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Letters to the Editor


LETTER: Efforts to tackle BBBS wait list 'endearing'

LETTER: Efforts to tackle BBBS wait list 'endearing'

'There are many children who would, and do, benefit from the mentoring that BBBS offers,' say letter writers
LETTER: Benefits of city-wide garage sale 'cannot be overstated'

LETTER: Benefits of city-wide garage sale 'cannot be overstated'

Fundraising sale will be a way of 'strengthening the bonds of our community,' says letter writer
LETTER: It's 'important' for police to be in our schools

LETTER: It's 'important' for police to be in our schools

'We must stand up for the right of the parents, school boards, teachers and students to express their own views on the presence of police in the schools,' says letter writer
LETTER: There is nothing wrong with using speed cameras

LETTER: There is nothing wrong with using speed cameras

People should respect the laws or spend their time working to change those they don't agree with, says letter writer
LETTER: Mulroney's policies 'wreaked havoc' on Canadians

LETTER: Mulroney's policies 'wreaked havoc' on Canadians

'Aside from Mr. Mulroney's work on apartheid in South Africa, his work at home was an economic disaster,' says letter writer
LETTER: Orillia's aggressive drivers need to be 'reined in'

LETTER: Orillia's aggressive drivers need to be 'reined in'

'It feels like calling and reporting isn't stopping the behaviour from these drivers and it feels pointless,' laments frustrated local driver
LETTER: Please take the jab, urges retired local doctor

LETTER: Please take the jab, urges retired local doctor

'Vaccine hesitancy persists ... now inviting measles back into our lives from near-extinction,' warns letter writer
LETTER: Oro-Medonte resident says annexation plan 'ill conceived'

LETTER: Oro-Medonte resident says annexation plan 'ill conceived'

'The residents of Oro-Medonte rightly oppose this annexation, recognizing its potential to jeopardize their agricultural heritage and environmental resources,' says letter writer
LETTER: Corporate greed means 'disappearing dreams' for seniors

LETTER: Corporate greed means 'disappearing dreams' for seniors

'Just looking at how the profit margins have skyrocketed ... gives no justification for businesses to say it was needed,' says letter writer
LETTER: Doctors, flyers and fireworks dominate Ward 3 forum

LETTER: Doctors, flyers and fireworks dominate Ward 3 forum

'As council is elected as a 'representative' body it is important for members to vote based on the opinion of the majority of their residents and not just personal preferences,' says reader