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Letter to the editor: Consumers ignored as North Bay Hydro jacks up rates

Letter to the editor: Consumers ignored as North Bay Hydro jacks up rates

The Ontario Energy Board’s (OEB) recent decision on electricity delivery rates has ignored the interests of consumers in favour of the bureaucrats in charge of the bloated monopoly at North Bay Hydro Distribution Limited
Letter to the editor: Resident objects to new fence blocking access to popular beach

Letter to the editor: Resident objects to new fence blocking access to popular beach

I want to record my objections to the new fence erected at the 10th St access to the shoreline trail from Main St, here in the west end of the city. My two objections concern 1) the very fact of it and 2) the way in which it was brought about.
Letter to the editor: Why are more citizens dying in hospitals, cared for by strangers and not loved ones

Letter to the editor: Why are more citizens dying in hospitals, cared for by strangers and not loved ones

'I have had an uneasy conversation with both ladies regarding their end-of-life wishes, plans, and demands that will need to happen soon enough. Enjoy your lives fully I tell them, as tears go down my face'
Letter to the editor: The free water/waste dump station in Sturgeon Falls should be user pay

Letter to the editor: The free water/waste dump station in Sturgeon Falls should be user pay

'As a West Nipissing Ouest Water and Sewer tax payer, I find it odd that campers help themselves free of charge and zip away to wherever they live; either within the WNO boundary or other municipalities; such as North Bay, Sudbury and others throughout Ontario and beyond, which have\probably have water consumption meters at their municipal residence'
Open letter: New COVID rule sparks resignation from the West Nipissing Public Library Board

Open letter: New COVID rule sparks resignation from the West Nipissing Public Library Board

'In a low-risk work setting such as a library, where all employees are masked and always able to work six feet apart, this policy is excessive'
Letter to the editor: How can we really thank our child care workers? – Bring the National Child Care Plan in now!

Letter to the editor: How can we really thank our child care workers? – Bring the National Child Care Plan in now!

Women’s labour force participation has suffered disproportionately under COVID-19 with more than 12 times as many women exiting the workplace than men
Letter to the editor: An injury to one is an injury to all

Letter to the editor: An injury to one is an injury to all

The Ford/Fedeli Conservative government would rather grease the pockets of rich corporations
Letter to the editor: Addiction does as Addiction is an Escape

Letter to the editor: Addiction does as Addiction is an Escape

'As an addiction services tech trained in the old days, I have seen all sorts of horrors. The things our neighbors do to themselves and others when they need that never forgiving hit'
Letter to the editor: Local rents are being jacked sky high

Letter to the editor: Local rents are being jacked sky high

As a mother of three children trying to find an apartment or house at a reasonable price for my family of five, is physically impossible!
Letter to the editor: Cassellholme employee speaks out

Letter to the editor: Cassellholme employee speaks out

I love Cassellholme with all my heart, and as my father did 42 years ago, I have dedicated my life and passion to it