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COLUMN: Midland election comes down to vote over MBL's future

COLUMN: Midland election comes down to vote over MBL's future

Will Midland residents rue the day they voted on the future of Midland Bay Landing? columnist asks, noting many of those pushing for the current plan already live on the water
LETTER: 10 questions for incumbent mayor, MBL supporters

LETTER: 10 questions for incumbent mayor, MBL supporters

'Why, after waiting for 10 years for movement on MBL, would a six-month pause to ensure the development represents majority of Midlanders' vision for our town not be the most appropriate course of action?'
Former CAO says MBL plan dated, doesn't offer enough green space

Former CAO says MBL plan dated, doesn't offer enough green space

'Midland is a beautiful town with so much to offer, but is sorely missing opening Georgian Bay to the community,' Fred Flood says. 'We need more than simply walking or biking by it'
LETTER: Midland Bay Landing master plan still feasible

LETTER: Midland Bay Landing master plan still feasible

The plan for Midland Bay Landing is one that reader feels should be given the go-ahead
LETTER: Candidates need to work harder to answer voter questions

LETTER: Candidates need to work harder to answer voter questions

Midland resident says candidates are in for a shock if they're elected and think they're getting a lot of email now
COLUMN: MBL plan shows town 'clinging to dated' urban-planning concept

COLUMN: MBL plan shows town 'clinging to dated' urban-planning concept

As six major Canadian cities work to get their waterfronts right, Midland residents see once-in-a-lifetime opportunity 'slipping through their hands' if they don't vote for candidates favouring a 'pause'
LETTER: Military should continue to respond to disasters

LETTER: Military should continue to respond to disasters

Creating civilian force 'would just be setting up another bureaucracy,' says letter writer
COLUMN: 'Undervalued' housekeepers often in precarious position

COLUMN: 'Undervalued' housekeepers often in precarious position

'They are trusted to let the dog out, not to steal or break the heirlooms and to lock up when they finish. Very few other workers are trusted to this extent,' columnist says of 'undervalued' housekeepers
LETTER: Reader sounds alarm about election security

LETTER: Reader sounds alarm about election security

Midland man says he received voter cards, PINs for son and daughter, who haven't lived in town for years
POEM: 'We cannot, we must not forget the tragedy'

POEM: 'We cannot, we must not forget the tragedy'

Area man puts pen to paper to mark National Day of Truth and Reconciliation