Dear sir I write on behalf on Cambrian Presbytery, The United Church of Canada. The United Church of Canada has taken a position against gambling for decades. This position has been reviewed many times, and every review has resulted in a position against gambling. Now, we are faced with a […]
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Dear editor: I was excited to see the brochure included in your paper in last Wednesday’s edition of the Fort Frances Times. It was advertising M & M Meats. Great? Wrong! I was checking through all the ads and found something very disheartening–“New York-striploin steaks; cut from government-inspected New Zealand […]
Dear editor: To begin, I would like to thank a close friend of the family for telling me to write this letter. Without his insistence, I may never have had the courage to do this. I am a mother of three and a teacher of many. Today, I broke with […]
Dear sir: An open letter to the Hon. David Johnson, minister of Education and Training, re: Bill 160–a bill to defraud the students of Ontario of their right to a quality education; a bill designed to concentrate fiscal and decision-making power in the hands of one man based in Toronto. […]
Dear Mike: So our municipal election looms on the horizon. Perhaps people need a recap of the work that’s been done in the past six years to help them make an informed decision. Too often, people’s memories are short and they often develop a “what-have-you-done-for-me-lately” attitude. We saw decisions on […]
Dear sir: Here’s the question: Do you honestly believe that the quality of education can be improved with another $670 million removed from the system; and that replacing qualified teachers with uncertified personnel in the classroom will solve the problem? If you do, then may I suggest that we have […]
Area homes and businesses will be under the watchful eyes of community volunteers on both “Gate Night” and Halloween again this year as “Operation Pumpkin” sends out its annual patrols. OPP Cst. Phil Donald, who is co-ordinating this year’s effort, is expecting close to 20 volunteers from 10 area businesses […]
It’s not a question of if they can win in their strike over Bill 160, the Education Quality Improvement Act; rather, teachers feel it’s a question of “they must win.” Fort High teacher Bill Fisher has been in the profession for 10 years. But like the rest of his colleagues […]
After six years of hard work, “Ice for Kids” organizers were rewarded with a standing ovation from about 45 supporters Monday night after town council pledged $5 million for a new double-rink ice facility here. And it should be ready by next September. First, though, the arena committee has to […]
Editor’s note: the names of the people in this article have been changed in order to protect their identity. In many ways, they’re a “typical” family. The children go to school during the day, come home and do homework or visit with friends, and spend Saturdays doing chores for a […]
Sewer forcemain work is not to blame for 10 rail cars carrying coal to jump the CN tracks–with eight tipping over–between Christie and Victoria Avenues here late Saturday morning, the general contractor on the Fifth Street project said yesterday. Larry Armstrong noted consultants brought in by CN engineers dug at […]
Miles Kupila and Lee Millett were relaxing over coffee around 11:05 a.m. Saturday when something strange started happening along the CN track outside the latter’s Christie Avenue kitchen window. And then the pair couldn’t believe what they were seeing. Things just started happening–almost at once. Box cars teetered, crashing off […]
