Letters to the Editor

Long-term care specialist warns we are behind the eight ball in the midst of a 'silver tsunami'

The toxin produced by Cyanobacteria in blue-green algal blooms produces horrifying health problems in humans and animals and incidents of the blooms are rapidly increasing in frequency and scale

Scotland got rid of hospital parking fee, arguing that hospital parking fees went against the principle of health care being free of out-of-pocket cost, as well as being a source of stress for patients, says reader

Peter Chow supports Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario's argument that there should be only one, publicly-funded secular school system in the province

Peter Chow suggests decriminalization of drugs as a way to reduce harm caused by them

With the infiltration of cheaper synthetic hyper potent opioids, users are dying alone in shame in dark alleyways and dirty washrooms. It's time for real help like safe injection sites, says reader

52 local doctors want to know exactly what Noront plans to do to protect Saultites from Chromium VI should they commission a ferrochrome smelter in the city

Project assessment 'unquestionably includes understanding any potential harm to our environment, our health and our well-being, and the efforts to either mitigate, minimize or eliminate any identified risks,' the mayor writes

'We are acutely aware of the highly toxic by-products of the proposed facility,' states a letter submitted on behalf of concerned physicians

Post secondary leaders across the province of Ontario are intent on getting students out to vote in October