Dear editor: The mayor and council probably all agree Fort Frances is a great place to be and live. But my question is where are we going? I realize that we, and mayor/council, have many challenges every day and every month, as many things need to be fixed and issues […]
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.
Dear editor: I am writing in response to the Jan. 30 article in the Fort Frances Times entitled “Ainsworth needs district’s help quickly: Hampton.” The article makes several inaccurate references to AbitibiBowater’s forest management and fibre procurement practices that I would like to clarify. I specifically would like to clarify […]
Dear editor: We have followed with interest the events that have transpired over the past couple of days. We own property in Fort Frances and pay school taxes, and feel strongly on the issue of bullying. We have witnessed cyberbullying throughout our school system and are pleased that the Lakehead […]
Dear editor: After attending the public meeting on Monday, Feb. 18, I am still opposed to the proposed abattoir site in Emo. Neither council nor the abattoir committee said anything to guarantee me that our fears about this abattoir will not be realized. The streets that the added traffic from […]
Dear editor: Our current Emo council wants to move our town forward by making it an attractive place to live—a place where our children will want to remain. For the most part, they are doing a good job. I do, however, have to question some of the choices that have […]
Dear editor: Wow! The public meeting on Feb. 18 in regards to the proposed abattoir in Emo was sold out. A big thank you to all who made the effort to come out and to get informed about a possible abattoir project in our town. Thank you, also, to all […]
Dear editor: We want to say thank you to all of the people and businesses who have contributed to the “Community Chest.” Recently, when we had to go out of town for medical care, I contacted this group through a phone call to Linda Hamilton. She made a few phone […]
Dear sir: Your newspaper is doing an admirable job of providing news coverage of the despicable video depicting six local high school students mocking native traditions, apparently while under the influence of alcohol. But I am curious why you choose to use quotation marks in referring to the “racist” video? […]
Dear editor: On Feb. 15, aboriginal communities decided to pull their students from Fort Frances High School, citing safety concerns, in response to an overtly racist video that surfaced on the Internet of six female students who made a mockery of aboriginal peoples. Education Director Jack McMaster’s comments that the […]
Dear editor: I have not a computer so, of course, I do not have the Internet and so I did not see what these Muskie girls did. I understand it had nothing to do with their hockey game, so why are they being punished for something they did on their […]
Dear editor: How very sad that these stupid girls acted without thinking, and now their actions have been blown so out of proportion that even gangs from Winnipeg and Thunder Bay have “hits” out on them. Rumour has it that there’s an e-mail going around that the gang members actually […]
Dear editor: I am writing in response to recent media reports regarding the incident involving the young women who produced a video that raised the issue of racism. While I was in Fort Frances over the weekend, it was apparent this occurrence had polarized the community. While some have tried […]
