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LETTER: Dear Doug, common good suffers when $3B is a gimmick

LETTER: Dear Doug, common good suffers when $3B is a gimmick

'I am having difficulty deciding where to donate your 'gift'' as the need is great due to provincial cutbacks, says letter writer to Doug Ford
LETTER: Show support for family-owned Newmarket restaurant

LETTER: Show support for family-owned Newmarket restaurant

'When the original Wimpy’s left Newmarket, I remained an enthusiastic patron of the restaurant at the southwest corner of Davis Drive and Main Street. The restaurant did not close, it simply morphed into the Davis Diner,' letter writer says
LETTER: Taxpayers taking the hit for extreme weather damage

LETTER: Taxpayers taking the hit for extreme weather damage

'The cost of inaction is staggering. Every dollar spent fighting climate change today saves $13 to $15 tomorrow,' writes Alliance for a Liveable Ontario, York Region Chapter member
LETTER: Don't buy into Doug Ford's Captain Canada nationalist rhetoric

LETTER: Don't buy into Doug Ford's Captain Canada nationalist rhetoric

Premier may be a patriot, but his agenda prioritizes short-term political gains over Ontario’s long-term well-being, says letter writer
LETTER: How many more seats do Ford's PCs need for stronger mandate?

LETTER: How many more seats do Ford's PCs need for stronger mandate?

'What is the PC Party to do if they get a similar number of seats or, shockingly to them, less?' asks letter writer
LETTER: Trump's comments on gender perpetuate widespread harm

LETTER: Trump's comments on gender perpetuate widespread harm

'It is clear President Trump does not have a clear understanding of the differences between sex and gender,' says pflag York Region president
LETTER: Misdirection, double talk abound in Aurora shelter issue

LETTER: Misdirection, double talk abound in Aurora shelter issue

Attempts to clarify if York Region would build the shelter and transitional housing facility on Yonge if local council reversed its decision 'were met with more diversionary double talk,' letter writer says
LETTER: Drop-in centres can help homeless reconnect

LETTER: Drop-in centres can help homeless reconnect

Facility would provide 'a place to reconnect with the humanity that gets lost through the various factors that cause and contribute to homelessness,' says letter writer
LETTER: Liberal candidate has values, experience Newmarket-Aurora needs

LETTER: Liberal candidate has values, experience Newmarket-Aurora needs

Former provincial candidate for the riding endorses Chris Ballard
LETTER: Empty Bowls raised $27.6K for Welcoming Arms, Inn From the Cold

LETTER: Empty Bowls raised $27.6K for Welcoming Arms, Inn From the Cold

Many volunteers, sponsors, artists, community all make the annual event a rousing success, chair says