Saturday, September 7, 2024

Letters

Reader Appreciates the New 3 Rs Column

Letter to the Editor Editor, Congratulations for the guts to do it. I for one think we need more ranters. We wouldn't have invention if we didn't have ranters. Particularly fond of your point of view about Pan Am. I live in Hamilton - a city that needs every dime for infrastructure - and what do we do? Spend $145 million (Hamilton's...

MPP Walker: Marine Emergency Training Centre a Sweet Victory For Region

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Today was a sweet victory for local residents and our region. The federal and provincial governments have given Georgian College $4 million to create a centre dedicated to Marine Emergency Training (MED), which was in addition to the $2 million from the County of Grey. And with that, in a little over one year, Owen Sound...

Reader Impressed With Memorial Park Improvements

Letter to the Editor Editor, After a recent visit to the upper section of the campground at Memorial Park, I was delighted by the transformation which has taken place over the past two years. So very attractive...so well done. Kudos to Rod Willis, Supervisor Parks and Facilities operations, and Knott Contractors;  you have done good work. Suzanne Brown, Meaford

Putting Hospitality Back in the Hospital

Letter to the Editor Editor, I recently had day surgery in your hospital.  As I am sure that there are a few people like myself, frightened of the unknown from the fear of death to cleanliness and having caring staff.  As having served in kitchens and with the public for many years I understand the frustrations that come with it, and...

NDP Candidate: Miller & Harper Playing Hide & Seek With Voters

Letter to the Editor Editor, Both Mr Miller and his boss, Mr Harper, are playing hide and seek with the voters in the most important election since the free trade debate of 1988. The issues, and the decisions facing voters, couldn’t be more stark. Are we to go down the path of the USA, switching between one grand old party and...

MP Miller Won’t Participate in All-Candidates Meetings

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, This letter serves to reiterate my position on the current format of local all-candidates meetings during election campaigns as was presented in my letter published in the Owen Sound Sun Times on May 4th, 2011, just two days after the 2011 Federal Election. In this letter I stated that all-candidates meetings, in their present...

Lack of School Crossing Signs a Concern

Letter to the Editor Editor, For over 20 years I have been a school crossing guard. Mostly the last few years just relieving when some crossing people need a day off. Last November 2014 I stopped a car at the corner of Sykes and Collingwood streets. The man pulled over to the curb and asked me why I was stopping traffic and...

A Message From Grade 2 & 3 MCS Students

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, We are a grade 2/3 class at Meaford Community School. We are feeling very grateful because a lot of people have been so nice to us. We have experienced tons of brain thrilling activities all thanks to these people. All of these events have helped us learn and be part of our community. First many people...

Thoughts on Recent Closed Council Session

Letter to the Editor Editor, We are in complete agreement with your editorial comments (May 22) on the sudden mysterious in camera meeting of Meaford municipal council. The sudden meeting was a procedural attempt to thwart Harley Greenfield’s motion on staff rationalization and infrastructure . Clearly it was a a transparent political ploy, playing fast and loose with the 'in camera' requirements in...

Meaford of Yesteryear

Letter to the Editor Editor, Let me say that as a senior in Kitchener, with roots back to Meaford to mid-1880s, I enjoy reading your Independent paper on the internet. I would like to recommend that a section about “MEAFORD of YESTERYEAR” be inserted with each issue. It could be in the form of statements, a picture, a famous family of the town...