Letters to the Editor

As a nurse practitioner practising in Northern Ontario I have written to the premier to urge his government to live up to its campaign promises to hire more nurses and nurse practitioners, and to ensure full-time employment for both.

As a nurse practitioner practising in Northern Ontario I have written to the premier to urge his government to live up to its campaign promises to hire more nurses and nurse practitioners, and to ensure full-time employment for both.

Peter Szumylo, who passed away earlier this month, was a correctional officer at Cecil Facer Youth Training Centre. For 15 years, he aided wayward youth in turning their lives around helping them to see other options.

As a resident of Ward 3 I believe that a recount is warranted. Greater Sudbury should be responsible for the cost of a recount cost because candidate John Robert was denied a fair hearing (at council).

City council must address electronic tabulation machines used in the last election. The integrity of an election is a matter that concerns not only elected members, but also the electors as a whole.

As a resident of Ward 3 I believe that a recount is warranted. Greater Sudbury should be responsible for the cost of a recount cost because candidate John Robert was denied a fair hearing (at council).

With a really long Canada Day weekend, power boaters and watercraft riders will be out on the lakes. As the waves hit the shorelines, unfortunately the loon chicks will get washed off their nests. At this stage they can't swim and they drown.

Editor's Note: The Elizabeth Fry Society transition shelter is one agency, among many, serving the homeless population that recently lost government funding for its services. I am a woman who has been homeless four times since my last birthday.

As a business owner I was upset to read the article, Chamber shut out of budget process. The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce represents the main engine driving the local economy. Without our local businesses all other initiatives will fail.

This spring I've noticed a disturbing trend. I live in close proximity to three major grocery stores and I see people pushing grocery store carts home and then abandoning them. Shoplifters will be prosecuted say the store postings.