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LETTER: Ontario streamrolling over concerns about bypass, Bill 23

LETTER: Ontario streamrolling over concerns about bypass, Bill 23

Majority of public wants the government to protect farmlands, significant wetlands, greenspace, lakes and rivers and, mostly, human health, letter writer says
LETTER: Support declining for Bradford Bypass project

LETTER: Support declining for Bradford Bypass project

'The decline in support for the Bypass is just one of the signs that the province has stopped listening to the people,' says the reader
LETTER: Advocacy group warns of consequences of Bill 23

LETTER: Advocacy group warns of consequences of Bill 23

Simcoe County Alliance to End Homelessness calls on premier to 'put a hold on this misguided legislation'
LETTER: School boards’ decision to close schools is 'evasion'

LETTER: School boards’ decision to close schools is 'evasion'

Letter writer believes school closures didn't meet threshold under Education Act guideline; says SCDSB and SMCDSB decision to close schools is 'evasion', 'easy way out'
LETTER: Vicious dog attack more than a bylaw matter

LETTER: Vicious dog attack more than a bylaw matter

Police 'shouldn’t be shrugging it off' after woman attacked in her front yard, letter writer says
LETTER: IT worker says many school employees rely on second jobs

LETTER: IT worker says many school employees rely on second jobs

'I have friends and colleagues who can’t afford their rent, have moved back in with their parents, or rely on loans and food banks to get by,' says CUPE official amid contract negotiations with province
POEM: Reader pens 'Empowering the Grave' to foster healing

POEM: Reader pens 'Empowering the Grave' to foster healing

Barrie man puts pen to paper to mark National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
LETTER: Education workers' union telling 'half-truths'

LETTER: Education workers' union telling 'half-truths'

'I do understand that $40K annually is not a king’s ransom, but then again how many folks in the private sector would jump at the opportunity to earn this level of income,' asks letter writer
LETTER: Should PFDs be compulsory on our waterways?

LETTER: Should PFDs be compulsory on our waterways?

Making PFD use compulsory in boats would be 'seen as massive government intrusion and overreach' and 'ineffective, unnecessary and unacceptable,' says letter writer
LETTER: International students not getting 'college experience'

LETTER: International students not getting 'college experience'

'If students wanted an online education, they could have stayed home and saved a lot of money for their accommodations and other living expenses,' says letter writer