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Sep 28, 20 •
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Editor: It is terrible, given the havoc of COVID-19 in our long-term care homes, but Ontario’s government has done little to address the chronic short-staffing and care shortages. This staffing crisis exists in all of our communities. There is...
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Sep 28, 20 •
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Editor’s note: This letter is addressed to municipal council. Editor: I have been reading in the local news media about Bob Weedon and other notable people in our community who have had various parks, streets and such named after them in our communities....
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Aug 21, 20 •
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Editor: Chatham-Kent council wants a zero-per-cent budget increase. We all do. The only way to re-generate an economy is to put more cash in the hands of the majority by reducing municipal operational costs and increasing efficiencies, which...
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Aug 18, 20 •
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Editor: Given the fact that Covid-19 continues to infect people right across Ontario and tragically take the lives of some who fall sick, should we be opening the ‘mega school’ at this moment in time? We have been told to stay in our bubble. and...
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Aug 17, 20 •
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Editor: Shortly after Chatham-Kent council imposed mandatory masks upon most citizens, Coun. Joe Faas said: “Usually when there is a crisis, whether it be a war or something like that, communities are brought together … working together for a common...
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Aug 14, 20 •
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Editor: As an eight-year resident of C-K, and a former resident of the GTA, I am repeatedly shocked and appalled at the sneering prejudice levelled at recipients of social assistance, whether it be Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support. While there...
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Aug 10, 20 •
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Editor: I would like to have my two cents known on the topic of face masks. I have many health issues and yet I am anti mask. Just like the flu and pneumonia, Covid-19 is here to stay and we need to treat it the same way we treat these other illnesses. We...
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Aug 10, 20 •
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Editor: The following is just my personal opinion/observation. I am in no way forcing my beliefs onto anyone. Am I pro mask? Absolutely not. What a ridiculous, if not condescending, phrase to use. Same goes for anti mask. Just as silly. One of the reasons...
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Aug 5, 20 •
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Editor: Over the past few weeks, I have seen that there is much confusion in the general public in regarding what a mandatory masking order looks like. Many believe that everyone will need to wear a mask whenever they leave their home. This is not the...
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Jul 9, 20 •
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Editor: I’m mad. Why? Because I have dozens of brothers and sisters on the frontlines of medicine and medical technology across North America who now have to find it in them to once again step into the fray as COVID starts to resurge in the U.S. and...
