After reading the article "Medicinal grow op not acceptable in Port Hope" (Northumberland Today, March 31) and having been at the Council meeting that addressed this issue I am reminded of a comment that I put to Mayor Thompson some years ago. But first I must note that the mayor states in regards to the "grow op" that "people are concerned about image, safety and security and economic values to our community", a laughable comment in the face of Port Hopes nuclear woes.

The comment that was put to the mayor, "You can tell a great deal about a community by the way that they care for their sick, disabled and elderly."

Dan Rudka

Durham Region

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