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 […]
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: 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 […]
Dear sir: After returning home Saturday night from the Borderland Thunder’s game in Dryden, I just had to write and say how proud I was to have gone to the last game of the season for these guys. Even though they lost the game, these boys played their hearts out. […]
To the editor: I just recently returned from London, Ont., where I had the opportunity to attend the all-Ontario boys’ high school hockey tournament. The Muskie boys, coaches, and parents represented Northwestern Ontario very well. You may not have come home with the gold medal, but you were there—many will […]
Dear sir: I live by the Rainy River. The water that flows along this river already has been used four times (Valerie Falls, Calm Lake, Crilly, and Fort Frances) to provide electric power for this area. The river then flows into Lake of the Woods and, in Kenora, its power […]
To the editor: I’m a bit put out with Harry Vandetti’s writings of past history. Surely to God he can research the truth about the shooting at the farm near the Sturgeon Creek bridge, two-and-a-half miles east of Barwick. Where in the world did he get the story of the […]
