Dear editor: Thank you for this space in our paper. It takes a lot to get me angry enough to struggle with a black marker in one hand and a magnifying glass in the other. I’m sure almost everyone already knows what I’m talking about. I find it most disturbing […]
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: A few weeks ago, your paper carried an article on how many millions the Ministry of Transportation is going to spend on the northern transportation network (winter roads). I am wondering if they could perhaps find a little more often a few shovels of gravel to keep the […]
Dear editor: A few weeks ago, I returned to Atikokan for a brief holiday. I was born and raised in Atikokan, and all my family still lives in the area. The talk of the town is the pending loss of the school bus. I’ve had the opportunity to read a […]
Dear editor: Upon reading Margaret Ann Hudson’s recent letter to the editor, I am bewildered at her astute way of introducing trivial nonsense. Mrs. Hudson claimed that when there was a vacant seat opened, a byelection is to be called for and the people of a riding have the right […]
Dear editor: The subject of refusal of U.S. citizens who want to visit Canada on vacation recently reared its ugly head again. We are referring to statements by CBSA at the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s annual meeting in late January. While 606 visitors refused entry does not seem like […]
Dear editor: I am writing this letter to express our opposition to the construction of an abattoir in the town of Emo. We have no problem with an abattoir being built. We just don’t want it being built in the town of Emo. Do the people of Emo realize the […]
Dear editor: We want to extend our thanks to the producers, crew, and cast of the VALA Variety Show. The production was so entertaining—lots of local talent. We laughed so hard we cried. The time and devotion this production took is really appreciated. I know I will never hear the […]
Dear editor: We write on behalf of the Right Relations Circle of Rainy River District—a group seeking to improve relationships between First Nations and the descendants of non-aboriginal settlers—to express our support for Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation and our dismay at the positions being taken by Platinex Inc. (a […]
Its not that many Fort Frances residents have a bad memory; just a short one. Less than three years ago, in September, 2005, the town council of the day did not simply appoint John Albanese—the first runner-up in the previous municipal election—to fill the seat vacated by the sudden passing […]
Dear editor: Mayor Roy Avis would like to share with the community the letter he wrote to former resident Duncan Keith on his selection to the NHL all-star game: Dear Duncan: On behalf of the citizens of the Town of Fort Frances, I would like to extend our sincere congratulations […]
Dear editor: I would like to thank the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association for including our two PeeWee girls’ teams in the boys’ Atom ‘A’ tournament held over the weekend here. When I first learned we had the opportunity to play, I thought it would be a great weekend playing […]
Dear editor: I would like to begin by saying that Deb and I are in favour of the abattoir coming to Emo. Let me explain why. As mentioned in an earlier article in the Fort Frances Times, the site selected has four things the facility needed, those of which are: […]
