What a dilemma! Spend $20,000 for a democratic byelection or appoint someone who lost in the last council election. My suggestion is to hold the byelection and hope only one person runs. Acclamation—that should please everyone.
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: My name is Crystal Smith. I am writing to you because I am a very upset individual, and I would like to ask the parents of this community where your child or children were on the evening of Friday, Oct. 27 between 7 and 8 p.m.? Well, I […]
Dear editor, Re: Ontario HPV vaccination program. The studies of this vaccine (involving more than 20,000 women) show it is almost 100 percent effective in preventing infection with four Human Pappillomavirus (HPV) types, which are responsible for 70 percent of cervical cancer cases and 90 percent of genital warts. (Cancer […]
Dear editor: Fort Frances, what is going on? Our town council has deemed that rather than take the next runner-up to fill the vacant seat of Tannis Drysdale, they will put the town to the expense of another election. It would be necessary if the position had no one to […]
Dear editor: I would like to extend my congratulations and best wishes to the Hon. Michael Gravelle on his appointment as the new minister of Northern Development and Mines in the McGuinty government. Recently, the local paper mill in Fort Frances was provided provincial funding for the biomass boiler project […]
Dear editor: Re: All the hub-bub about getting a candidate to fill the vacancy left by a former council member’s resignation. I wonder why you could not use good common sense and take the next-highest candidate from the last election, which I understand would be Mr. Perry. Do you have […]
Dear editor: I would like to commend Bill Krukoski on his letter to the editor printed in the Fort Frances Times on Oct. 17 regarding a byelection to fill the vacant council seat. I, as a taxpayer, agree with Bill 100 percent. I was at a social function on Oct. […]
Dear editor: I am very disappointed with our current town council regarding its decision to hold a byelection to fill the vacant seat. They claim that the results with regard to Ken Perry, the seventh-place finisher in last November’s election, may not be accurate because not all ballots had six […]
Dear sir: Oct. 21-27 is Canadian Foster Family Week. This week is dedicated to honouring the difficult, yet rewarding job done by foster families in Rainy River District. Foster families are essential to the work that takes place at Family and Children’s Services. Without the constant care and commitment these […]
Dear editor, The topic of Bill Krukoski’s letter in the Oct. 17 issue of the Times has me upset also. I was apathetic enough to forget about this byelection—this $20,000 would not raise my taxes too much. What makes me upset now is I must vote again. I thought we […]
Dear editor: There has been a discontinue of busing on Christie Avenue North due to safety concerns raised by the school bus drivers. As concerned parents, we strongly disagree since the end of our street is big enough for fire trucks, snowplows, garbage trucks, and other service vehicles to turn […]
Dear sir: I am writing in response to Dianne Griffiths’ letter published in the Wednesday, Oct. 10 edition of the Fort Frances Times, in which she outlines her concerns regarding the limited availability of hearing health care in the district. Ms. Griffiths states that as a result of the closure […]
