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Letters to the Editor


LETTER: Former police board member grateful for community support

LETTER: Former police board member grateful for community support

Former police board member thanks residents for their kind messages following his resignation
LETTER: SAH funding cuts will cause 'unacceptable' consequences for rural patients

LETTER: SAH funding cuts will cause 'unacceptable' consequences for rural patients

'Sick rural patients may face prolonged stays in their home facility that is unequipped to manage their needs, or worse, may not be transferred at all due to capacity constraints,' write a group of rural doctors
LETTER: Police inspector defends injured officers amid budget overage concerns

LETTER: Police inspector defends injured officers amid budget overage concerns

'Workers who have been injured on duty should not be made to feel guilty, on top of whatever other mental health issues they are facing'
LETTER: Health-care workers do a 'great job'

LETTER: Health-care workers do a 'great job'

'Recently, I required prompt medical attention and it was delivered with courtesy, professionalism and a sprinkle of humour, just enough to lighten up a situation that had the potential to be dire,' says a reader
LETTER: Our community’s health is not an afterthought

LETTER: Our community’s health is not an afterthought

A new wave of cuts to physician services at Sault Area Hospital is raising alarm among residents and local leaders, as the community continues to grapple with a severe doctor shortage
LETTER: Ontario health cuts threaten emergency services in the north

LETTER: Ontario health cuts threaten emergency services in the north

A group of emergency doctors from the Sault Area Hospital has issued a public letter condemning a sudden and retroactive reduction in provincial funding they say threatens the efficiency of local emergency services
LETTER: Many factors must be considered when hiring city staff

LETTER: Many factors must be considered when hiring city staff

'It seems to me several obvious considerations should be considered,' says a reader
LETTER: Kindness can counter culture of hate

LETTER: Kindness can counter culture of hate

'Children need to be taught how to behave towards others and why,' a reader writes
LETTER: Removing traffic lights is not the issue – 'poor road design' causes bad driving

LETTER: Removing traffic lights is not the issue – 'poor road design' causes bad driving

'The city has known how to prevent collisions for decades'
LETTER: Waterfront park plan is 'doomed'

LETTER: Waterfront park plan is 'doomed'

Latest development plans are impractical and a misuse of taxpayer funds, writes reader Gene Monin