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Letters to the Editor


LETTER: ‘Spandex’ cyclists worse than elderly e-bikers

LETTER: ‘Spandex’ cyclists worse than elderly e-bikers

'There are always bad apples ... but I think this decision to not allow ebikes on Midland trails will certainly be questioned by others,' says letter writer
LETTER: Free parking is not the answer to downtown issues

LETTER: Free parking is not the answer to downtown issues

If the downtown shops wish to thrive, the solutions will have to be innovative and creative: not free parking, laments letter writer
LETTER: Bypass will reduce travel time, emissions

LETTER: Bypass will reduce travel time, emissions

East Gwillimbury, Bradford residents are currently impacted by emissions, salt runoff from roads, letter writer says
LETTER: Paid parking in Midland bad for business

LETTER: Paid parking in Midland bad for business

Free parking would allow local businesses to better compete with big-box stores, reader says
LETTER: Most of Ontario favours new highways, reader says

LETTER: Most of Ontario favours new highways, reader says

Letter writer says driving highways and freeways instead of usual routes 'saves more than seconds'
LETTER: County tourism plan should address business hours

LETTER: County tourism plan should address business hours

Downtown Midland businesses that close Sundays and Mondays 'in effect saying they are not interested in being a tourist destination,' reader says
LETTER: Reader questions Supreme Court of Canada's motivation

LETTER: Reader questions Supreme Court of Canada's motivation

'They have allowed random stopping of citizens (walking or driving) without reasonable cause, an action that is completely forbidden in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms,' Victoria Harbour man says
LETTER: MBL plan lacks foresight, should be at least 50% public

LETTER: MBL plan lacks foresight, should be at least 50% public

'Maybe the current public space percentage could become 50% with extensive waterfront availability for all,' reader says after council selects developer
LETTER: Bradford Bypass will harm wildlife, wetlands

LETTER: Bradford Bypass will harm wildlife, wetlands

'Lake Simcoe is connected to Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay.  Whatever happens to Lake Simcoe is going to also affect the Great Lakes,' reader says
LETTER: Midland 'greenwashing' Bee City nod with paint over action

LETTER: Midland 'greenwashing' Bee City nod with paint over action

'The decision to go with a mural over real action to create and restore pollinator habitat is disappointing,' Midland-Penetanguishene Field Naturalists vice president says