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LETTER: Life is busy — 12-year-old suggests slowing down

LETTER: Life is busy — 12-year-old suggests slowing down

'There is so much beauty for my eyes to take in,' letter writer says of her natural surroundings
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LETTER: Need for crossing guards goes beyond the data

LETTER: Need for crossing guards goes beyond the data

'To focus on statistics alone shows a misunderstanding of this issue,' says Barrie mom behind local petition
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LETTER: Municipalities' right to be rural must be protected

LETTER: Municipalities' right to be rural must be protected

Premier Doug Ford 'has essentially declared war on rural communities,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Affordable housing, homelessness are different issues

LETTER: Affordable housing, homelessness are different issues

'We need to separate these issues and give both of them the same awareness and attention,' letter writer says
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LETTER: Earth’s ecosystems depend on pollinators

LETTER: Earth’s ecosystems depend on pollinators

'Here in Canada, we have more than 850 native bee species and an increasing number of those are at the risk of extinction,' says letter writer
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LETTER: City 'sorely lacks' sports, entertainment complex

LETTER: City 'sorely lacks' sports, entertainment complex

'Do we have bigger issues? For sure, but let’s not be narrow-minded forever,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Proposed homelessness bylaws 'legally dubious'

LETTER: Proposed homelessness bylaws 'legally dubious'

'We hope council will rethink this harmful approach and not proceed with the proposed bylaws at Wednesday’s meeting,' says group
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LETTER: Time for city to 'cease war on homelessness'

LETTER: Time for city to 'cease war on homelessness'

'These proposed bylaw changes are discriminatory at face value, and intentionally harmful at their core,' says John Howard Society official
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LETTER: Reader calls homelessness plan 'a work in progress'

LETTER: Reader calls homelessness plan 'a work in progress'

'I am sure most people would agree that many provisions have been made to help the less enfranchised meet their needs,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Homelessness motion lacks transparency, accountability

LETTER: Homelessness motion lacks transparency, accountability

'We are highly concerned about the anti-democratic nature in which this motion was introduced,' says local group
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