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LETTER: Springwater resident spots 'disturbing' sign trends

LETTER: Springwater resident spots 'disturbing' sign trends

Letter writer believes candidates should only be allowed to have their own signs on their properties to avoid division on council
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LETTER: Ward's stance on 'defund the police' movement questioned

LETTER: Ward's stance on 'defund the police' movement questioned

'One of the crime prevention measures that council should be focusing on is enhancing police services in Barrie, not 'gradually reducing their funding',' says letter writer
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LETTER: People should be able to die with dignity, says ex-nurse

LETTER: People should be able to die with dignity, says ex-nurse

'Federal legislation must give all Canadian citizens a choice,' says reader, whose husband chose medical assistance in dying
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LETTER: Nuttall's comments at Living Green debate questioned

LETTER: Nuttall's comments at Living Green debate questioned

'All municipalities have been required to inventory and report on their greenhouse gas emissions since 2013, so the measurables are there,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Reverend says community 'misinformed' about church demo

LETTER: Reverend says community 'misinformed' about church demo

'Where was everyone when the back wall fell down? No one reached out to the church then, but everyone found me this past week,' reverend asks
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LETTER: City's poor roads require 'acrobatic' driving skills

LETTER: City's poor roads require 'acrobatic' driving skills

'Since our tax dollars have constantly poured into developing and improving the lakefront and new subdivisions, the older sections of the city have been neglected,' says resident
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LETTER: Disillusionment with democracy rooted in our system

LETTER: Disillusionment with democracy rooted in our system

'You don’t have to be a Marxist to be disillusioned. Just intelligent and aware,' counters letter writer
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LETTER: 'Vicious' dog attack more than a bylaw matter

LETTER: 'Vicious' dog attack more than a bylaw matter

Barrie police 'shouldn’t be shrugging it off' after woman attacked in her front yard, letter writer says
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LETTER: Election tactics a sign of state of democracy

LETTER: Election tactics a sign of state of democracy

'The mood, temperament and morality of our society is in decline,' letter writer laments, but says he has confidence in police to 'deliver justice'
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LETTER: Orillia race becoming 'American-style electioneering'

LETTER: Orillia race becoming 'American-style electioneering'

Orillia deserves 'mayor who will do a good job' for city, letter writer says
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