Dear sir: We have enjoyed the Fort Frances Times as our source of local and community news and events for many years. Therefore, our family was shocked at the brazen ads, including lewd photographs, for “Ladies Nite Out” and “Canadian Playboyz” (June 2 and 9) which left nothing to the […]
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: Recently our town requested residents try composting their “garbage.” For a cost of $40 plus taxes, a resident can purchase a bin from the town. I would like the residents of Fort Frances to be aware of the dangers of composting in our area. My concern is that […]
Dear sir: Allyceea Ennis died on her school bus in Thunder Bay two days before Valentine’s Day. Since then, her family has been asking the question, “Why?” The more research we do, the more we discover that small children—left unsupervised and unrestrained—are not safe on school buses. Transport Canada and […]
Dear sir: What is the obligation of the federal government for the welfare of the public? This might come to you as a surprise, but according to the Privy Council Office, there is nothing in writing that the federal government has any obligation for the welfare of the public. Every […]
Dear sir: Monday was day one of garbage bag tags. Our teenage son put the garbage out on Sunday night in two Type ‘A’ containers—one with a bag tag and one without. We later received a “Garbage Collection Non-Compliance Notice” in our mailbox stating that “The proper container waste weighed […]
Dear editor, Visions and dreams of the pioneers are what started our communities more than 100 years ago. Devlin and Woodyatt Townships had been surveyed in 1875 and settlers began arriving in the 1880s. Burriss was not surveyed until 1897, and settlers from the United States began arriving in 1898. […]
Dear sir: What an achievement as $12,830.96 was raised by your community when the “big bike” came to town last month. Thank you, on behalf of each and every volunteer of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, for this tremendous gift. The success to which you have contributed goes far beyond […]
Dear sir: I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation and thanks to the paramedics, Dr. Jason Shack, and the emergency room crew (Lori, Linda, and Barbara) of the Riverside Health Care Centre for the excellent care and consideration that I received while visiting Fort Frances […]
Dear sir: Whoa! Look who’s calling the kettle black! Considering the recent report of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority of 24,000+ deaths and 6,000+ “mistakes” made by the mighty medical profession, I can’t help wonder how the headlines would read if these “mistakes” were attributed to—heaven forbid—chiropractors. Alternative health care, […]
Dear Mr. Behan: On behalf of the Kidney Foundation of Canada, we would like to express our sincere thanks to those people who canvassed for the annual March Drive. This year, nearly $7,000 was raised locally. The commitment of our volunteers is astonishing. The Kidney Foundation is dedicated to improving […]
Dear sir: Last Thursday (May 20), I had been burning some items in the fireplace. At 6:50 p.m., I closed the glass doors on the fireplace and left for the Sister Kennedy Centre. About 7:10 p.m., my wife, Susan, drove into our driveway with our granddaughter from Thunder Bay. She […]
Dear sir: Thank you to the citizens of Fort Frances for their generous support of our recent tag day for the Rainycrest Auxiliary. We took in $3,090.78. Thanks also to the volunteers who braved the cold and stood on street corners for two hours. As well, the La Verendrye General […]
