Letters

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, During an election campaign, it is quite easy for candidates and leaders to get caught up in the ‘buzz’ of the election and make promises that are politically motivated but are not practically responsible from an operational standpoint. This is exactly what the Liberal party and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have done in regards to...

Letter to the Editor Sir, I have just learned that our town council is interested at finding a new location for our municipal offices and expanding our down-in-the-mouth library into their current locale next door. Expanding from one old, unsuitable building into another is not a solution for our library. I dare say that the renovations which would have to occur to...

Letter to the Editor Dear Sir,  I was also present at the council meeting on October 26 and heard the same arguments concerning community grants as you did. I read your editorial published on Friday October 30 and as always was impressed with your description of the facts presented. However I totally disagree with your editorial point of view. Firstly, there was nothing...

Letter to the Editor Editor, I am no expert on how we manage grants, but if this story accurately portrays the issue (and I suspect it does) then I am baffled as well. $2,500 is well spent to ensure that our grant money (raised from taxes) is spent wisely, and to prevent it being used to grease political gears and special interests. I...

Letter to the Editor Editor, I am not in the least surprised that the council has voted to keep in control of the dispensation of Community Grants. The selection of recipients is often quite irrational, and has continued potential for favouritism and abuse, as you pointed out in your recent editorial. However, as is the case with most small towns (and indeed...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I was thinking about the election and I think there are two points that are being missed: The country is being divided along the same lines as the province - rural vs. urban - again. Once again those in the city will have too much say over what happens in the country. It is a perfect...

Letter to the Editor Editor, Back 40 plus years ago we lived between Annan and Balaclava. Here is the snow removal situation at that time as I recall it (thus making room for the possibility of false memories). The equipment consisted of a fully-loaded red gravel truck with a V-blade mounted on the front of it and a road grader. Roads were...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, The Roads Departmentprovides the service everyone depends on every day. Your rant about the CAO's decision to eliminate the senior position at the Roads Department (October 2 print edition) should worry many residents because it suffered the greatest loss of staff under the CAO's restructuring plan. To add to the permanent loss of the Director's...

Letter to the Editor Editor, As a grandparent of children who attend SVE Elementary School in Meaford, I am disappointed that there is no scheduled Terry Fox Walk/Run during the fall of 2015. I am aware of the dispute between the public elementary teachers of Ontario and both the local and provincial school board representatives. What Terry Fox did as a young...

Letter to the Editor Editor, Prior to the recent federal election, we had Mr. Miller representing us in Ottawa and Mr. Harper representing us to the world. Isn't this a strange situation when 60% of voters did not vote for them? How are the ideas of the 60% supposed to be heard? How are the 60% to think that their vote...