On the issue of land-clearing, ‘opinions are like farts’
The Editor: I’m sure I’m not the only farmer in North Dundas who is growing tired of the letters to editor condemning our practices and making us all out to be the bad guys. Two…
Letters
Local councils must act now to stop further deforestation
The Editor: Recently, the South Nation Conservation Authority (SNC) presented its findings to North Dundas Council. To summarize, this watershed has lost one million trees per year between 2008 and 2014, with even more loss…
Tagwi’s ‘eventual closure’ foreshadowed in board’s proposal; school has drawn students from South Stormont since 1974
The Editor: We are writing to you today to express our concern regarding the Upper Canada District School Board’s Pupil Accommodation Review (PAR) Process. The UCDSB’s “Building for the Future” document proposes boundary changes for…
Mayor’s All Stars Christmas Benefit Show a successful fundraiser for Winchester Fire Station 3
The Editor: A huge thank you to everyone who helped stage the fourth annual Mayor’s All Stars Christmas Benefit Show at the Old Town Hall, Fri., Dec. 2. Performers Marleen Fawcett, Benjamin Vreman, Gordon Wall,…
Thank you, from the North Dundas Parade of Lights
The Editor: On behalf of the North Dundas Parade of Lights Committee, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who helped make this year’s event one of the best ones yet. It takes…
My visit to Timothy Christian School
The Editor: My visit to TCS was a fun and informative one with the help of my tour guide, Kaylin VandenBroek. As I entered each class room I was greeted by some smiling faces. One…
Surplus school capacity a hoax when class-size caps considered
The Editor: Until recently, parents and media had to accept the statement from the UCDSB that there are “10,000 empty student spaces” in the school board. But now the school board has explained how the…
The great T.R. Leger and the old SDG school board would never have approved, suggests former trustee
The Editor: Why is there such urgency in the 29 school closures in the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) “Building for the Future”? In the board’s 10-year “Capital Plan Highlights” covering 2016, there is…
Wynne could cancel Nation Rise Wind Farm for only $600K, says Wind Concerns Ontario
Re: North Stormont wind farm meeting tonight The Editor: Premier Wynne’s comments to your writer on the subject of the $430-million contract for the “Nation Rise” wind power project by Portugal-based EDP Renewables were disingenuous…
Parent Council expresses concern for future of Tagwi Secondary School; public meeting at school on Thurs., Nov. 3
The Editor: The attached letter has been sent to the families of all students attending Tagwi Intermediate / Secondary School. We encourage you to review the attached letter that clearly outlines the Tagwi Parent Council’s…
Children pawns in game of ‘money, brick and mortar’
The Editor: I sit here in front of my computer with a blank page. It has taken me this long to write, not because I don’t have anything to say but because I am so…
‘Precarious position’ for trustee Armer and his UCDSB colleagues
The Editor: I’ve read in The Vancouver Sun about the recent firing of Vancouver school board trustees by the Liberal BC government. In our own plight to keep Seaway District High School open I have…
Morrisburg parent ‘furious’ at school closure process
The Editor: After attending several community meetings regarding the Upper Canada District School Board’s proposed School closures, I felt compelled to write. Understandably we live in tricky financial times where difficult decisions must be made….
Almighty dollar trumps children’s education
The Editor: As a parent of a child affected by the recent decision to close rural schools as set out in the Building for the Future Pupil Accommodation Review, and the Board’s approval to begin…
‘Small rural communities continue to be attacked’; school board plan ‘absurd’
The Editor: The closures proposed through the Upper Canada District School Board’s Pupil Accommodation Review process will deliver a devastating blow to South Stormont, specifically the area schools of Ingleside and Long Sault. On behalf…
