Evelyn Rawn Dear editor: “Operation Christmas Child” thanks the people of Fort Frances and surrounding district for the success of its shoebox program. Fort Frances is known as a caring and giving community, and this generosity will bring smiles to the faces of many children in Third World countries who […]
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.
Larry Hildebrand Dear sir: On Monday, Nov. 10, my mother entered La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances after suffering a sudden, massive stroke. Sadly, she succumbed to this condition five days later on Friday, Nov. 14. Needless to say, this was a terribly difficult, painful week for my family. […]
John A. Reader Dear Mr. Editor: I would like to let Mark McCaig, Town of Fort Frances CAO, know that I agree with him 100 percent as he was quoted in the Nov. 26 article in the Fort Frances Times entitled “Town pessimistic about pre-budget consultation with province.” Town staff […]
Art Scheirer Dear editor: Let me see if I have this all straight. The NDP already had hatched a plan for a bloodless coup d’etat prior to the economic statement by Finance minister Jim Flaherty. It apparently didn’t matter that Canadians had just voted and elected Mr. Harper. Mr. Layton […]
Tiffany Whalen Dear editor: The Youth Action Alliance would like to express its thanks and appreciation to town council and Dr. Lorena Jenks for their work in banning smoking near our Memorial Sports Centre doors. We feel that educating the public on the dangers of second-hand smoke is necessary for […]
David Kircher Dear editor: The following is letter to the Rainy River District School Board explaining our rationale for these questions regarding the missing funds from Fort Frances High School: This, my third communication regarding your response to my presentation, will focus on your answer to my third question: “The […]
David Kircher Dear editor: The following is a letter sent to the chair of the Rainy River District School Board on Nov. 21 questioning the board’s response to my presentation back on Nov. 4. To date, this letter has not been acknowledged or responded to. This, my second communication regarding […]
Darryl McLeod Dear Mike: This is in regards to the deer photo that ran in last week’s edition of the Fort Frances Times. The Ministry of Natural Resources followed up this public report from Nov. 24 and can provide the following information: Based on the photo, the symptoms are consistent […]
Dave Goodman Dear editor: Last year, the Borderland Snowmobile Club groomed and maintained more than 400 km of local snowmobile trails. This was made possible with revenue from permit sales and many volunteer hours. Unfortunately, permits sales and fundraising only covered about 75 percent of the $20,000 budget. Through NWOSTA, snowmobilers […]
Nick Wihnan Dear editor: I strongly oppose Fort Frances council’s efforts to encourage other local municipalities to lobby the Ministry of Tourism to relocated the tourist information centre in Fort Frances. The argument for urgent action stems on traffic flow from Canada Customs away from the tourist centre, thus American […]
Rudolf K.F. Zeitlhofer Dear sir: Most citizens don’t generally encounter the police on a regular basis, and it is easy to lose sight of the difficult and often thankless job they do. We have the good fortune to live in a relatively safe community. It remains safe because of the […]
Stan Hoard To the editor: I have done some travelling and never have I accessed a tourist information centre closer than what Fort Frances offers. A tourist entering Fort Frances from south of the border only has to make a left turn after leaving Canada Customs, drive a couple hundred […]
