Letters to the Editor

'At this time, there are approximately 888 children enrolled in Core Services, the branch of the new program that provides the therapies that are most beneficial to children with autism. They have added only 30 children to the program since April when they had promised to enroll 8,000 more by the fall'

'I brought this up to the mayor and council in the last civic election - a few including Mayor Al McDonald said they were in favor of at least studying the issue - it has been 4 years and the silence is deafening'

'For too long we have shunned them'

'It has come to the point where whenever we come to a red light, we are greeted by homeless people begging for money'

When was the last time a minister or priest showed his face in the downtown core to talk to people, recruit, and be a part of the misery we all feel every day?

Sudbury mom applied for a passport for teen son in the winter — it still hasn’t arrived: 'First world problem or not, it is unacceptable to have all your pertinent documents held hostage for half a year's time.'

'What if we take our troubled lemons, as it were, and made economic and humanitarian lemonade?'

'It shows that although there is a copious amount of resources aimed at this problem; mental health, addiction, homelessness, outreach...and more than one such service just a few blocks away from Midas'

Clear the eyesores like the old City Laundry building...old bakery on McIntyre east...and many more

To the editor: Local reports are coming in strong that being a medical assistant, nurse or caregiver can be a very dangerous profession indeed. Many nurses are facing increased violent assaults within their workplace.