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A 'very long reality check' said needed
      Claims that the quarry will generate 400 permanent jobs is very misleading (the dictionary definition of permanent "is remaining unaltered"). When the quarry is mined out there will be no jobs.
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Thanks offered for article
      I would like to comment, as well as thank, the Rev. Gord Horsley for his article entitled "The Fiddleville Church Service," which was dedicated to the memory of my late husband, the Rev. Bruce Besley. It felt good to go down memory lane.
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Series good, but missed mark
      I have enjoyed this series in the Hurontarian. However, I feel the thrust of this part misses the mark badly in places. The interview reveals that, "most (aboriginal) children don't finish grade 8" but emphasizes the importance of getting "young aboriginals to college and university." In Ontario, as we know, university tuition is free for aboriginals.
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Implementation disagreement
      I am following up with letters I have read from Fred Knetsch, Mark and Kelly Taylor and Chief Moore of the Shelburne Police. First, can we all step back and catch our breath and perhaps read again what each has written.
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