Owen Johnston Dear Mike: Please allow me to be the first to publicly thank all those involved in the “outragalaciously” successful inauguration of the Fort Frances Folk Festival (it was such a delight that a new word was needed to express it!) I would not describe myself as a “folkie,” […]
Letters
All newspapers encourage letters to the editor and intend to print the opinions of their readers with as few restrictions as possible. The Fort Frances Times is no exception.
Rules governing letters to the editor in the Fort Frances Times are:
All letters must be signed, and the name of the writer will be printed with all letters published.
The writer must submit his/her letter in person and satisfactory identify themselves, or submit a telephone number to be used to verify that the letter was actually written by the person whose name is included on it, delaying publication if necessary to make the verification.
Letter will not be accepted from people outside the local coverage area unless the letters are written on a topic of primarily local interest.
If a letter attacks another individual or group, the Times will allow a response in the same edition.
Letters should not exceed 300 words and may be edited for length and content.
Jack Elliott To the editor, Once again the little Town of Rainy River showed the district how to throw a party. “Railroad Daze” was a roaring success thanks to the effort and dedication of a super bunch of volunteers. The parade, the ball tournament, big tent entertainment, games, rides, the […]
Ken Grynol Dear editor, Having read the Anderson’s fencing problem, I side with them. Council upheld the fence bylaw but there are so many hedges over this height limit in town. So far, the bylaw officer has not done anything about it. You have to pull out into oncoming traffic […]
Dianne Nordstrom Dear editor: Once again Fort Frances High School has failed its students. During the recent academic awards assembly at the high school, pens had not been ordered for three very deserving students. Their names made it to the list at the assembly, at least. This mistake was reported […]
Joyce Young Dear editor: The Northern Therapeutic Riding program needs help from a retired farmer or a knowledgeable person of farming equipment to help us take our hay off this year. Due to an accident last June, I’m still not able to operate the tractor. If anyone can help us […]
Dr. Bob Lidkea Dear Mike: The Kiwanis Club of Fort Frances sends congratulations to the “Relay for Life!” In spite of the downturn in the world economy, the organizers, participants, and the donors came through with another great drive for cancer research money. The Kiwanis Club of Fort Frances again […]
Barb Jodoin Dear editor: I appreciate the opportunity to use a small space in your newspaper to pass on a big thank you! Once again, FFHS graduates were given the gift of a “chem-free” celebration. As a volunteer on the committee, I am now aware of the tremendous amount of […]
Linda Angus Dear editor: Even with fewer teams, we still worked together and raised more than $40,000 for this year’s “Relay for Life.” Amazing! Well done, relay teams. Together, we will fight to “find a cure.” The head shave was a big success. A big thanks to those who joined […]
Edith Rawlins Dear editor: Last October, at a dinner at St. John’s Anglican Church, a many-coloured bag containing three books—The New English Version of the Bible and two others—was taken to the church but not returned. The return of these books would be appreciated. There are 10 rules called the […]
Gerri Yerxa Dear editor: In April, 2002, the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) proclaimed June 15 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day following the United Nations International Plan of Action on Ageing. This plan recognized the importance of addressing and preventing abuse and neglect of older […]
Dorothy Friesen Dear editor: I live in Alberton Township and received an anonymous flyer in my mailbox concerning a proposed zoning amendment. I have not been able to find out from the township office who sent this, so I am addressing the writer and all those who read the flyer, […]
Brenda Hartlin for Emo Concerned Citizens Dear editor: On June 9, a nine-member delegation from the Emo Concerned Citizens group requested to be heard at the regular town council meeting in Emo. Our group was in attendance, on the advice of the minister of municipal affairs, to make a presentation […]
