Dear sir: Reading Harry Vandetti’s column in last week’s Times re a picture of the old Pither’s Point pavilion, I recall my trying to find one while in the Fort in the summer of 2001 with my “boys” on our trip to the Historic Boundary Waterway. We finally found one […]
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 am writing in response to the bylaws Dr. Sarsfield has forced on our district. I would like to point out a few facts. First off, all the known research done on second-hand smoke has been paid for and researched by anti-smoking lobbyists. This research is biased. Not […]
Dear sir: The following letter was written to Premier Ernie Eves and Education minister Elizabeth Witmer: Last spring, the Rainy River District School Board voted to close Alberton Central School in June, 2004 despite extremely strong opposition from residents of Alberton. The board intends to bus Alberton students to J.W. […]
Dear sir: “Hats off,” or should I say “Mitts off,” to you, the community, for making our “Helping Hands—Mitts for Kids” campaign another big success. For the 2002 campaign year, we at In-Focus decided to start our campaign drive early. Thanks to Norma Pattison and her column in the Thunder […]
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 […]
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 […]
