Dear sir: Mr. Hoshizaki (Rainy River District School Board) saw a $25,747 salary increase (19 percent) between 2002 and 2003 while Mr. Woods (Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc.) was given a $25,565 hike (also 19 percent). Is there any wonder why we have no funds for books and supplies for […]
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: Our sincere congratulations goes out to local Special Olympian Joyce Gosselin on her achievement of making “Team Canada” for the 2005 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. This was no surprise to me as, attending the Regional Winter Games in Kenora a few years back, I watched Joyce make […]
Dear sir: We, as a group, would like to offer a great big bouquet to the gals of the Hair and Body Care Shoppe in Emo, who have just successfully completed another fundraiser for a family in the district affected by cancer. This is the seventh such year for this […]
Dear sir: This letter is being written in response to the editorial in the April 14th edition of the Fort Frances Times and to add to the comments made in the letter to the editor, entitled “Profit and Gain,” in last week’s Times. Although the letter that appeared last week […]
Dear Mike: Our family wishes to express its sincere appreciation to the individuals and organizations who worked so hard to carry out a successful hosting of the national Midget hockey championship in Kenora last week. The tournament committee and many, many volunteers deserve special mention for the time and effort […]
Dear Mike: In our busyness, each day too easily blurs from one to the next with no significance—nothing setting it apart from yesterday other than it’s one day closer to the next pay cheque or the next day off . . . until it happens. Our day is turned upside […]
Dear sir: I am writing this letter to the editor in response to your opinion in the Times on April 14 regarding “Too high a cost.” First of all, I must disagree with you on your headline of that article. Yes, it’s true that some of us can—and will—become addicted […]
Dear sir: Video lottery terminals will produce revenue for the Town of Fort Frances. I believe the council should look very serious at them. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. is taking millions of dollars out of this area and returning nothing. The time has come for our elected officials […]
Dear editor: April 18-24 is National Volunteer Week. It is a time to recognize and honour those who contribute so much to their communities. Volunteers do so to make their home towns better places to live in, more vibrant and caring. I also believe volunteers feel they personally benefit from […]
Dear editor: Re: “Education key to making ‘bag tags’ work” It seems to me that council members are operating on the premise that residents will abide by the bylaw regarding garbage collection, which council is in the early stages of preparing. It is assumed people will go willingly to the […]
To the editor: I went shopping at our new Wal-Mart store as it was my husband’s birthday. I walked out with a friend, was chatting away like I always do, put my items in my van, put the cart where it belonged, got into my van, and drove away. On […]
Dear sir: I am writing to inform you and the public that I will be resigning as chairperson from the Fort Frances “Block Parent” program, and that the program will be closing as of April 30 due to lack of interest and support within the community. When I became chairperson […]
