Letter: Council's Ice Fishing Rescue Cost Recovery Decision is a Miss for Accountability

A resident questions Owen Sound council’s decision not to pursue cost recovery after ice rescue, raising concerns about accountability and public safety messaging.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor,

First, credit where it’s due. The response to the March 8 ice rescue was fast, coordinated, and effective. Two OPP helicopters, along with police, fire, paramedics and other agencies, brought 23 people home safely. That outcome deserves recognition, because it could have ended quite differe…