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LETTER: Pandemic an opportunity to right wrongs in food chain

LETTER: Pandemic an opportunity to right wrongs in food chain

'While we are waiting for the vaccines, millions die, economies collapse and countries become bankrupt,' says Washago woman
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LETTER: Citizen says platform-less Ford regime has failed Ontario

LETTER: Citizen says platform-less Ford regime has failed Ontario

Instead of running blindly toward less government, demand better government and better leadership from all our candidates, urges letter writer
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LETTER: Geneva Park should not be 'sacrifical lamb' to accountants

LETTER: Geneva Park should not be 'sacrifical lamb' to accountants

Now the accountants say it is time to sell and forget the immeasurable and beneficial effect Geneva Park has had on the thousands and thousands, laments letter writer
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LETTER: Alliance to End Homelessness calls for more affordable housing

LETTER: Alliance to End Homelessness calls for more affordable housing

'We also need to continue to make sure the supports we offer honour and promote autonomy, dignity, self-determination, and social inclusion'
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LETTER: Local man thankful for life-saving care at OSMH

LETTER: Local man thankful for life-saving care at OSMH

After long stay, letter writer says he was 'particularly grateful to the nursing staff, not only for the care they provide, but also for the caring attitudes they display'
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LETTER: MZO an 'authoritarian tool' to skirt due process

LETTER: MZO an 'authoritarian tool' to skirt due process

Ministerial zoning orders pave the way for developments that cost taxpayers in the long run, letter writer says
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LETTER: Province's lockdown rules unfair to small businesses

LETTER: Province's lockdown rules unfair to small businesses

We not only want to protect ourselves ... we also want Orillia to remain a vibrant walkable community with unique shops, says letter writer
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LETTER: Historian makes case for elements on city's coat of arms

LETTER: Historian makes case for elements on city's coat of arms

Letter writer hopes council will maintain core elements of the original design. 'If recolouring the current coat of arms is called for, then so be it,' he said
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LETTER: Updating city's coat of arms 'reasonable and appropriate'

LETTER: Updating city's coat of arms 'reasonable and appropriate'

Local man who worked with Canada's Chief Herald provides context, insight into Orillia's coat of arms, flag processes
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LETTER: How quickly some forget the scourge of Indian Agents

LETTER: How quickly some forget the scourge of Indian Agents

During the last pandemic, Indigenous communities lost thousands of people, laments letter writer, saying 'self-determination' is vital to survival
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