Three kitchens?
Dear Editor:
“Fore-get about affordability, it’s three-kitchens time.”
Geranium is building mansions in its Belwood development, starting at $2.5 million according to one of their advertisements. One of their ads states, “Make sure you apply for Platinum VIP access” to the brochure, price list and floor plans for these homes.
A reliably-sourced rumour is circulating that says that the builders have applied to Centre Wellington council for a permit to put three kitchens in each unit. Why three kitchens?
Ontario needs affordable housing, not three-kitchen homes.
Who is going to be able to afford these homes? Not the people looking to rent or buy a home. It’s a “triple bogey” for them. It’s an unattainable dream for most.
Thank you, reliable source, for telling us this rumour. Well played. May you have a good golf game.
Lucy Dyment,
Fergus
Climate change serious
Dear Editor:
I was dismayed when I learned that there are 11 public schools in the Upper Grand District School Board that have no air conditioning.
This means that during extreme heat events, which we know are increasing in number and severity due to climate change, the students in these schools are at a disadvantage for learning compared to those in schools where students can concentrate on learning instead of suffering from the negative effects of heat.
The board has agreed to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and concrete actions need to be taken to achieve these goals. One such action is to install heat pumps in newly-constructed schools and a plan to retrofit existing schools with them. Heat pumps provide both heat and air conditioning. The 11 public schools currently without air conditioning should be a priority for installing heat pumps.
It is time for the board to seriously work to “get fossil fuels out of schools,” which is the current campaign on the Get Involved Guelph website. The school board needs to take its commitment to address climate change seriously.
Margaret Stewart,
Guelph