Letters to the Editor: March 22, 2024

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Don’t rock the park

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Many trees are being cut at Harris Park to accommodate a new wider road for trucks used for festivals such as Rock the Park.

Not only are trees being cut for Rock the Park, but its timing conflicts with the nesting and fledging season. There is no study that measures how many young birds, which cannot fly, are dying from the pounding amplified sound. The trampling crowds cause major erosion.

Rock the Park has outgrown this space.

Annamaria Valastro, London

Payouts income

Lately, life insurance companies are promoting selling off one’s life insurance policy. Do people realize this payout to the policyholders is taxable?

A large payout also will affect eligibility for income-related government programs such as old age security.

There must be profit in this or the insurance companies would not promote it. Insurance is tax free after death, but not when it is bought off.

Henny Veerkamp, London

Ban fireworks

Fireworks are the explosive combustion of chemicals, metals, toxins and gunpowder, producing air pollution, noise pollution, and light pollution. The ash, the chemicals, and the plastic containers end up in our water, our parks, our forests and our air adding unnecessary harms to our environment for our wildlife and our pets. While other cities, and countries including India, have banned backyard fireworks, London has done the opposite.

It only makes sense to remove the privilege of backyard fireworks. Most Londoners are law-abiding citizens. I suspect a clear bylaw and access to enforcement officers when the law is broken would go a long way to save the environment and give everyone a peaceful night’s sleep.

L. Miller, London

Hurry up on bylaw

The article Councillors eager to push ‘renoviction’ bylaw ahead (March 19) says a draft bylaw may not be presented to council until June.

How many renters will be affected by renoviction during that time. Why not enact Hamilton’s bylaw now, and look at it again in a few years to see if refinements are needed?

Maybe some extra effort can kick this urgent problem to the top of the needs list.

R. J. Webb, London

Timing questioned

Regarding the article, Some roads reopening this summer, more due for work (March 21).

Though I respect that road maintenance and improvement should and must occur, I certainly question the city’s timing on certain projects.

With work beginning soon on the Sunningdale Road and Richmond Street intersection, and work continuing on the Fanshawe Park Road and Richmond intersection, how are people east of Richmond supposed to get west of it without either waiting in traffic forever more, or driving out into the country to get around it?

H. Orr, London