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LETTER: Community Foundation boss urges province to use unclaimed property to help struggling families

LETTER: Community Foundation boss urges province to use unclaimed property to help struggling families

Jenn Rae says Ontario does not have the legal structure in place to put unclaimed properties to use, but B.C has done it
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LETTER: Ontario needs a clear path for growth, development, reader says

LETTER: Ontario needs a clear path for growth, development, reader says

Letter writer says more needs to be done to stimulate Ontario's economy
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LETTER: MPP not providing full story on lake health, says Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition rep

LETTER: MPP not providing full story on lake health, says Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition rep

Claire Malcolmson calls province's plan for Lake Simcoe 'a short-sighted and unimaginative economic development scheme that benefits developers and landowners'
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LETTER: Opioid crisis is a national emergency, says former Senator

LETTER: Opioid crisis is a national emergency, says former Senator

Senator Boniface of Orillia has proposed legislation that recognizes substance use disorder is a health problem and should be treated as such, says letter writer
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LETTER: Warden says grant for aerospace business 'good news'

LETTER: Warden says grant for aerospace business 'good news'

'It is essential that government not only be diligent in its evaluation, but also be agile and responsive to the needs of our businesses,' says county warden
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LETTER: Small businesses not the problem, it's the big box stores, says reader

LETTER: Small businesses not the problem, it's the big box stores, says reader

Sherrall Brownlie believes the district should be moved back into the Red Zone
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LETTER: Protection plan for Lake Simcoe isn't working

LETTER: Protection plan for Lake Simcoe isn't working

'The public and advocacy groups like Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition deserve to have honest scientific accountability to guide policy,' resident says
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LETTER: Province playing 'Russian roulette' with reopening plan

LETTER: Province playing 'Russian roulette' with reopening plan

'There are countries facing a third COVID wave and we don't have to join them with additional misery,' says Barrie resident
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LETTER: Return to class important, but must be done properly

LETTER: Return to class important, but must be done properly

The province needs to consider important factors as students in the area prepare to return to the classroom
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LETTER: Seniors deserve better

LETTER: Seniors deserve better

One reader outlines the potential need to make sure seniors are getting the best when it comes to long-term care homes
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