Dear editor: May I say our ninth-annual Chapple Days at the Both Farm north of Barwick have come and gone—with success! This is a huge undertaking by our friends, Joan and Steve Both and family of Barwick. They open their homestead, dating back to 1899, to visitors to celebrate Chapple […]
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: After reading the article last week on the Super Stock Special at the Emo Speedway, I have a couple of comments and a few points to clear up. There were a fair amount of cautions; but to be clear, few were caused by contact between the cars. The […]
Dear editor: I am writing this letter to Natural Resources minister David Ramsay to express an opinion about the provincial “Bear Wise” program that’s meant to educate and assist the public when dealing with nuisance bears. The program has been around for several years and I understand that statistics show […]
Dear friends: I’m writing to you because many people in our district are experiencing great adversity this summer, and we could really use your help. I know that during summer vacation, it’s difficult to remember people who are hungry, homeless, and hurting. But no matter what time of the year, […]
Dear editor, I’m obviously the “new” kid on the block with regard to the fireworks. In my excitement to get my letter written last week and into Wednesday’s paper, I inadvertently omitted the names of four very important people. For that, I apologize to Ken Munn, Hal Mikelson, Bob […]
Dear editor, Fort Frances has an outstanding fastball team (the Sight & Sound Wolves) who play in the Rainy River District Fastball League with heir home games taking place on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at Vanjura Stadium. This is a shout out to everyone who loves the game of baseball […]
Mr. Editor, This past Sunday, the Borderland Ensemble conducted an hour-long concert in the kiosk at Lions Park at the corner of Shevlin and Second Street. Their repertoire was easily listening, Maritime, folk, among many other favourites. A crowd assembled to listen to the group and enjoyed it. The Lions […]
Dear editor: Canada Day certainly ended in a blaze of glory! That is, if you were watching the fireworks display from any of the amazing vantage points along the riverbank near the Harbourage in Fort Frances. It was an absolutely breathtaking event! I am continually amazed by the effort put […]
Dear editor: This is a letter from a very concerned and scared citizen. This is a reminder to those idiots who drive vehicles. Just because you don’t look for people on bikes doesn’t mean we are not there. On Monday, I was going down Portage Avenue by Suds & Tubs. […]
Dear editor: Once again, the “Relay for Life” was a great success. I want to thank all of my volunteers, as well as the Fun in the Sun queen contestants, who helped with the luminaries. It’s a big job and I couldn’t have done it without you. Thanks, also, to […]
Dear editor: What are the advantages of the two different election systems? 1. The first-past-the-post system has the advantage of quick response to the parties as to not vote for them again and give then a smarting hit. Those of us old enough will remember how far the PC party […]
Dear editor: I attended the recent “Relay for Life” as a volunteer selling luminaries. There was a group of youth volunteers who took responsibility for the assembly of the luminaries from start to finish, as well as the placing of the luminaries around the track in alphabetical order. They spent […]
