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LETTER: Midland should encourage natural habitat over grass

LETTER: Midland should encourage natural habitat over grass

Writer says attempt to replace turf lawn on private property near Little Lake Park 'met with resistance and complaints from neighbours and threats of a fine from the town'
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LETTER: Tay mayor 'crying crocodile tears' over brouhaha with Midland

LETTER: Tay mayor 'crying crocodile tears' over brouhaha with Midland

'Tay has handed Midland residents a steaming, hot bowl of, well use your imagination, and is now feigning injury because they don't want to swallow it,' reader says
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LETTER: Scrapping library co-op hurts most vulnerable

LETTER: Scrapping library co-op hurts most vulnerable

Simcoe County Library Co-operative 'provided a much-valued and needed service to vulnerable individuals,' reader says
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LETTER: Public transit, smaller vehicles are key

LETTER: Public transit, smaller vehicles are key

'Kenya taught me an early lesson – fuel economy matters when gas stations are scarce and widely scattered,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Reader calls new gun-control measures 'a step forward'

LETTER: Reader calls new gun-control measures 'a step forward'

Instead of terming legislation an attack on gun owners, 'I’d prefer to focus on the innocent victims of abuse and give the police more tools to intervene before things escalate,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Midland must consider struggling stores in parking decision

LETTER: Midland must consider struggling stores in parking decision

'Maybe they should try having a store on King to see what is being done to those people who struggled through COVID,' writer says
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LETTER: Petition looks to tap into support for pristine water

LETTER: Petition looks to tap into support for pristine water

'If Stanley (the goat) can get over 7,000 signatures, surely our pristine water should be able to generate more than that across Canada,' reader says
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LETTER: Gas prices pump uncertainty into household finances

LETTER: Gas prices pump uncertainty into household finances

Another response to Peter Bursztyn's column with some thoughts on infrastructure, winter driving and the family dynamic
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LETTER: Bill C-21 an attack on 'average' handgun owners

LETTER: Bill C-21 an attack on 'average' handgun owners

'Rather than fix the problem, we attack the innocent,' reader says
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LETTER: Proposed tax on motels could harm residents

LETTER: Proposed tax on motels could harm residents

'Many who live in our community have had to resort to alternative housing options: couch surfing, sleeping in cars, and yes, living in motels'
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