Dear editor: I am alarmed at the recent goings on in this town over the fears and changes contemplated for our water system. We are lucky to have an excellent source for our water system. In the not too distant past, a new engineered treatment plant was built—supposedly it was […]
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: It was a hot and humid weekend, but what better place to be than the Devlin ball park playing slo-pitch! Thanks go to Shade, the team in charge of the tournament (Ron and Leslie Kellar, Jack Kellar, Laurie and Gayleen Walsh, Linda and Willie Pruys, Diana King, Jim […]
Dear sir: I want to take a moment and thank everyone who helped make the FFHS 2005 “chem-free” grad party a great success. From the initial planning meeting in February to the actual event on June 23, much work by the parent committee and support from the community brought about […]
Dear sir: I have read that AFN Chief Phil Fontaine has embarked upon an effort to solicit the collective vote of band memberships for the AFN chief position. I have read that Mr. Fontaine wants to have women/youth and hereditary chiefs to have more say at the AFN. I also […]
Dear editor: An open letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty: Mr. McGuinty, I am writing in regards to the recently-announced plan to close the coal-fired generating station in Atikokan. During the last election, I was happy to hear you make a commitment to change how this province generates electrical power as […]
To the editor: Recently, it was reported that on the outskirts of Toronto, a costly operation involving a helicopter, police, firefighters, and 10 hours of time to finally tranquilize a bear. This costly operation is just the beginning for people from the south. When such incidents occur there, it becomes […]
Dear sir: The article “Council tables new sewer, water rates” (Daily Bulletin, Tuesday, June 28, 2005) brought the beginning of additional issues that will erode the relationship of commercial and residential users in our community by turning them on each other. It’s a great tactic to keeping taxpayers from asking […]
Dear sir: For many years, federal Liberals claimed that free votes could not be allowed in the House of Commons. Their leaders claimed this would hinder the governing party from governing. MPs from the Reform, the Canadian Alliance, and now the new Conservative Party consistently have stated otherwise. Recently, a […]
Dear editor: On July 1, the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 in Fort Frances proudly presented their colours and marched with pride in the Canada Day parade. In a highly-decorated float behind them sat our proud veterans. Not only did these people fight for freedom and honour, but for our […]
Dear Mr. Editor: Fort Frances’ downtown needs a boost and, as of yet, nothing has worked. Well, I have the solution. The greatest gift this town has is the fact that there are eight or so First Nation reserves within the sphere of its influence. The residents of all First […]
Dear Mr. Editor, This July 1, I had the opportunity to view an amazing spectacle of fireworks from a prime location. In my opinion, I have never experienced a better display than was offered for public viewing this year. I had no idea what was involved in setting up this […]
Dear Mike: Three months after I moved to Fort Frances, I was presented with a bill from the town for a sidewalk re-build in front of my new house three years prior. Of course, I was a little upset that none of this was identified by the town during my […]
