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LETTER: 'So disappointing to read about the graffiti in our city'

LETTER: 'So disappointing to read about the graffiti in our city'

'I feel that our court system has really failed us,' reader writes, lamenting the vandalism in downtown Sault Ste. Marie
LETTER: Plan for Queen Street should be left at curb

LETTER: Plan for Queen Street should be left at curb

Plan for downtown street is expensive, unreasonable and a win for cyclists but no one else, reader says
LETTER: Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink

LETTER: Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink

'Greatest country' claim exposed as a great embarrassment when First Nations do not have clean drinking water, reader says
LETTER: Public deserves details on downtown police patrols

LETTER: Public deserves details on downtown police patrols

City councillor Sonny Spina 'was merely asking for information the public wants to know and has a right to know,' letter writer says
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?