Dear editor: Your Feb. 12 edition of the Fort Frances Times included an advertisement from the Government of Canada. It included a picture of a half-naked man smoking in a bath tub. It asked the question, “Would you want to share his bath water?” If it were phrased in the […]
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: I would like to make a few remarks about a comment that was made on TV the other day regarding the inability of Canada to warn its citizens of terrorist attacks in a timely fashion like the U.S. can because we do not have a national warning system […]
Dear sir: I have owned Birch Point Camp for 22 years now, and it is very confusing and disheartening to see how our government has been hammering us down every step of the way. The laws are always changing and making it almost impossible to keep our resorts open. We […]
Dear sir: I am a graduate of the Class of 1995 at Fort Frances High School, and I attended the “chem-free” party we had that year. It was the epitome of my high school career and a turning point in my life. The party was a safe way for the […]
Dear Mike: Last Thursday and Friday evenings’ centennial program and showcase of the performing arts at the Townshend Theatre not only entertained the public, but raised money which allows district children to benefit from participation in a local festival. On behalf of the Rainy River District Music Festival Association committee, […]
Dear sir: My family and I were in Fort Frances this past weekend to participate in the fifth-annual Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association house league hockey tournament. To say the least, it was a lot of fun, and I would like to congratulate all the volunteers and sponsors who dedicated […]
Dear sir: In response to the letter to the editor last Wednesday (Feb. 5) in the Fort Frances Times, I fully agreed with Sue Fletcher’s issues over the Walker Avenue crisis. Where was the common sense and logic in that accident concerning public health? How could Dr. Sarsfield and his […]
Dear sir: On Sept. 6, 2002, the minister of Natural Resources announced a committee to address the nuisance bear problem in and around communities like ours all across Northwestern Ontario. A few years ago, the former minister of Natural Resources and the premier at that time announced the closure of […]
Dear sir: This is in response to the RRWT letter in last week’s paper. The only letter we received were the informational letters addressed to Dale LaBelle or myself, Jody Shypit. They were sent to the team captains and not all anglers received the letter. LaBelle’s Birch Point Camp did […]
Dear sir: In response to the Wednesday, Jan. 29 article in the Fort Frances Times entitled, “Mayor sees great potential in district.” I, like other union members, take exception to the portion of the statement that Mayor Glenn Witherspoon is a big booster to Northwestern Ontario. If Glenn were, he […]
Dear sir: I am writing this letter in response to the article in the Fort Frances Times last Wednesday (Feb. 5) entitled, “Woman helping ease the trauma.” I used to stand in front of my mirror and on a bad hair day wish I was bald. However, when my hair […]
Dear sir: This is an invitation to all parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, teachers, and friends of this year’s graduating class of Fort Frances High School. Please help us plan the celebration these graduates deserve. The “chem-free” grad is a longstanding tradition at FFHS, where the graduating class celebrates one last […]
