Letters

Letter to the Editor Dear Friends, This mild winter reminds me of a story that Vina Ufland told me. Vina had worked for the Meaford Express since 1910, and wrote the column THE SCROLL UNWINDS. In 1957 she became the Town Librarian using a room in a corner of Town Hall. When I began teaching in 1969 at GBSS, I invited...

MPP Bill Walker The year 2015 kicked off with less optimism than expected as the Liberal government was buffeted by growing labour unrest, OPP investigations and ever-increasing hydro rates. By late January, care coordinators at ten of the 14 Community Care Access Centres (CCACs) across Ontario had gone on strike, including those in Bruce and Grey counties. It was troubling to...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I’d like to tell a story. We’re new to this area, only been in the house since just before Halloween. This afternoon we got back from two nights away to find that a 20ft section of the 7ft tall board fence around the back yard had blown over. Posts all rotted out. And of course it blew...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Would you please remind your readers that when they through garbage out the window, it is more than just littering and making our neighbourhood look like a slum. The critters that get into the things thrown out suffer because of it. This morning I came a cross a cat stuck in a small bag chips had...

Letter to the Editor Editor, I agree with you that “Tinkering With Winter Road Maintenance… Should Be Undertaken with Caution”. In particular, I note that the experiments being suggested could result in a savings of 3600 hours. You suggest that these savings could be used to employ two additional full-time staff. On the other hand, the savings could be returned to the tax-payers,...

Letter to the Editor Editor, On Wednesday, November 25, the Board of Directors of United Way Bruce Grey met to discuss the remaining funds raised to support the victims of the August 10arson fire in Owen Sound. As of Friday, November 27, the United Way has distributed over $175,000 to help those affected by the fires. Currently, United Way holds approximately...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, We went to a professional live theatre performance on December 4. The Kids in the Meaford Hall presented Aladdin this year. Our fellow M.C.S. students were in the play including Megan, Lilly, Jeridan, Vanessa, Alex, Cassie, and Claire. The actors were so good that I thought they were in the Disney movie. We liked how...

Letter to the Editor Prior to the start of the mandatory public meeting with regard to the 2016 municipal budgets held in Bognor on December 7, Mayor Barb Clumpus read a prepared statement about the budget process, and to address inaccurate statements made by some residents about the budgets. Below is the full text of the mayor's statement about the 2016...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Last month I wrote a letter to express my concerns about the federal government’s refugee intake plan and their goal of resettling 25,000 refugees before the end of 2015. While I am pleased that the government will be extending the deadline for Syrian refugees, I must express that I am disappointed that the government had...

Letter to the Editor Editor, Larry Miller's recent letter to TMI (November 18) criticizes the federal Liberals' plan to settle 25,000 refugees as "entirely a politically motivated policy". Let's go back a few months when Mr. Miller's boss, the much unloved Stephen Harper, became all strung out because a young Muslim woman, Zunera Ishaq, wanted to keep her face veiled during her...