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LETTER: Candidates 'should be ashamed' for skipping forum

LETTER: Candidates 'should be ashamed' for skipping forum

'Despite their refusal to engage with the public in all-candidates meetings, they have the nerve to ask us to re-elect them,' letter writer says
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LETTER: Should PFDs be compulsory on our waterways?

LETTER: Should PFDs be compulsory on our waterways?

Making PFD use compulsory in boats would be equally ineffective, unnecessary and unacceptable, laments letter writer
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LETTER: New resident agrees it's time to mute noisy vehicles

LETTER: New resident agrees it's time to mute noisy vehicles

'We moved here three years ago and we love Barrie. However, due to noisy vehicles, it is impossible to sit outside and carry on a conversation,' says letter writer
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LETTER: There are more urgent issues than noisy vehicles

LETTER: There are more urgent issues than noisy vehicles

Reader says letter writer 'took liberties to speak for all of us and failed to realize the issue itself is really akin to a ‘first-world problem’'
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LETTER: Make noisy vehicles an election issue in Barrie

LETTER: Make noisy vehicles an election issue in Barrie

'Because the inaction of council and the police is so very inadequate, the people of Barrie are very frustrated and angry,' says letter writer
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LETTER: College stands by program delivery for global students

LETTER: College stands by program delivery for global students

To accommodate students who could not travel to Canada and risked losing an entire semester, Georgian says it decided to modify some programs and provide flexibility
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LETTER: Let your kids walk to school, enjoy the benefits

LETTER: Let your kids walk to school, enjoy the benefits

Reader says there are numerous benefits for students to walk to school, including increased energy levels and improved co-ordination
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LETTER: Ex-lifeguard tired of 'cavalier attitude' on the water

LETTER: Ex-lifeguard tired of 'cavalier attitude' on the water

'If you are in a boat, on a jet-ski or on the dock, wear a life-jacket or stay away,' says reader
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LETTER: International students not getting 'college experience'

LETTER: International students not getting 'college experience'

'If students wanted an online education, they could have stayed home and saved a lot of money for their accommodations and other living expenses,' says letter writer
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LETTER: All roads pointing to change in Oro-Medonte

LETTER: All roads pointing to change in Oro-Medonte

'I find (Mayor Harry Hughes') messaging to be very confusing and consistently inconsistent with the reality of the facts,' says letter writer
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