All Entries Tagged With: "Letters and Opinion"
New council far from consensus on wind turbines
At the January 27 Committee of the Whole meeting, Councillor Lunn proposed support for a resolution by the Municipality of North Perth calling for a moratorium on industrial wind turbines, pending: · Completion of studies on health, the environment and property values, and · Return of powers to municipalities to establish setbacks specific to their […]
Bell thinks PEC is in PEI
I am disgusted by this reply from Bell when I asked them about internet coverage in my area. BELL DOES NOT KNOW WHERE PEC IS: With regards to your email, I understand your concern regarding the availability of Bell Internet DSL service at your address. I am glad to assist you with that. I really […]
Wind and solar – seemed like a good idea at the time
It is starting to happen. Governments around the world are cancelling wind and solar projects and drastically scaling back subsidies, including on existing contracts. The reason is very simple: they have realized that they cannot afford the huge subsidies that they earlier agreed to pay. In a December 3, 2010 opinion piece in the National […]
Misinformation regarding renewables
It has been disappointing, even frustrating at times to view the amount of misinformation and rhetoric produced by opponents of renewable energy. It is no wonder that readers, soon to be voters, can become confused. How to get to the essential facts, based on evidence, becomes the key question. Consider on one hand that the […]
Agree: MOH heads should roll
Recently in a letter to the media, I commented on my disdain for the McGuinty government in allowing hospitals and LHINS to hand out millions of dollars in sometimes untendered contracts to healthcare consultants (Auditor General Jim McMurter’s report Oct 20). Columnist Christina Blizzard reports in her Oct 23 column (reprinted in the County Weekly […]
Regent’s health depends on membership
This Saturday, November 6, members of the Regent Theatre Foundation will be voting to either support or denounce the Board of Directors and its decision to terminate the services of the theatre’s general manager, Sharon Jarvis. The members have been told to check the theatre website for information. On the website is an item warning […]
Wake up and educate yourself on wind turbines
I went on a trip recently to visit my best friend just south of Owen Sound. I hadn’t been there for about nine yrs. As I went through Shelburne on the way up, there was obviously no wind and nothing was turning. Nonetheless I was taken back and then some by the numbers of Industrial […]
No tangible evidence of savings for Hospice in LHIN plan
Ms. Georgina Thompson Chair, South East LHIN 48 Dundas St. W. Unit 2 Belleville ON K8P 1Ag Dear Georgina: I am writing to you at the direction of the Board of Hospice Prince Edward in regard to the SELHIN current Back Office lntegration Project. To date, Hospice Prince Edward has participated actively in this initiative […]
Open letter to future council: Save our heritage
I am deeply concerned about the destruction of the County’s heritage sites as well as development that does nothing to enhance and complement its past. The protection and preservation of our historical areas are crucial to PECs economic growth as a place to live and work as well as a tourist destination. Our history creates […]
Sunday’s memorial honours police and peace officers who have given their life in the line of duty
I have been wearing a memorial ribbon this week and no one seems to know what it is about. The Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial this Sunday honors those police and peace officers who have given their life in the line of duty. This year there were four officers killed – 3 from Ontario and […]
