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Letters to the Editor


LETTER: 'Proper barriers' need to be built around rail lines

LETTER: 'Proper barriers' need to be built around rail lines

'The number of lives claimed by trains belonging to Metrolinx is somewhat worrisome regardless of whether investigations say these deaths were accidental or intentional,' says reader
LETTER: 'Self-interest' fuels move to reject online voting

LETTER: 'Self-interest' fuels move to reject online voting

Oro-Medonte council's reasons for sticking with paper ballots 'done to suppress a segment of the electorate from voting,' letter writer says
LETTER: Trucker pay needs to change to make roads safer

LETTER: Trucker pay needs to change to make roads safer

Aggregate truck divers 'are always racing the clock to deliver a load – that’s how they get paid,' laments frustrated letter writer
LETTER: Rural communities, not just farms, must be preserved

LETTER: Rural communities, not just farms, must be preserved

'Merely preserving farmland just gives us a Joni Mitchell-style outdoor museum of isolated stand-alone reserves,' letter writer says
LETTER: Crow column reminds reader of 'Heckle and Jeckle' story

LETTER: Crow column reminds reader of 'Heckle and Jeckle' story

'They would warn us when the foxes were coming through the bush with their loud cawing,' says Innisfil woman
LETTER: Reader urges Poilievre to find 'middle' ground

LETTER: Reader urges Poilievre to find 'middle' ground

'I like Pierre Poilievre and hope he is smart enough to serve his term going down the middle rather than right or left. We need that,' says letter writer
LETTER: Township needs to put brakes on aggregate truck traffic

LETTER: Township needs to put brakes on aggregate truck traffic

Letter writer says Oro-Medonte Township staff and council need to 'stop hiding behind guidelines'
LETTER: Seeds of dialogue can reap farmland preservation

LETTER: Seeds of dialogue can reap farmland preservation

It's vital 'to educate people about the ... scale with which food must be grown to meet the extreme food shortage threats faced globally,' says letter writer
LETTER: Hwy. 413 shouldn't be confused with Bradford Bypass

LETTER: Hwy. 413 shouldn't be confused with Bradford Bypass

'Highway 413 will be used by very few commuters and will save very little time at an immense cost both financially and with loss of Greenbelt land,' says Barrie letter writer
LETTER: Short-term rentals shouldn't be provincial issue

LETTER: Short-term rentals shouldn't be provincial issue

'There are communities who have Airbnb and vacation rentals without problem,' reader says