Dear sir: In response to Mr. Bourgeault’s letter concerning the new library in last Wednesday’s Times, I want to thank Dave for his ongoing interest in, and support of, the Fort Frances Public Library. The current library building will be offered for sale. This is what other communities have done […]
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 Mike: Not only was I surprised but absolutely stunned that the Fort Frances Times had no reports relating to the sudden shutdown of the current session of the Ontario legislature on Monday, June 4. Regrettably, Shaw Cable (Ch. 80) telecasts only five hours (daily) from the legislative assembly; therefore, […]
Dear editor: With regard to the article “New school eyed at Robert Moore site,” does that mean they [the Rainy River District School Board] are intending to demolish Robert Moore? That would be a terrible mistake. The construction dates on each of the three sections are a visible reminder of […]
Dear Mike: Several weeks ago, I received a very nice letter requesting monetary assistance to help fund construction of a new library in the Town of Fort Frances. My wife and I are now, and have always been, supporters of the library. I sat on the library board as a […]
Dear editor: Last week on CBC news from Winnipeg, the sports reporter had an item about a young man from Boise, Idaho trying out for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ football team, who is on probation from the U.S. courts for five years for being involved in a car racing incident […]
Dear Mike: Having recently been a patient at La Verendrye General Hospital here in Fort Frances, I have come to know the operation of it well. The “girls,” as they collectively and respectfully refer to themselves, make up the heart of the operation, whose absence would render the hospital mere […]
Dear editor: Well, I’ve given up on the short walks along the waterfront in fear of stepping into some dog doo-doo. Now what am I supposed to do? I’ve also quit cutting my grass in the front yard and boulevard so I won’t get into it there. And the back […]
Dear Mike: The recent push to start an ‘AAA’ hockey program in Fort Frances is the latest example of small-town politics and grudges getting in the way of logical thinking and common sense. Despite the beliefs of some, Fort Frances simply isn’t big enough to contain three successful hockey programs […]
Dear Mike: We were appalled at the letter you received from Donna Devenport of Moose Point Lodge. Surely our Canadian customs officers do not normally treat our American visitors in this manner. There are polite ways of putting a point across, but it would seem that this particular customs person […]
Dear editor: In order that local separate school ratepayers are not unduly and incorrectly influenced, I would like to correct several false statements made by John Borst, a trustee with the Northwest Catholic District School Board. In his letter to the editor in last Wednesday’s Times (“Motion misinterpreted”), Mr. Borst […]
Dear editor: Regrettably, your reporter misinterpreted what happened at the Northwest Catholic District School Board meeting last Tuesday night (May 15). The motion made by me was made as a notice of motion only. As such, it did not require a seconder at this meeting. By making a notice of […]
