Dear sir: While watching the town council meeting last Monday night (Oct. 24), the question was raised as to why the doctors would not accept the offer to purchase the Fort Frances Clinic from Kim Metke. The reply from Dr. Algie was this would be “a conflict of interest.” Later […]
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: Thank you to all who attended the functions in my honour in Fort Frances and Atikokan over the past month. I enjoyed the words of praise—even though some of the speakers got carried away. Thank you, too, to the Thunder Bay-Rainy River NDP riding association for hosting the […]
Dear sir: Isn’t it time we separated from southern Ontario and formed our own province? We have many good political leaders in all parties and many smart people in all walks of life that could organize the movement to separate. We just need a good leader to step forward. Are […]
Dear editor: In view of Minister Duncan’s recent and well-publicized comment, we should take the view that “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade,” and suggest the following as a solution to the job loses in Northwestern Ontario and the closing of the Atikokan Generating Station. Now that the province […]
Dear sir: We need answers re the Fort Frances Clinic: 1. Why was Kim Metke’s offer rejected? 2. Was it because he offered real market value, instead of this ridiculous $1 million figure? 3. Has the building and equipment been properly appraised? 4. Who will be responsible for recruitment? 5. […]
Dear editor: First, let me say how much I appreciate the Times’ coverage of our Catholic school board meetings. The article in last week’s edition headlined “Catholic board moves forward on French Immersion” has a statement, however, which gives an impression which I do not believe the board intended and […]
Dear Mike: I was a member of the audience at the public meeting on the doctor shortage last Wednesday night and was both very pleased and optimistic about the presentation, but very dismayed by the lack of positive or open-mindedness of the press and some questioners. It is very apparent […]
Dear sir: I’ve been reading the tirades of our sports reporter, Emmanuel Moutsatsos, and how his reporting of district sporting events has made him disliked by many local residents. I would like to do a poll to see how district residents really feel about him and, at the same time, […]
Dear editor: I attended last Wednesday’s meeting about the medical clinic. I was quite impressed by Mr. Punch’s evaluation of our situation here in Fort Frances. He seemed to have all the answers at his finger tips, but he missed some of the problems. All we would have to do […]
Dear sir: Thank you to the community for taking the time to attend the community forum that was held Wednesday, Oct. 12 in the auditorium at the Memorial Sports Centre. It was great to see such wonderful support from a cross-section of the demographics represented in Fort Frances. Primary care […]
Dear sir: I read with interest the letter in last week’s Times from Bud Edwards concerning aid for the earthquake victims on the Pakistan-India border. World Vision is there working around the clock to help. They had, as of Oct. 13, been distributing 3,000 tents, 1,000 quilts, 12,000 litres of […]
Dear sir: I’ve been reading the tirades of our sports reporter, Emmanuel Moutsatsos, and how his reporting of district sporting events has made him disliked by many local residents. I would like to do a poll to see how district residents really feel about him and, at the same time, […]
