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LETTER: Ramara quarry would be 'disruptive' and 'redundant'

LETTER: Ramara quarry would be 'disruptive' and 'redundant'

'Community’s vision for a vibrant, expanding Brechin should not be compromised for an unnecessary and disruptive quarry,' says letter writer
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LETTER: City council, staff betrayed Orchard Point residents

LETTER: City council, staff betrayed Orchard Point residents

'The entire process felt arbitrary and inequitable,' resident says of rezoning approval granted to developer for controversial eight-storey development
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LETTER: Ford’s wrong priorities to cost taxpayers dearly

LETTER: Ford’s wrong priorities to cost taxpayers dearly

'Surely there are much better ways to spend our hard-earned tax dollars,' laments frustrated letter writer
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LETTER: MPP paying lip service to Lake Simcoe Protection Plan

LETTER: MPP paying lip service to Lake Simcoe Protection Plan

'MPP Khanjin got one thing right: The Lake Simcoe Protection Plan is the right place to start. But did her government actually read the plan?' letter writer asks
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LETTER: Turn LCBO stores into affordable housing

LETTER: Turn LCBO stores into affordable housing

Province should 'implement a program that will bring in thousands of low-cost homes for low-income families,' says letter writer
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LETTER: MPP praises efforts to protect Lake Simcoe

LETTER: MPP praises efforts to protect Lake Simcoe

'While there is much more work to do, our efforts are already showing positive results,' says Andrea Khanjin
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LETTER: Many reasons for avian decline, but 'don't lose hope'

LETTER: Many reasons for avian decline, but 'don't lose hope'

'There are plenty of ways we can help bring back the bird variety we all miss,' writes a representative of the Orillia Naturalists' Club
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LETTER: Power outages in Orillia becoming too common

LETTER: Power outages in Orillia becoming too common

'It seems since Hydro One took over from Orillia Power, we get power blips at least once a week,' laments frustrated letter writer
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LETTER: Orillia needs its own power commission again

LETTER: Orillia needs its own power commission again

Resident frustrated with frequency of power outages — including one this week that went on for more than six hours for 7,000-plus customers
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LETTER: Once common birds in Orillia seem to have flown the coop

LETTER: Once common birds in Orillia seem to have flown the coop

Long-time local resident has noticed what appears to be 'significant loss of diversity in the bird community' and wonders what is going on
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