Dear sir: The article which appeared in last week’s Fort Frances Times regarding the proposed building project at Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program (SCAP) requires some clarification. The student numbers at SCAP have been maintained at a constant level for some time, and I have been assured by school administration and […]
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.
To the editor: Yes, I voted for 98 percent of the new council and to the best of my knowledge, they have done well to this point in time. I believe in municipal taxation, and I also think they did a good job in getting the budget to where they […]
Dear editor: I would like to express my appreciation for the wonderful articles in last week’s Fort Frances Times written by Melanie Béchard (“Young women’s conference teaches self-respect”) and by Michael Hilborn (“District speech contest a true test.” I appreciate the fact that it is not always possible to recognize […]
Dear Mike: Harry Vandetti’s idea of having the ghost of Rainy River astride the Great Beaver during our centennial parade is simply spooktacular! The problem is we have only one Great Beaver, but no shortage of ghosts. I’m afraid designating the honoured seat could raise more cries of nepotism than […]
Dear sir: I am a foster mom of two special needs children. My husband and I have been caring for these two boys for eight years. Because of their special needs, they are unable to use the school bus. We have been fortunate to have the Emo handivan transport our […]
Dear editor: As a recent newcomer to the Town of Fort Frances, I was immediately impressed with the excellent sports and arts facilities available to this community. Over the past 25 years, we have lived in a number of much larger cities that cannot boast of facilities like the La […]
Dear Mike, On May 7-8, Kitchen Creek Golf Club participated in the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s Home and Leisure Show by providing staffing and some support at the “Hole-in-One Drive Away Putting Competition.” Throughout, the results of many hours of dedicated effort from Dawn Booth, the Chamber of Commerce […]
Dear sir: People of Fort Frances, we have to stand up! First of all, “bag tags.” This is ridiculous. The founders of this new system are too embarrassed to admit they screwed up. It’s not too late to just add the few dollars to everyone’s monthly bill, so our garbage […]
Dear editor: There are some wonderful people in our world. Monday last, I took my friend and her sister, who is visiting from Saskatoon, to the Rendez-Vous for lunch. We went for my friend’s sister’s 78th birthday. While we were there, she told the waitress it was the first time […]
Dear sir: I read Bill Krukoski’s letter in the Fort Frances Times last week re a local place for people to gamble. Mr. Krukoski seems to be quite for such a place, especially, if I understand correctly, that it’s supposed to advance our local economy. I had to think about […]
Dear Mike: I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all those who supported the recent “Cuts for Cancer” campaign which succeeded in raising such an astounding sum of money on my behalf. First and foremost, a huge thank you to the five brave individuals—Patty and Andrew Labbe, Rachel […]
Dear editor: Kudos to the Northwestern Ontario Fire Safety Coalition and the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council for organizing “The Times They Are A-Changin” Injury Prevention Conference, which was held last week in Fort Frances. It was a job well done! Also, congratulations to Abitibi-Consolidated (Fort Frances division), local […]
