Dear sir: I want everyone to understand why I am opposed to any strategy which would result in private, profit-driven ownership of Rainycrest, or private, profit-driven management of Rainycrest. First, I believe that health care at Rainycrest should be about good care for patients, not about how much profit can […]
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: There was an article in the Fort Frances Times last Wednesday (Nov. 24) which was headlined “Hunters fined for firing a gun out of a boat.” This article went on to say that two Iowa men were fined $1,500 each for shooting at a moose decoy from a […]
Dear sir: The hunters are in the bush tracking moose. In their offices, Timmins-James Bay New Democrat MPP Gilles Bisson and his NDP colleague, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Howard Hampton, are trying to shoot straight. Just a few weeks ago, Mr. Bisson was telling the media that the McGuinty government had […]
Dear editor: On Nov. 17, I introduced a Private Member’s Bill in the House of Commons that would see Nov. 11 become a national holiday. All Canadians should be able to observe Nov. 11 as a national day of remembrance. Too often we take our freedom for granted. It is […]
Dear Mike: We have a huge thank you to go out to all of the people who helped us with the 21st-annual regional volleyball tournament held Nov. 27. It was a great success once again, with around 240 participants from 22 teams in the region. We would like to congratulate […]
Dear editor: As your chiropractors, our primary goal is to serve you and to ensure you receive the highest quality health care possible. It is for this reason that we protested, and sought your support in protesting, the government’s decision—after 30 years—to eliminate their partial funding of chiropractic services. Thank […]
Dear editor: Please allow me the opportunity to write an open letter to the district politicians and individuals on the Rainycrest board of directors. I am deeply distressed to think that the Rainycrest board of directors, as reported in last Wednesday’s Fort Frances Times, is considering the privatization of Rainycrest […]
Dear editor, I am writing this letter in hopes of correcting what I believe to be a negative situation. Many of those in our district are aware that the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program (SCAP) is engaged in a building project. As with any new project, planning meetings are necessary. And […]
Dear Mike: As members of the administration at Fort Frances High School, we read Mr. Kim Cornell’s letter to the editor in the Nov. 10 edition of the Fort Frances Times with a great deal of interest. We certainly appreciate Mr. Cornell’s interest in the school and the school community. […]
Dear sir: Once again the Fort Frances Times has printed biased comments from the board of directors of Rainycrest Home for the Aged without first verifying the facts. Alberton Coun. Mike Ford, quoting a report from Rainycrest board member Ken McKinnon, in an article written by Fort Frances Times reporter […]
Dear editor, We would like to take this time to thank both the local chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society and the Fort Frances Community Chest for their financial support during my recent illness. No one plans to have a serious long-term illness, never mind plan for the financial burden […]
Dear editor: This is Rapid Robert again (you know, the old guy with the plaid tam). Nestor Falls United Church had services on Sunday, Nov. 7 to honour veterans. Peggy Mason, our minister at Nestor Falls, did a beautiful job of organizing and delivering the service. The pipe band marched […]
