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<b>LETTER:</b> Case for closing York Regional Forest 'pure bunk'

LETTER: Case for closing York Regional Forest 'pure bunk'

Letter writer with a compromised immune system now forced to walk the more crowded Fairy Lake trails
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<b> LETTER: </b> Thank you to our grocery store workers, too!

LETTER: Thank you to our grocery store workers, too!

A note of appreciation for their 'unsung efforts' during the COVID-19 crisis
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<b>LETTER:</b> Pandemic has snapped 'tenuous lifeline' of community meals

LETTER: Pandemic has snapped 'tenuous lifeline' of community meals

More social housing is needed to provide food security — relying on the charitable sector and volunteers isn't feasible, Newmarket pastor says
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<b> LETTER: </b> Drug, alcohol abuse exacerbating overcrowding at Southlake emergency

LETTER: Drug, alcohol abuse exacerbating overcrowding at Southlake emergency

Tax revenues generated from the sale of recreational cannabis should be used to build treatment centres , letter writer says
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<b> LETTER: </b> Climate change will impact vulnerable in our society first

LETTER: Climate change will impact vulnerable in our society first

Unless we dramatically reduce our carbon emissions, the world as we know it will cease to exist, letter writer says regarding Newmarket council's declaration of a climate emergency
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<b> LETTER: </b> We need to reduce emissions and tackle social problems simultaneously

LETTER: We need to reduce emissions and tackle social problems simultaneously

The scientific reality is that shelter, food and security are going to take a turn for the worse if we don’t tackle climate change, letter writer says
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<b> LETTER: </b> If we don't tackle climate change, we will lose everything

LETTER: If we don't tackle climate change, we will lose everything

Housing, food and personal security are all at risk, says letter writer in support of the Town of Newmarket's declaration of a climate emergency
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<b> LETTER: </b> What qualifies as an emergency in Newmarket?

LETTER: What qualifies as an emergency in Newmarket?

Those needing roofs over their heads and food on the table, and jobs they can depend on should rank first if council is voting on resolutions to declare an emergency, letter writer says
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LETTER: Come together this season to make a difference for people impacted by cancer

LETTER: Come together this season to make a difference for people impacted by cancer

Sign up for Newmarket's Relay For Life next June to unite with communities across Canada in showing the people we love that life is bigger than their cancer diagnosis
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<b> LETTER: </b> Liberals' green energy contracts to blame for rising electricity costs

LETTER: Liberals' green energy contracts to blame for rising electricity costs

Nuclear energy didn't cause Ontario's electricity to be among the most expensive in North America, letter writer says
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