Letters to the Editor

In the recent article headlined Doctors concerned one-site hospital could be delayed, Dr. John Fenton made some good points, but weakened his own argument at the end.

Only one year ago our mayor and council ordered CEO Jim Rule to cut expenses.

The January Union Energy gas bill shows increased costs for gas supplied and for delivery charges. As well there is an added adjustment cost for gas received and paid for in 2000 and 2001.

BY CAROL PHILBIN JOLETTE The Northeast Mental Health Centre (NEMHC) would like to respond to the letter published in Northern Life, Jan. 22.

On the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 21, a small electrical fire sparked in the basement of the Daffodil Terrace Lodge at the Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre. Fortunately no patients were harmed and the building experienced minor damage.

As the Royal Canadian Legion members have said many times, teach Canadian history in the schools. If it had been, maybe the grief would have been less for the families of the Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

BY RICK BARTOLUCCI The long awaited release of the Ministry of Health's Operational Review of the Sudbury Regional Hospital has generated much discussion, speculation and anxiety in northeastern Ontario.

I am appalled Manitoulin-Sudbury Community Care Access Centre has decided to further allow corporations to take over Canada's health system.

Local addiction services have been cut and more cuts and layoffs could be coming by April 1 because of gross underfunding say the three unions representing addiction service workers in the Sudbury region.

Sudbury's Anti-War Mobilization on Jan. 18 was well attended by more than 250 people. The message was clear. No to war! No to racism! No war on Iraq, even if it is sanctioned by the UN Security Council.