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LETTER: Hwy. 413 shouldn't be confused with Bradford Bypass

LETTER: Hwy. 413 shouldn't be confused with Bradford Bypass

'Highway 413 will be used by very few commuters and will save very little time at an immense cost both financially and with loss of Greenbelt land,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Health-care 'crisis' frustrates Orillia senior

LETTER: Health-care 'crisis' frustrates Orillia senior

'Pain and suffering an elderly person has to endure laying on a stretcher that is too small and extremely uncomfortable is unacceptable to me,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Short-term rentals shouldn't be provincial issue

LETTER: Short-term rentals shouldn't be provincial issue

'There are communities who have Airbnb and vacation rentals without problem,' reader says
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LETTER: There is a way to protect vital local farmland

LETTER: There is a way to protect vital local farmland

The 98-acre farm in Simcoe County has vital non-renewable resources and is used regularly by wildlife and is now protected, letter writer says
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LETTER: Province needs to step up, ban short-term rentals

LETTER: Province needs to step up, ban short-term rentals

Allowing short-term renting in Ontario cause hardships 'in once quiet neighbourhoods,' which is why they need to be banned, letter writer says
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LETTER: Province urged not to pave over the Greenbelt

LETTER: Province urged not to pave over the Greenbelt

'We don't need more highways, we need to prioritize livable cities and invest in clean, green and public transportation,' reader says
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POEM: Catholic church is 'monstrosity' to be dealt with

POEM: Catholic church is 'monstrosity' to be dealt with

All people have the right to be who they are — beautiful people of the world, says Rama First Nation artist Paul Shilling
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LETTER: Oro-Medonte council 'undermining' accountability

LETTER: Oro-Medonte council 'undermining' accountability

'Most informed observers firmly believe this group of Oro-Medonte councillors shot the messenger because they didn’t like the message,' says letter writer
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LETTER: We need farmland; Highway 413 must be stopped

LETTER: We need farmland; Highway 413 must be stopped

'We need to save our province and the little natural land we have left,' laments Coldwater letter writer
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LETTER: Retiring city councillor implores citizens to run

LETTER: Retiring city councillor implores citizens to run

'If you are dissatisfied, if you feel that council needs new blood, put your name forward,' urges Pat Hehn who is especially imploring local women to run for council
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