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LETTER: Real goal should be to replace lawns with gardens

LETTER: Real goal should be to replace lawns with gardens

Reader questions expert's attempt to undermine small movement #NoMowMay, aimed at cutting back on lawn-mowing
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LETTER: Jane's Walk organizers 'get real' with affordable housing

LETTER: Jane's Walk organizers 'get real' with affordable housing

Group hosting informative stroll through Barrie's Sunnidale Park on May 5, where Simcoe County official will discuss housing affordability, homelessness strategies
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LETTER: MP seeks stiffer penalties for first-responder violence

LETTER: MP seeks stiffer penalties for first-responder violence

'The unfortunate reality is that our front-line heroes ... are confronting an epidemic of violence while serving and providing essential services to our communities,' says B.C. politician
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LETTER: Sadlon Arena expansion needs to be 'sensible'

LETTER: Sadlon Arena expansion needs to be 'sensible'

'The cost of this facility is enormous, I know that. But either we do this expansion right or continue with an outdated facility,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Council stickhandles same old questions with arena

LETTER: Council stickhandles same old questions with arena

'Fix the roads, improve transit, hire more police officers. The taxpayers love their hockey, but in the end have other concerns,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Arena expansion 'a waste of taxpayer money'

LETTER: Arena expansion 'a waste of taxpayer money'

'The City of Barrie only had a population in 1995 of about 60,000. The size of the arena was also right for Barrie’s size,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Colts VP says arena expansion about more than seats

LETTER: Colts VP says arena expansion about more than seats

'Yes, the arena was built with shortcomings. But now, 28 years later, something has to be done to keep it viable,' says Jim Payetta
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LETTER: Twinning of GO line fraught with unresolved issues

LETTER: Twinning of GO line fraught with unresolved issues

'Why not encourage businesses to locate in the 905 areas instead of encouraging tens of thousands of workers to travel from the 905 areas to Toronto?'
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LETTER: 'Hidden' costs of carbon tax is the real issue

LETTER: 'Hidden' costs of carbon tax is the real issue

'These push-through carbon tax costs are never recovered in the incentive that our government claims make it neutral,' reader says
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LETTER: Khanjin is 'the pot calling the kettle black'

LETTER: Khanjin is 'the pot calling the kettle black'

'We just had a provincial budget that did nothing or very little to provide any relief for the hardworking families across the province,' laments letter writer
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