Dear Mr. Editor: I would like to comment on an incident that has taken place in Fort Frances. Last May, I made a concrete stepping stone (eight-inch diameter) with a stained glass inlay of a red petunia. It took me a long time to make it and was a real […]
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: It is a very interesting fact that the federal ministers of Canada don’t use their full names on their oaths! If a person’s name that appears on an oath is not the same name as that on the birth certificate, then there is no continuation of evidence that […]
Dear sir: I wish to comment on the article in Friday’s Daily Bulletin about the volunteer firefighters. I, as well, am a part-time volunteer on the fire brigade, and am feeling very frustrated and angry with the decision by town council to further reduce the number of full-time firefighters in […]
To the editor: I read Ken Boshcoff’s regular contribution “View From The Hill” expecting just that—his views, opinions, and thoughts about issues and perhaps an occasional synopsis of the work he is doing as our elected representative. Instead, we get a mixed bag of government advertising (“Canadian Forces can offer […]
Dear sir: Attention Fort Frances. Your fire department is being slowly dismantled by our mayor and council. The mayor and council are instituting staffing changes at the fire department that will affect the safety and well-being of this community. Staffing of full-time firefighters is being reduced for no reason that […]
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 […]
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 […]
