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 […]
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: 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 […]
Dear editor: The La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary would like to extend a sincere “thank you” to everyone who contributed to our “Tag Day” on May 18. The generosity of our merchants and the people of our community made this day a huge success. The money collected will further enhance patient […]
Dear Michael: I am writing this letter to express my disappointment at the way I was treated at the border last Monday (May 14). My husband and I were trying to buy our work permits as we’ve always done for the past 11 years. We received a letter indicating we […]
Dear Mike: On Saturday, April 28, 45 students from the Rainy River District School Board and the Northwest Catholic Board participated in the Rainy River District Science Fair. All those students, from Grade 4-8, are to be congratulated for all their hard work, commitment, and dedication to excellence in education. […]
Dear editor: The Get Outdoors Club, led by Henry Miller, is not just sports for boys but also for girls. We do things like archery, nature hikes, fishing, sleep-outs, survival camp-outs, bake sales, building, painting, and cleaning birdhouses, and sometimes even shooting hand guns and rifles with Willy Anderson. We […]
Dear editor: First of all, I would like to express my appreciation to trustees Donna Dittaro and Gary Allen for their support in our cause to retain a school bus at Atikokan High School. They display a clear understanding of, and care for, the needs of the students at AHS—and […]
Dear editor: I would like to respond to the editorial of April 25, which included what my daughter wrote about her addiction to Oxycontin. Our children/teens are calling out for help, only to be told there is a three- to six-month wait to get into the Kenora rehab centre. They […]
Dear editor: I would like to thank the person who threw the high chair behind my house. Just because you have no use for it anymore doesn’t give you the right to throw it into someone else’s property for them to dispose of. It is acts like this that prove […]
