Letters to the Editor

‘Between 7:30 and 9 a.m. and 2:30 and 4 p.m. on school days, it is utter chaos. There are student drivers, parents late for work, buses full of screaming kids, and regular traffic mixed with kids as young as five walking and biking to school with their parents, as well as kids (like mine) who are old enough to start having the freedom to get themselves to school on their own’

‘The continued destruction of our public services will have devastating effects for our economy and working class material conditions. Education, health care, environmental protections — nothing will be spared if we don’t speak up. The rug is being pulled — yanked — out from underneath us’

'The journey to restore and renew the postal service is now under way,' writes Doug Ettinger, outlining how Canada’s national mail carrier plans to stay relevant — and solvent.

Naomi Grant, a member of Greater Sudbury Safer Sidewalks, highlights the impact of a local pilot program to boost winter sidewalk maintenance 

‘When people look back on what Canada did for the Palestinians during this moment in history, they will find only cowardice’

Sudbury resident says a long list of countries have approved the hearing aid features offered on Apple Air Pods, which are much less expensive than traditional hearing aids, and while Canada has removed restrictions on the use of the earbuds for hearing assistance, Ontario is resisting

The mansion home of pioneering couple Katherine and William Bell is on the auction block and longtime community activist John Lindsay wonders if a delayed sale might better preserve the building’s legacy

‘For 12 years, Sudbury Workers Education and Advocacy Centre (SWEAC) has stood beside workers during their toughest moments, offering guidance, support and a voice when it was needed most’

Frequent letter-writer Douglas Miller shares some thoughts on his luck on the occassion of his 30th wedding anniversary

‘This is not just a policy change; it is the setting of precedent. And it marks a deepening pattern of top-down control that Ontarians, particularly in the North, should be watching closely’