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LETTER: Vulnerable seniors living at home should be receiving vaccines now

LETTER: Vulnerable seniors living at home should be receiving vaccines now

Seniors should be included in phase one of vaccine rollout, letter writer says
LETTER: York Region should withdraw support of 'white elephant' GTA West Highway

LETTER: York Region should withdraw support of 'white elephant' GTA West Highway

With transportation needs in flux, the Greenbelt in need of protection and taxpayers unable to afford what will become an unnecessary highway, council should remove its endorsement of Highway 413, letter writer urges
LETTER: Province's failure to consider Bradford bypass options endangers Lake Simcoe

LETTER: Province's failure to consider Bradford bypass options endangers Lake Simcoe

'Given the urgent need for safe and sustainable transportation in the midst of a global pandemic, the provincial government’s rush to accelerate the Bradford bypass is both short-sighted and negligent,' says letter writer
LETTER: Province failing Lake Simcoe, residents with Bradford bypass

LETTER: Province failing Lake Simcoe, residents with Bradford bypass

Instead of reducing congestion, building highways actually makes it worse, says a letter writer concerned about the impacts to the environment
LETTER: Province's concessions don't go far enough, remove Schedule 6 from Bill 229

LETTER: Province's concessions don't go far enough, remove Schedule 6 from Bill 229

New changes have now been introduced that will force conservation authorities to contravene their mandate to protect people, infrastructure, and the environment, says LSRCA chairperson Wayne Emmerson
LETTER: Ontario’s conservation authorities under attack by Ford government

LETTER: Ontario’s conservation authorities under attack by Ford government

Talk to your MPP, as proposed bill will have a devastating affect on the ability to protect the environment in Newmarket from development, letter writer says
LETTER: Newmarket walkway should be built as planned for good of entire community

LETTER: Newmarket walkway should be built as planned for good of entire community

Council's decision not to build easy access to Yonge transit on land provided by developer benefits 17 homeowners only, letter writer says
LETTER: Province dropped the ball on safe school reopening

LETTER: Province dropped the ball on safe school reopening

Despite plenty of time to plan appropriately, there is no clear evidence children can safety return to school, writes a Newmarket family with a child entering Grade 6
LETTER: Government must do better for our veterans

LETTER: Government must do better for our veterans

Veterans are fighting Veterans Affairs because of unfair processes that they have to go up against to obtain benefits and placement on programs, letter writer says
LETTER: Transparency is first step in recognizing inequality

LETTER: Transparency is first step in recognizing inequality

It is time for the provincial and federal governments to collect and make public racial statistics on the impact of COVID-19, a letter writer urges