Dear Mr. Editor: I read with interest the column, “From the Publisher’s Pen,” regarding the shopping in Fort Frances and in particular downtown. People usually will shop where they think it is most advantageous to themselves, and no amount of campaigns to shop at home will help very much. However, […]
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 heard that the water tower will be refurbished and that is great. However, what is not great—and what surprised me the most—was the town is considering selling space on that water tower for advertising! You must be kidding me! We are bombarded with advertising everywhere we turn. […]
Dear editor: I don’t know if you will print this or not, but I very much want to thank the Good Samaritan who made my Christmas a wonderful, heartfelt event. On Dec. 24, I received a call from McTaggarts asking if I had purchased gift certificates. I indicated that I […]
Dear sir: This letter is in response to the article published in the Jan. 2 edition of the Fort Frances Times about one of our skaters, Michael Nelson. While the body of the article is complimentary to the skater, we were taken aback by the headline that calls figure skating […]
Dear editor: Well, Fort Frances residents, there is very little time left to make your vote count in the council byelection. I am only hoping that you are reading this. I keep noticing that Mr. Hamilton claims he will make a difference. “I stand ready, willing and able to make […]
Dear Mr. Editor: I would like to express my views as our byelection mail-in ballots are being sent out to voters. An election already has taken place. Mr. Perry won. Mr. Hamilton said he did not even campaign for the office (during the election last November), but would now like […]
Dear editor: Animal dissection, which was first used in classrooms in the early part of the last century, is still being used in some Fort Frances High School classes. In recent years, dissection has been increasingly scrutinized. Experts have re-evaluated the educational worth and morality of cutting up animals just […]
Dear editor: The holiday season is upon us and once again Barb and Charlie Turgeon have turned their home on First Street East into a winter wonderland. They obviously enjoy bringing the holiday spirit to folks who take the time to stop and enjoy the nativity scene, animated figures, music, […]
Dear editor: The snow has arrived and the snowmobile season is here. Are you ready, and parents are your kids legal? In Ontario, you must be at least 12 years of age and have a snowmobile driver’s permit to drive off your own property. To ride on a road, or […]
Dear editor: I was reading the letters to the editor in the Times last week, one of them was very familiar to me. Sheila McMahon had some decorations stolen off her deck between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. on the previous Sunday morning (Dec. 9). I, too, lost decorations that […]
Dear Mike: I’d like to congratulate the current town council on a successful first year of term. I don’t think we all realize the time and personal energy you take from your work and families to serve your community. I sincerely thank all of you. I’d also like to mention […]
Dear editor: This is to the owner and/or passenger of the red pickup who attempted to shoot deer across from my house and on my family’s property in Miscampbell Township on Highway 611 North at 5 p.m. on Dec. 10. A hunting licence is not a licence to trespass or […]
