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LETTER: Greenbelt plan bad for environment, Ontarians

LETTER: Greenbelt plan bad for environment, Ontarians

'Please protect our watersheds, our conservation areas and our scarce farmland,' letter writer pleads
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LETTER: Don't worry, Mother Nature will take care of your leaves

LETTER: Don't worry, Mother Nature will take care of your leaves

'Imagine the savings in city labour costs if everyone simply mowed their leaves into their lawn. Imagine the added joy of not having to rake them,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Oro-Medonte recount 'unnecessary, wasteful'

LETTER: Oro-Medonte recount 'unnecessary, wasteful'

'It's challenging for defeated council members to ... make objective decisions after suffering a stinging rebuke, but that doesn’t mean the public have to pay for their disappointment,' letter writer says
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LETTER: Bill 23 shows 'contempt for ordinary citizens'

LETTER: Bill 23 shows 'contempt for ordinary citizens'

'Those aware of the bill are also aware that this is a cynical land grab, for the benefit of developers and no one else,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Self-professed nature lover says Bill 23 'full of holes'

LETTER: Self-professed nature lover says Bill 23 'full of holes'

'I have to disclose a bias. I like what conservation authorities do. I like conservation areas even more, and they wouldn’t be protected without conservation authorities,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Premier should keep his promise about Greenbelt

LETTER: Premier should keep his promise about Greenbelt

'Did your mom not teach you that honesty is the best policy?' letter write asks
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LETTER: Bill 23 'another boondoggle' proposed by 'fuzzy thinkers'

LETTER: Bill 23 'another boondoggle' proposed by 'fuzzy thinkers'

'The only way to change the minds of the people who make these decisions is for folks to vote and get involved,' says reader
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LETTER: Average citizen’s input 'not important' under Bill 23

LETTER: Average citizen’s input 'not important' under Bill 23

'Partnerships with interested and existing groups — conservation groups, Greenbelt interests, water protection groups — are stripped of any appeal rights when this bill becomes law,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Sediment buildup in Kidd's Creek should be no surprise

LETTER: Sediment buildup in Kidd's Creek should be no surprise

'Today, not even a self-respecting carp — sediment or not — would be found dead in the mouth of Kidd’s Creek,' says letter writer
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POEM: Remembrance Day stirs up reflections on Canada

POEM: Remembrance Day stirs up reflections on Canada

Barrie resident Alastair MacLeod puts pen to paper to express his thoughts in the wake of Remembrance Day
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