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LETTER: School trustees need to read up on flag etiquette

LETTER: School trustees need to read up on flag etiquette

A design on cloth is only a banner, cannot be called a flag, and should never be considered as an alternative to our National Flag of Canada, reader says
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LETTER: Homeless story helped 'humanize' the issue

LETTER: Homeless story helped 'humanize' the issue

'Listening to the stories of those soliciting, without judging, criticizing or giving advice is life-giving,' says letter writer
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LETTER: City's new homelessness plan has 'mixed messages'

LETTER: City's new homelessness plan has 'mixed messages'

'Pay attention, city hall. Hunger and homelessness won’t go away with empty words and useless bylaws,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Canada Water Agency applauded by area councillors

LETTER: Canada Water Agency applauded by area councillors

'Protecting our watershed is too important to waste any more time ... we need all levels of government to do more — and faster,' say councillors
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LETTER: Frost has powerful bite for fruit farmers

LETTER: Frost has powerful bite for fruit farmers

'A whole growing season could be spoiled,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Better organization needed with bridge projects

LETTER: Better organization needed with bridge projects

'Since the Sunnidale Road project is bound to take longer than planned ... adding another week or two would never be noticed,' says letter writer
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LETTER: City's new homelessness plan 'merely cosmetic'

LETTER: City's new homelessness plan 'merely cosmetic'

'In reality, the proposals put forth are, at best, a poorly implemented, short-sighted approach to dealing with the problems Barrie faces with growing poverty,' says letter writer
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LETTER: There are other ways to fund health care

LETTER: There are other ways to fund health care

Reader says monthly fee directly to OHIP would ensure 'we know where the funds are going' rather than just into the government coffers
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LETTER: Tax increase for health care? We can't trust Ford

LETTER: Tax increase for health care? We can't trust Ford

'What guarantee do we have from the Ford government that the money would be used' to help combat the health-care crisis, asks reader
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LETTER: Homelessness plan comes with 'numerous problems'

LETTER: Homelessness plan comes with 'numerous problems'

'I seriously question whether council developed this motion thoughtfully, in consultation with experts with long-term experience working with people experiencing homelessness,' says letter writer
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