Dear Mike: It has been brought to my attention that Fort Frances town council is discussing a reduction to the staff of our full-time firefighters. I personally find this very disturbing. I have been a volunteer firefighter for nearly 10 years. During that time, I have been in very hazardous […]
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: In last week’s Times I see the Manitou fish fry is taking place again. These walleyes are spawning fish, with a closed season on the same. The law says natives can give the fish to you for no reimbursement of any kind. I think this is very liberal […]
Dear sir, Based on the article in last week’s paper, and what I saw on TV, I must say I am appalled by what is being done by our town council. At last year’s open meeting, the possibility of reducing the size of the fire department was discussed—and withdrawn—due in […]
Dear Editor, With Daffodil Month now over, the Canadian Cancer Society would like to thank the many volunteers who helped make the month such a large success in our community. During the month of April, volunteers throughout the community banded together to sell bright yellow daffodils – the symbol of […]
Dear Editor, With all due respect to Allan Kielczewski and his opinions. First off, I am not really sure how to address his comments about the native fisherman. So I’ll start with what I agree with. Yes, I do think there should be a closed season for the walleyes. Spawning […]
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 […]
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 […]
