Letters to the Editor, Aug. 22, 2024
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SWAN SONG
Re “Baby swans removed from Scarborough park” (Kevin Connor, Aug. 18): I feel the Bluffer’s Park swan bread-feeding problem could’ve been handled better. Two adult swans are now grieving for their two relocated swans plus having lost three cygnets at birth. Some caring farmer with a large pond, acreage and a natural food source would likely welcome Charlotte, Mango and their young to their farm family. Sight-seekers could view these beautiful swans from afar in their natural environment.
Mary L. Dunk
Guelph
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(There are very few things the city does well. Add this one to the list of things which wasn’t well thought out)
CREATIVE T.O.
An interesting idea is floating around Toronto city council these days. Tearing down antiquated highways and using some of these lands for much-needed downtown housing starts. Not a new idea, but finally it may be able to float with a stern anchor to answering Toronto’s housing crisis. Toronto is a mess: Over-construction, road blocks, expanded road closures, flooding, antiquated electrical grid and plumbing systems. Oh ya, the city has no money to boot. Crying poor to the provincial and federal governments, the city still shows limited promise when one considers the solutions it presents to its many problems. Not necessarily Mayor Chow’s fault. The city bureaucracy and combined council seem to be unable to accomplish much that they can show the public has been successfully managed for their benefit. Has city democracy failed in Toronto? Is a strong-armed mayor needed to whip the council and bureaucrats into shape? The engineering and planning departments seem to be as antiquated in their efforts, as is the city’s infrastructure. Firing and new hiring of a team with a vision may be the answer to a decade-old problem. While the city floats or sinks depending on where it is situated, the population waits for creative, functioning plans to answer the question on their minds: What is next, Toronto?
Steven Kaszab
Bradford
(We have to question if the current mayor really wants to address these issues or are her policies making it worse)
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