Dear sir: As the former Area Director of the Ontario Legal Aid Plan for the District of Rainy River, I found the decision of the members of the Rainy River District Law Association to withdraw their services from Legal Aid Ontario to be highly hypocritical. Of the 12 lawyers practicing […]
Letters
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Dear sir: To the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario. I live in Fort Frances, where we are used to taking cuts by governments (federal and provincial). We have little say on what happens here as we are so outnumbered by the mass of people in the Toronto area. The […]
Dear sir: Here is a riddle for all you fine people of Fort Frances: Question: Why did the red chicken cross Scott Street? Answer: To get page two of her tax bill from the neighbours! Have a great day, everyone! (Signed), Carla Kibiuk
Dear sir: The controversial added tournament on Rainy Lake—Denny’s 30 Rainy Lake Invitational—has hit home as it is the third derby on the lake on this year. And you can say three more walleye tournaments on the Rainy River at the Town of Rainy River, Emo, and the mini-one at […]
Hi: I was in the Fort last year. First time in 30 years. Our family headed west to B.C. in 1970, something my dad, Mel Tate, always wanted to do. It was both interesting and disappointing as I walked the streets looking at my old high school, which looked boarded […]
Dear editor: I was informed of the passing of Walter (Woody) Gray recently. I am writing to express my respect for Woody and of the way he handled his disabilities/illness. I work with persons with disabilities and always find it interesting how people deal with their disability. Woody demonstrated to […]
Dear sir: “Our object is to continue until there is not a single Indian in Canada that has not been absorbed into the body politic, and there is no Indian question, and no Indian department.” This is a statement made by the then Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, Duncan Campbell […]
Dear sir: Re: the Fort High reunion 2002. Hats off to Carol and Dick Lyons, Chris Lowe, Lorne and Agnes Swanson, and John Berg-lund. Don and I want to thank this committee for a great weekend. It was wonderful to see so many old friends. Chris, she still has the […]
It seems like most of the traffic speed signs are obsolete, ever since the town made a four lane highway from Third Street West and Colonization. It is very seldom that vehicles limit their speed to 50 km as marked and most likely they go 70 km or greater. This […]
I would like to draw attention concerning a road allowance within the limits of the Township of Fort Frances. The Town of Fort Frances owns property on both sides of this road although the one side is situated in the Township of Miscampbell, the balance of Fort Frances side are […]
Can I ask people from the Rainy River District to keep remembering all the flood victims in our district, esp. the ones whose houses have been condemned and who need to rebuild or relocate before winter comes? The funding process for these people has been extremely slow and frustrating. Here […]
Dear sir: On Saturday, Sept. 7, the Therapeutic Riding Association will be holding its annual “Freedom Ride.” This fundraising event helps to offset the cost and upkeep of the horses needed to provide physically-challenged people the opportunity to go riding. Not only does horseback riding encourage positive socialization, it stimulates […]
