Dear members of Saugeen Shores council and Bruce County council: RE: Your proposed letter of support for DGR 1 in Kincardine, to the minister of the environment and climate change I am strongly opposed to the Town of Saugeen Shores council sending a letter of support for the proposed ...
Dear Editor: RE: Ontario Power Generation (OPG)'s proposed Deep Geologic Repository (DGR) for low-level and intermediate-level nuclear waste at the Bruce Nuclear site in the Municipality of Kincardine Please find below my rebuttal to a series of five similar letters (dated Feb. ...
To the Editor: RE: "DGR decision delayed again; Kincardine continues to support project" I don't remember there ever being a referendum in Kincardine, or any of the neighbouring municipalities, regarding the DGR. Perhaps council's support is not a true reflection of ...
To the Editor: RE: "The Walker House needs your help" What about lobbying the Municipality of Kincardine to reduce or suspend property taxes on the property? Ken Green Kincardine
How many of you have visited the Walker House Heritage Museum at the corner of Harbour Street and Huron Terrace? If you haven’t, you are missing out on a true gem. The work that has gone into the restoration of the oldest standing wooden hotel in Bruce County, is truly remarkable. ...
To the Editor: RE: "New development plan calls for 450 units on old Hartwick Farm property" Concerning the development on the old Hartwick property just north of the Kincardine boundary, we wonder how this can be done without upgrades to the sewage system? Perhaps 20 years a...
To the Editor: RE: "Can we not open the Pearly Gates for motorists in emergency situations, asks reader" That letter is so true. Years ago, I found myself in the same situation. But to those who live along the road that would be opened maybe once or twice a year, the rest...
HI Liz: RE: "Snowstorm closes roads in Kincardine area Friday night" We are in Florida where it is cool. Mind you, I am not complaining after watching your weather video on Queen Street just now. Love your paper, keep up the good work. Pat Stewart Kincardine
The Honourable Catherine McKenna, P.C., M.P. Minister of Environment and Climate Change House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A9 RE: Stop OPG's nuclear waste dump Dear Minister McKenna: I implore you and the prime minister of Can...
Okay, time for a road condition rant. I went to Kincardine last night (Friday, Feb. 12) from Tiverton, at 5 p.m. when it was still light out and the roads weren't that bad. This was a much-needed trip as I was going to Shoppers for medication. It was blowing snow but there were ...
The Honourable Catherine McKenna, P.C., M.P. Minister of Environment and Climate Change House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A9 RE: Stop OPG's nuclear waste dump Dear Minister McKenna: In your consideration of the report of the Joint Review P...
The Honourable Catherine McKenna, P.C., M.P. Minister of Environment and Climate Change House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A9 Email: Catherine.McKenna@parl.gc.ca RE: Stop OPG's nuclear waste dump Dear Minister McKenna: Ontario Po...
Dear Catherine McKenna, federal minister of the environment and climate change: In the mid-1990s, recognizing the problem of nuclear waste, the Liberal government of the time commissioned an independent, apolitical, multi-party Royal Commission to look into the growing issue of...
Dear Catherine McKenna, minister of the environment and climate change: In appointing you to the post of minister of the environment and climate change, the prime minister of Canada clearly defined your mandate and his expectations. In light of his statements in that letter, ...
To the Editor: RE: "Kincardine hammers out 2016 budget with 6.5% tax rate increase" Nice one. NOT! We seniors have our incomes go up only 0.5 per cent (Workplace Safety Insurance Board - WSIB) to a glorious 1.5 per cent (Canada Pension Plan - CPP; and Old Age Pensio...
To the Editor: RE: "Maple Street in Tiverton could use some work, says reader" We also live on Maple Street in Tiverton and Mike is the one who called the Municipality of Kincardine last spring, concerning the poor road conditions on this street. The municipality's an...
To the Editor: RE: "Kincardine gives pre-budget approval to fixing municipal parking lot" I see the municipality is going to spend some money on redoing the parking lot in Kincardine (east of the downtown). Too bad council wouldn’t spend some money on Maple Street i...
To the Editor: RE: "Objections to Willow West development centre on safety, says reader" I know the area well, having lived in Kincardine for more than 20 years. I was in and out of that neighbourhood all the time. Of course, the safety issues are paramount and need to be...
Dear Editor: RE: "We should wish for others the nice neighbourhood we enjoy ourselves, says reader" I am concerned that Jennifer Allen may not have a good understanding of the issues regarding the proposed building project on the corner of Kincardine Avenue and Fraser Drive....
To the Editor: RE: "Residents object to proposed development at entrance to Willow West subdivision" It’s easy for me to comment, writing, as I do, from a city to the east. These sorts of situations always make me uneasy. I am empathetic to the current resid...