Dear Editor: Two recent articles about cormorants prompt this letter. Both give one individual’s view on the effect of these birds on fish populations. Certainly these birds eat some walleye, bass and maybe even some trout. But so what? This is only a problem if you view the fish population […]
Letters
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Dear sirs, After reading the July 5 edition of the Times, and the MNR report on cormorants, I was wondering how the MNr was going to get by with all the damage done our thousands of cormorants. I once read in the paper where cormorants eat upwards of one pound […]
Dear sir: I attended the Thursday, June 28 town council meeting as an observer on the latest plan for a new Canada customs facility. Town council approval of this plan was the agenda. It came as a shock to hear from a Canada Customs rep. that planning for the facility […]
Dear sir: I read the story about the new hotel in the newspaper. I don’t think that we need a new hotel because we have many hotels/motels now. Plus, it might force some of our current hotels/motel out of business. Then, what would the owners do without a business–a business […]
Dear sir: I just read Health and Long-Term Care minister Elizabeth Witmer’s letter to the editors of the newspapers across Northern Ontario praising the job her government has done in health care in Northern Ontario. I don’t know what information her propaganda experts are feeding her at Queen’s Park but […]
Dear editor: On the weekend I was at the FFHS Millennium Reunion. I’ve got to tell you I procrastinated about going long enough that it cost me the extra $10.00 for each ticket but I am really glad we went. If it happens again, I would pay double the amount […]
Dear editor: Now that Bill C-68 is law, there are a few things other people should know. This law is a first few steps on the road to complete gun disarmament. Gun confiscation and registration have been tried in a few other countries–with catastrophic consequences. The most catastrophic one was […]
Dear sir: It makes me really sad to see such a blatant disregard for our environment, especially with all the new acts and policies that were put into place to protect our earth for future generations. Last Saturday (June 24), I was relaxing at Pither’s Point with my family, which […]
Dear editor: I was really glad to see the letter to the editor in your paper supporting our local pipeline workers. I am one of the men who work on the pipeline, and I’ve been out on the picket line at Ignace. I want to let you know that all […]
Dear editor: Premier Harris’ open letter of June 3 is absolute proof that you can’t believe everything you read. There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that the premier’s initial strategy during this brief visit to Walkerton was to blame the NDP for the town’s contaminated water tragedy. As we quickly […]
Dear sir: I have some questions for Education minister Janet Ecker. On May 2, the Rainy River School Board ratified a staffing agreement for the 2000/2001 school year that was negotiated in good faith with the Rainy River District of OSSTF. Both parties to this deal agreed this was the […]
Dear editor: I read the letter to the editor that was submitted by Mrs. Cunningham to the Fort Frances Times (May 31) on her concerns with the province’s new education polices regarding teachers. All I have to say is this. When I was a student at Fort Frances High School, […]
