Dear editor: The bandwagon of local smoking bans now steamrolling across the nation has nothing to do with protecting people from the supposed threat of “second-hand” smoke. Indeed, the bans themselves are symptoms of a far more grievous threat, a cancer that has been spreading for decades throughout the body […]
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: The fish that were served at the Manitou Rapids fish fry last month weren’t caught during the spawning run (“Missed Point,” Letters to the Editor, F.F. Times, June 1, 2005). Walleye tournaments, local recreation and food fishers, the tourist industry, commercial fishing, the consuming public, the timber industry, […]
Dear sir: I would like to thank local residents for participating in the “Big Bike for Stroke 2005.” What an achievement! Some $13,323.74 was raised by your community. Thank you, on behalf of each and every volunteer of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, for this tremendous gift. The success to […]
Dear sir: I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the nominees and the three northwest recipients of the eighth-annual Influential Women of Northern Ontario Awards held in Thunder Bay on June 2. The sheer volume of worthy candidates from such a diverse variety of backgrounds illustrates the […]
Dear sir: We, Doc Halliday’s Cuban Cigar House, rent the back of the building and the parking lot on the east side of the Royal Canadian Legion. And for three years now, we have had to remind the local residents not to park in this lot unless they have a […]
Dear editor: Over the last several months, there has been much interest and debate on the topic of fishing. But let’s discuss some numbers. For every pound of female walleye, 10,000 eggs are produced. From 10,000 eggs, .12 percent survive to adulthood. It takes five years to produce a spawning […]
Dear sir: Without a doubt, border-crossing issues are getting worse every year. Outfitters’ business will be down another 10 percent in 2005. Of course, this is not an isolated issue. We are challenging softwood lumber tariffs and, hopefully, a few dollars out of the millions now flowing to U.S. businesses […]
Dear editor: We are teachers and coaches at Beaver Brae High School in Kenora and we are writing this of our own accord. Specifically, we are writing to express our disappointment with the May 26 article by Emmanuel Moutsatsos in which he covered the NorWOSSA soccer tournament played in Kenora. […]
Dear editor: The public is allowed protection of our natural resources, which supposedly is depended on our Ministry of Natural Resources. But with the First Nations fishing at will with no limits, the communities in full control of fishing tournaments, and with the MNR handcuffed on full control of protecting […]
Dear editor: This is a letter regarding our garage sale on May 27-28. We would like to thank all who attended, “except for one.” We had a Pioneer CD/AM/FM car stereo for sale. It was in the original box, with the purchase price being $375. We had a “steal of […]
Dear editor: I am writing this letter regarding the current negotiations between the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the provincial government. For those who are not aware, OPSEU represents about 40,000 workers across the province. In Fort Frances, OPSEU represents courts, victims witness services, the Ontario Disability Support Program, […]
To the Editor: In an age when most farmers are tearing their hair out, trying to deal with nutrient management plans (i.e., livestock waste, which traditionally was spread on the land to grow nutritious, safe food crops), Monday morning’s news added to their frustration. The farmer now must deal with […]
