‘Insulted and appalled’

Dear Editor:

RE: Maple Leaf Acres: snowbirds can’t stay here, Nov. 12.

Please get your facts straight.

“What’s the harm to the 12-month members? Most of these people are elderly, they aren’t savvy, they don’t know the legal system.”

We are now insulted and appalled at the disrespect toward our long-standing community, who by the way pay taxes. We are not all elderly; “these people” are knowledgeable business people offering their time to manage the community.

As quoted, “our operation is subject to compliance with the Ministry of the Environment and [Centre Wellington].”

The article printed was outrageous in tone and without respect. Fergus is a family community, as is Maple Leaf Acres. We have families year round and school buses come for our children.

Words are useless to describe the disrespect presented in the “news” of the paper. Get it right.

Bernadette Geauvreau, Centre Wellington

*Editor’s note: The initial quote mentioned in this letter was taken directly from an interview and represents the opinion of one relative of a Maple Leaf Acres resident. It was clearly presented as such in the article.