Dear sir: I would like to take this opportunity to address the situation of access to the north end of Fort Frances. As a north-end homeowner who works in the south end of town, I often have been frustrated at the lack of supervised crossings to and from the north […]
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: Twenty-five years ago, on May 5, 1980, I drove into Fort Frances a shy, quiet, and reserved 20-year-old journalism school grad looking with anticipation and fear to starting my first job in the business. Today, I’m still shy, quiet, and reserved, and I am forever grateful to the […]
Dear Editor, Please extend my congratulations and thanks to all of those who attended the recent blood donor clinic. The simple act of donating blood saves many lives that we are often unaware of, but nonetheless it is always appreciated. I am so proud of all the donors who helped […]
Dear Editor, I don’t understand how the athletic achievements of the Mine Centre students can be consistently overlooked by your paper. I phoned your reporter back in April asking this question after our boys’ team won their SECOND regional GOLD medal of the year (they won the gold medal at […]
Dear sir: I wish to protest the caricature in last week’s Times. So, if you know it or not, you are fulfilling some of the words of Christ. He told his followers that they will be vilified—even persecuted or put to death. Much as it were the scribes and teachers […]
Dear sir: On behalf of the Kidney Foundation of Canada, we would like to take this opportunity to thank the residents of Rainy River District for your overwhelming support in our March door-to-door canvass. Besides our loyal donors from Fort Frances, Couchiching, and Alberton, we also received donations from Emo, […]
Dear editor: I would like to take this time to make the citizens of Rainy River District aware of the blood donor clinic being held in Fort Frances today (April 27) and tomorrow (April 28). I want to stress the importance of donating blood. Fortunately, technology has brought us safer […]
Dear Mike: It has come to our attention that the Ontario budget of May, 2004, and the subsequent deinsurance of optometric eye exams, has created much confusion as to who is covered by OHIP. The doctors and staff of Lidkea, Elliott and Lidkea Optometry Clinic would like to inform the […]
Dear editor: This letter is to the person or persons who came into my yard on Sunday, April 17 and stole my nine-year-old daughter’s mountain bike that was given to her for her birthday. You obviously knew what bike you wanted because you cut through the metal ring that is […]
Dear Mike: I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the efforts and contributions of a number of local people who contributed to the success of the Sunset Country Regional Science Fair held April 9 at the Fort Frances High School. The fair was attended by more than 100 […]
Dear editor: I would like to once again thank the Borderland Thunder hockey club, their coaches, executive, and their hard-working staff for another exciting year of Junior ‘A’ hockey. I hope that whatever happens, we still have Junior ‘A’ hockey here next season. I for one, will support the club […]
Dear editor: I noted in a recent news release by local MP Ken Boshcoff that his Liberal government placed $9 billion in the hands of a number of foundations. Will you please tell voters of this riding the names of these foundations, the names of the board of directors of […]
