Letters

Letter to the Editor Editor, In your April 17 edition of the Meaford Independent you appear to be applauding the generous salaries and benefits of public employees. It would be great if the rest of the population received a corresponding remuneration. The sad truth is public employees are paid with tax dollars. Every time they receive a raise, the bottom financial line...

Letter to the Editor Editor, As a citizen of Canada, I am concerned about the direction Canada is going particularly with "Assisted Suicide". Since the outcome of this Bill, yet to be enacted, statistics and reports from Netherlands and Holland suggest that some real dialogue must take place for Canadians to fully realize the ramifications of this Bill. Daring to enter the...

Letter to the Editor Editor, Judging by how quickly the Harper Government’s election budget disappeared from the pages and the airways of the media, you might think that the discussion is over. I’d argue it hasn’t really begun. For budgets are more than a government’s spending plans. They are more than re-election platforms. They are cultural documents about how we will...

Letter to the Editor Editor, So was the October shooting rampage at Parliament Hill an act of madness or an act of terrorism?  The despised Bill C-51 has now passed. Both the Liberals and the NDP have grudgingly accepted that the Bill should be amended – not revoked – but it’s worrying to see how a few unsettling incidents can provoke...

Letter to the Editor Editor, During the last Datacall process to Waste Diversion Ontario, the Municipality of Meaford diverted 3,300 pounds of plastic film for recycling: just over a 1½ tons of plastic. A volunteer program of which to be very proud. At the Municipality of Meaford’s 2015 RE-Use & ECO-Fair, the Grey Bruce Sustainability Network publicized the success of the Municipality...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I am writing to say a BIG THANK YOU to all the residents, family and friends of the Municipality of Meaford who came out in support of the RE-Use & ECO Fair on Saturday April 18th, 2015. We couldn’t have done it without all of the amazing volunteers who gave up their Saturday to help...

Letter to the Editor Editor, On April 18 I spent a very pleasant three hours in the community centre packing boxes with “stuff”. All the “stuff” was destined for several local community organizations that had indicated they wanted the “stuff”. This was Meaford's second Re-Use Fair. So all the “stuff” that people wanted was joined up with a bunch of “stuff”...

Letter to the Editor Dear Meaford, On March 28, at the Chamber Community Awards Gala, the Scarecrow Invasion & Family Festival was presented with the 2014 Tourism Award, sponsored by Third Line Homes. It was a real thrill to receive such a prestigious award, for the 2nd year in a row - a real compliment to the recognition of the “visitor...

Letter to the Editor Editor, In response to Bill C-384 (Private Memberʼs Bill) to legalize euthanasia calling it “the right to die with dignity”, I morally oppose the concept of “assisted suicide”. One has to ask for what segment of our society is this Bill designed for? The elderly? The disabled? the terminally ill? All of above? In other words the most...

Letter to the Editor Editor, On behalf of the Golden Town Outreach, many thanks to all the dedicated, compassionate volunteers that are part of everything that we offer. From those who help with the food bank, to those who help with the community gardens, cooking classes and Second Harvests program, our community benefits from the work you do. I also extend...