Skip to content

Letters to the Editor

Submit a Letter to the Editor
LETTER: Apology in order for Cedar Island pumping station

LETTER: Apology in order for Cedar Island pumping station

'Now we taxpayers are on the hook for $1.645 million because of all this incompetence,' frustrated resident says
Posted Read more >
LETTER: Development is at odds with Oro-Medonte's Official Plan

LETTER: Development is at odds with Oro-Medonte's Official Plan

Plans for Craighurst an example of being 'at odds' with Official Plan's commitment to rural character, letter writer says
Posted Read more >
LETTER: Courtesy, not more regulation, needed on trails

LETTER: Courtesy, not more regulation, needed on trails

Issue of trail users 'a matter of trail etiquette and simple courtesy,' reader says, stressing more regulation is not required
Posted Read more >
LETTER: Insurance, inspections should be required for e-bikes

LETTER: Insurance, inspections should be required for e-bikes

Such requirements would see e-bike, scooter use in Orillia 'decline immensely,' predicts letter writer
Posted Read more >
LETTER: New ebikers say it's time to review trail guidelines

LETTER: New ebikers say it's time to review trail guidelines

'At times, it is unpleasant and unsafe to walk on the trails due to the current situation,' letter writer laments, while offering ideas for improvement
Posted Read more >
LETTER: Official 'outright rejects' citizen's allegations

LETTER: Official 'outright rejects' citizen's allegations

'Mining stone sand and gravel is safe and clean,' official says, noting the industry is governed by a 'robust regulatory system" and multiple pieces of legislation
Posted Read more >
LETTER: Rules for e-bikes on trails need re-evaluation

LETTER: Rules for e-bikes on trails need re-evaluation

'Several friends, both walkers and cyclists, have told me they had near misses with e-bikes at Tudhope Park,' reader says
Posted Read more >
LETTER: Not all e-bike users break the rules on trails

LETTER: Not all e-bike users break the rules on trails

'Trails are for bicycles and walkers both and... both need to take responsibility and respect each other and follow the proper rules of the trails,' says letter writer
Posted Read more >
LETTER: Oro-Medonte council commended for action on aggregate

LETTER: Oro-Medonte council commended for action on aggregate

Letter writer applauds township for asking the province to put the brakes on new aggregate pit approvals until further studies and analysis can be done
Posted Read more >
LETTER: Don't ban ebikes because of a few bad riders

LETTER: Don't ban ebikes because of a few bad riders

Should we ban all cars from the city streets after a car crash, asks letter writer who believes courtesy is critical on all trails
Posted Read more >