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LETTER: Province ignoring community's voice by expanding gas plants

LETTER: Province ignoring community's voice by expanding gas plants

'Recent decisions by the Ontario government make no sense functionally or fiscally. The cost of gas is reaching record highs, while renewable energy is the cheapest source of electricity,' letter writer says
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LETTER: Farmers thank province for reconsidering farmland severances

LETTER: Farmers thank province for reconsidering farmland severances

Farmers also want solutions to the affordable housing crisis, but growth should be directed to settlement areas where housing needs can be serviced using less land, OFA president writes
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LETTER: No Mow May? Dandelions need to be kept in check

LETTER: No Mow May? Dandelions need to be kept in check

'Allowing them to grow unchecked puts further pressure on our native spring flowering plants, which provide better pollen sources,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Learn what you can do to protect Greenbelt at town hall

LETTER: Learn what you can do to protect Greenbelt at town hall

'Let's not regret what we didn't do while we still could,' writes member of Climate Action Newmarket-Aurora about May 11 event
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LETTER: Action needed to protect birds around Lake Simcoe

LETTER: Action needed to protect birds around Lake Simcoe

The theme this year for World Migratory Bird Day on May 13 is Water — Sustaining Bird Life
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LETTER: Watch for farm vehicles on roads as planting season begins

LETTER: Watch for farm vehicles on roads as planting season begins

With farm vehicles becoming larger, it's even more important for motorists to focus on road safety as machines move from farm to farm, field to field
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LETTER: Many citizens dispute monastery is long-term care facility

LETTER: Many citizens dispute monastery is long-term care facility

Protecting the Oak Ridges Moraine means limiting what can be built on it, says letter writer protesting proposal by the owners of Marylake Monastery to build large-scale long-term care facility on the site
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LETTER: Real goal should be to replace lawns with gardens

LETTER: Real goal should be to replace lawns with gardens

#NoMowMay is a token gesture and expert's remark about the ‘snappy’ hashtag reeks of cynicism, says letter writer
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LETTER: Twinning of GO line fraught with unresolved issues

LETTER: Twinning of GO line fraught with unresolved issues

'Why not encourage businesses to locate in the 905 areas instead of encouraging tens of thousands of workers to travel from the 905 areas to Toronto?' questions letter writer
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LETTER: Hospice volunteers make a meaningful impact every day

LETTER: Hospice volunteers make a meaningful impact every day

During National Volunteer Week April 16 to 22, 'awesome volunteers' at Margaret Bahen Hospice and Doane House Hospice are being celebrated
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