Letters to the Editor

The introduction of paid parking and venue fees at the Marina is a step toward a more sustainable and well-maintained public space.

'What I am pointing out is that children of our generation took on responsibilities that helped us mature.'

The waterfront should be flourishing. Instead council is killing nascent entrepreneurs.

'This also presents the greatest economic opportunity our region has seen in decades. Perhaps ever.'

Rural Canadians deserve better health care than they are getting.

The cost of not doing something creative with the LPH far outweighs the investment that can bring it back into useful life.

Once the message gets across to those in the criminal world that Thunder Bay will not tolerate this kind of villainous behaviour, then just maybe the crime rate will recede and tax dollars can be better spent for more positive uses.

For years, the public has known the city is falling behind on the maintenance of its assets to the tune of $31 million a year. But no one at city hall has revealed the totality of the problem until now.

If we aren’t willing to invest in ourselves and our own public goods, how can we expect others to invest in us, for us?

If Minister Smith is sincere about mitigating the risk of forest fires, he needs to use the power he already has.