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LETTER: Build up, not out, to curb affordable housing crisis

LETTER: Build up, not out, to curb affordable housing crisis

'Building outwards means that we will be losing forests and farmlands'
LETTER: Sault's David Johnston someone worth emulating

LETTER: Sault's David Johnston someone worth emulating

Efforts to discredit Johnston’s foreign interference report show we live in a time where 'gamesmanship rather than statesmanship' prevails, reader says
LETTER: High price to pay to shorten surgery waitlist

LETTER: High price to pay to shorten surgery waitlist

'For-profit privatization increases the likelihood of a ravaged public health-care system struggling to meet the needs of patients, especially riskier patients'
LETTERS: Is the Sault an unhappy place? Readers happily weigh in

LETTERS: Is the Sault an unhappy place? Readers happily weigh in

SooToday readers have plenty to say about a new report that claims our city is one of the most unhappy communities in Canada; 'Enough already with the negative articles'
LETTER: Newton's Laws of Motion better describe city's housing issues

LETTER: Newton's Laws of Motion better describe city's housing issues

'While concerns of affordable housing became more evident, our city council seemed content to stay at rest and remain at their current pace by avoiding to enact the affordable housing requirement for new developments'
LETTER: Derelict building demo plan leaves many, many questions

LETTER: Derelict building demo plan leaves many, many questions

Why is the owner of a derelict property not liable for the cost of demolition? Will the city recoup the cost of demolition through sale of the property?
LETTER: Switch city bus system to fight climate change

LETTER: Switch city bus system to fight climate change

Grid system would mean more frequent bus routes, faster travel times, and no need to go downtown to change buses
LETTER: Let's get these stunt drivers off the road

LETTER: Let's get these stunt drivers off the road

'Had there been an accident I would be the one charged (unsafe lane change) even though I was not the one breaking the law,' writes reader Tom Blake.
LETTER: Driver forced to swerve to avoid head-on crash

LETTER: Driver forced to swerve to avoid head-on crash

B.C. man says two transport trucks forced him off the road northwest of Sault Ste. Marie
LETTER: Questioning polluters and government is fair

LETTER: Questioning polluters and government is fair

Another area of concern is our local air pollution monitoring system has been sub-optimal, says Clean North