Letters to the Editor

'I am both puzzled and angered by the determination of the trustees of the Near North District School Board to change the name of Chippewa Secondary School'

'You must act before more people are hurt within Ontario by this kind of extremism. So far, you have done nothing to protect the 2SLGBTQ+ community and you need to step up and protect all people in Ontario Mr. Premier

'I doubt Chippewa is, or ever was, a hotbed of racism'

Enjoy life, and make your situation better

'The Board is a public board so the strong opinion of the community’s citizens ought to be respected as opposed to being dismissed'

'Cultural appropriation has been going on since the first meeting of two cultures. Sometimes I use the words "savoir faire". Sometimes I make perogies. Sometimes I wear green and celebrate St. Patrick's Day'

They are basically very nice people. I walk every day in the area of the shelter and have talked to many and have never been afraid

It's a pleasure reading about various athletes from various sporting backgrounds getting inducted, but to see a hardworking, deserving, local athlete ostracized from the Hall is troubling

When I read all these sentiments, “Clean up the downtown,” “Get these homeless people to move somewhere else,” "What's with these clinics for druggies," etc., it fills me with sadness at the sheer lack of empathy and the selfishness of those citizens

'Maybe you intended to turn this city into a run-down, decaying refuge for the homeless and crime. I guess you were looking at what happened to other cities that failed to have a plan.'