Hi Mike: Please allow me to express my sincere condolences to Howard, Shelley, and the Hampton family on the death of George. As a former resident (and reporter), I fondly recall seeing Mr. Hampton almost every weekend at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market, as well as many other events around […]
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 sir: Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Jan. 21 is the 90th anniversary of Kiwanis International—a thriving organization of service-minded men and women who respond to the unique needs of their communities and address worldwide […]
Dear editor: After reading your paper of Dec. 21, I am left wondering if this is an official publication of the Liberal party. First, there are the ramblings of Melanie Béchard on how wonderful the Liberal blog site is and how the humour it portrays is so great. Well, let […]
Dear sir: Recently, there have been several letters to the editor concerning the reduction of full-time staff at the Fort Frances Fire Department. Certainly this financial-based decision by town council has far-reaching effects—and not limited to Fort Frances residents. Firstly, Fort Frances taxpayers will feel the effects in many painful […]
Dear editor: I saw a couple of articles in the paper that irked me very much. First, Paul Martin’s proposed ban on hand guns will make it very hard on trappers. They will now have to carry rifles—and get them full of snow and dirt. Furthermore, the humane disposal of […]
Dear editor: I am responding to last week’s letter written by Mark Loney of Cloverleaf in Emo. Why should they be responsible for a government cheque that was processed twice? Is the government not responsible for its own mistakes? If I was to have written a cheque and it bounced, […]
Dear editor: On Sunday afternoon, I was one of many who experienced a most inspiring Christmas cantata performed at St. Mary’s Church. In recent weeks, we have been hearing of those who want to omit the name Christ when referring to the special season we are now experiencing. One only […]
Dear editor: On Dec. 11 at 4 a.m. (Hawaiian time), I lined up at the starting line of the 33rd-annual Honolulu Marathon along with 24,642 other contestants. At 5 a.m., fireworks signalled the start, with the temperature around 21 C (about 30 C warmer than here). When I crossed the […]
Dear editor: Will our mill be the next to close? With pulp and paper production closures in Kenora, Dryden, and elsewhere in Canada, this is a reasonable question to consider. I hear a lot of concern from the people I talk to that our town soon may suffer significant job […]
Dear sir: I have been a resident of Fort Frances for most of my life. I am writing this in regards to employment opportunities in Fort Frances, or lack thereof. It is no secret that Fort Frances has undergone a considerable exodus of people aged 18-30. Many of these people […]
To the editor: There were some comments recently from town council about budget shortfalls for the coming year. According to them, part of the problem is that we, the taxpayers, are questioning our home assessments and getting our property taxes lowered. As I see it, the problem is not us, […]
Dear editor: Thank you for having this section for letters. We used to decry the commercialization of Christmas and began saying, “Put the Christ back in Christmas.” Now some want store managers and others to perform in the “Christmas spirit.” I hope the recent victory over Wal-Mart in the United […]
