extend our appreciation for all donations in 2015 to the auxiliary, the Memorial Fund and the Night Out Program. Donations Received in Memoriam of:May Boyd Ed McLeod Joyce Fisher Mavis Lindsay Doris McKinnon Rick Richards Velda Lee Eileen Higginson Kathe Reinhart Fern McCausland Blanche Caswell Bill and Barb Beeney Murray Sewell Gerda Besworth Margaret Melynchuk Gwen Falls

Letter to the Editor Editor, The recent verdict in the Jian Gomeshi sexual assault trial brought the issue of sexual violence back into the headlines. The celebrity of this particular case provided unusual media attention but the issues it represents are highly stigmatized. Sexual violence is often ignored and viewed as a topic unfit for polite conversation. Although it is uncommon...

Letter to the Editor Editor, Re : Report by Stephen Vance March 10, 2016 on "Massive Municipal Service Delivery Review". I have not been a Meaford resident long enough to comment on the local services. However, whenever I see a proposal such as this, be it federal, provincial, or municipal, I feel an attack on my financial resources is imminent. Case in point....

Letter to the Editor Editor, We were shocked reading in the March 10 Independent that Treasurer Darcy Chapman revealed that the Municipality could shoulder a debt of $42.68 million at an interest rate of 5 percent over 20 years. What will happen if this percentage increases and the loan must be reset? We were happy to see the debt of Meaford Hall...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, On any given day, more than 1,000 boil-water advisories are in effect across the country, many in indigenous communities. This, in a country that has one-fifth of the world’s fresh water, a quarter of its remaining wetlands and its longest coastline. More than 20,000 Canadians die prematurely every year because of exposure to environmental hazards, and...

Editor, We wish to acknowledge and extend our sincere appreciation for donations received in 2015In Memoriam Contributions Received for: Almond, Jane Andrus, Myrna Arnold, Mary Aussant, Cathy Baker, Leona Beck, Arthur Beeney, Barbara Beeney, Bill & Barbara Beirnes, Eileen Bell, Marie Besworth, Gerda Bettridge, Anita Boyd, May Boyes, Eleanor Bray, Dr. Russell Breen, Wray Brodie, Jack Brown, Evelyn Bulsink, John Bumstead, Allan Bumstead, Lloyd Burnham, Helen & Russell Cann, Ina Capon, Sandra Carefoot, Ernie Caswell, Blanche Cheeseman, Madonna Cornfield, Ruth Curry, Floyd Dalgarno, Ivan Davies, Les Dorey, Jeanne Downing, Alma Dykstra, Sake Eade, Ron Elliott,...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, This letter is to confirm that I think the business of investing in solar power by borrowing money - of over two million dollars - is a bad idea. Solar power has been around for some time, and it is best to leave that business to private enterprise. Private enterprise will run a lean operation - unlike...