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Letters to the Editor


LETTER: Council doesn't have the guts to stop speeding

LETTER: Council doesn't have the guts to stop speeding

Removable speed bumps work elsewhere and they will work here, too, writes reader Thomas Vann.
LETTER: We need to connect - outside of our immediate bubbles

LETTER: We need to connect - outside of our immediate bubbles

Reader stresses the importance of working outside of the home
LETTER: Universal change rooms at recreation complex are welcome

LETTER: Universal change rooms at recreation complex are welcome

Council's decision is a step in the right direction, reader says
LETTER: Region should approve GO transit line for Cambridge ASAP

LETTER: Region should approve GO transit line for Cambridge ASAP

'We're the only 100K+ Ontario municipality without a GO Rail connection,' a reader writes
LETTER: Council needs more like Ward 1 councillor

LETTER: Council needs more like Ward 1 councillor

During a recent budget meeting, reader says Councillor Helen Shwery's efforts stood out
LETTER: Pointing fingers doesn't help local housing crisis

LETTER: Pointing fingers doesn't help local housing crisis

Habitat Waterloo Region CEO Phil Mills shares some thoughts on how pinpointing blame leads to deflecting accountability
LETTER: Councillor Shwery 'truly cares about the taxpayers'

LETTER: Councillor Shwery 'truly cares about the taxpayers'

'It is council's job to oversee and question the work of city staff and Helen is performing that duty,' says reader
LETTER: Councillor's conduct was 'very encouraging and refreshing'

LETTER: Councillor's conduct was 'very encouraging and refreshing'

'She was there to represent her constituents, not to succumb to brow beating and stonewalling,' writes reader John Waylett.
LETTER Councillor's decorum during budget process was disrespectful

LETTER Councillor's decorum during budget process was disrespectful

'Councillor Shwery's apparent lack of respect for her colleagues and those who work tirelessly to ensure our city functions efficiently is alarming,' writes reader who watched Tuesday's budget debate
LETTER: Council misses chance to change direction on tax increase

LETTER: Council misses chance to change direction on tax increase

'Whoever had the idea to state current and past increases were less than inflation needs to take a Grade 8 math class,' writes reader Gerald Riley