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 […]
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: 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 […]
Dear sir: I am writing this letter to share the details concerning how I was helped a number of years ago by the Arthritis Bluebird Support Club in Fort Frances. One day, I had been struck suddenly with a condition which caused great pain in all the muscles in my […]
Dear editor: As you are aware, Alexander MacKenzie School will be closing in June. We are writing to you as members of the School Closing Committee. We are looking for members of our community who may have any memorabilia they would be willing to loan us for display at the […]
Dear sir: Once again, Bell Canada is promising some sort of ADSL service for our area. After five years of promises, can we finally start believing Bell Canada? I’m sure last summer is still fresh on everybody’s mind, when official Bell Canada call centres started pitching their ADSL service—trademarked “Sympatico […]
Dear sir: We would like to thank the Borderland Thunder players, coaches, staff, and volunteers for an exciting winter filled with great hockey. We, like many others, hate to see the season come to an end. That also meant for us that we had to say goodbye to our billet, […]
Dear Mike: I would like to take this opportunity to recognize and give thanks to the members of the local Sigma Beta Phi sorority for the wonderful work they have done over the past five years at the Townshend Theatre. Sorority members have worked hundreds of hours over that time, […]
Dear editor: I want to send my sincere thanks to all Fort Frances Lions Club members for giving me your help in finding the financial help I needed in order to receive the visual aid equipment I needed to resume some tasks that have been impossible for me to continue […]
Dear editor: Now that it appears town council plans to go ahead with the “bag tag” program for garbage collection, let’s look at a way to make this simple for everyone. In one newspaper report, it was stated the Town of Fort Frances hopes to bring in $252,000 in bag […]
Dear sir: It has come to our attention that the July 1 parade will start at the wood yard again this year. I do believe it was much better when it started at the C.N. Station. Much easier for seniors and disabled people in wheelchairs, where they can get close […]
