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Letters to the Editor


LETTER: Sad to see art's light being darkened by vandalism

LETTER: Sad to see art's light being darkened by vandalism

Street art known as 'Be the Light' being stripped away nightly, reader laments
LETTER: Time to focus on housing people, not books

LETTER: Time to focus on housing people, not books

'The whole community would be proud with every visit,' writes Larry Vettor
LETTER: 'Homeless can be managed with proper planning,' says reader

LETTER: 'Homeless can be managed with proper planning,' says reader

'There is absolutely no effort being made to address any of it and it's frustrating to watch unfold'
LETTER: Supportive housing project hopes to welcome tenants in the new year

LETTER: Supportive housing project hopes to welcome tenants in the new year

The building at 10 Shelldale Crescent will provide 32 apartments for community members with the most complex housing and health care needs
LETTER: Ontario failing people with developmental disabilities

LETTER: Ontario failing people with developmental disabilities

'Community Living Guelph Wellington is forecasting a $3 million operating deficit this year, and has experienced deficits for the past five years'
LETTER: Real support critical for students

LETTER: Real support critical for students

The transition of College Heights is a major concern for at least one area teacher
LETTER: Encampments must not be allowed to destroy our downtown

LETTER: Encampments must not be allowed to destroy our downtown

'Of course they must have a place to go ... It just shouldn’t be downtown, the one and only concentrated social and retail area which also belongs to all the rest of us'
LETTER: Tent encampments downtown not sustainable

LETTER: Tent encampments downtown not sustainable

' I am adding my voice to the growing chorus of those who know that while we need far more shelter for the un-housed, tent encampments in the downtown core is not a sustainable solution for anyone: not for those living in them, for the businesses and other residents nearby, nor for the city in general'
LETTER: Council decision could impact city's water supply

LETTER: Council decision could impact city's water supply

'City council took advantage of a back-door process offered by the Ford government to vote to change a significant land-use designation in the Guelph Innovation District'
LETTER: Joyful downtown celebration mixed with sadness

LETTER: Joyful downtown celebration mixed with sadness

'Impossible to be unaware of the serious troubles some residents, both housed and unhoused, are struggling with,' reader says