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. […]
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: 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 […]
Dear editor: As members of the community, we enjoy viewing events that support the activities in our area. However, it is with great disappointment that I write this letter. My husband, sister, brother-in-law, and I attended our first Borderland Thunder game of the year, in which a “fan” threw a […]
Dear sir: While returning to Fort Frances on a trip from Ear Falls on Sunday, March 14, our vehicle broke down. By necessity, we had to pull off the road on a curve about two km north of Sioux Narrows. Several vehicles stopped to see if they could be of […]
Dear editor: I am writing as a citizen of Fort Frances who is concerned with there not being an extension to the bike trail in the west end of town, especially in regards to Wal-Mart being on the highway. It seems to me that if the town was so anxious […]
Dear Mr. Behan: Last week’s editorial, “Trash ‘bag tag’ plan,” is not only unjustifiably negative, but also very poorly thought out. Our family produces, on average, one “lowly” bag of garbage each week, so in response to your invitation, our “hands are up.” There are three times a year when […]
To the editor: Now the Fort Frances Fire Department is under attack from our new town council. Rumours are flying from two or three positions removed to going to a totally volunteer force. Let’s address a total volunteer department. Who are the volunteers going to be? The men whose livelihood […]
Dear sir: Like many Canadians, I was quite disgusted when I saw the brawl on Vancouver ice. Initially, I condemned the attacker and expected a stiff penalty as a result of this incident. But when later I got a glimpse of a press conference and heard a representative of the […]
Dear sir: I was very disturbed to see in the Fort Frances Times a review of a movie the writer had not seen, making judgments on the motives of the director and the people who go to see it (“‘The Passion’ only feeds our passion for violence, March 3”). She […]
Dear sir: Do you have arthritis? I do, and I have changed from an athletic person who walked miles a day to a person who—some days—could barely walk. Medicine and exercise have helped a lot. Talking to others with the same problems also is a relief. That’s why I go […]
