Dear graduates & friends: Congratulations on your graduation. I’m sure you have all worked hard and deserve a celebration. May I, however, offer a word of warning. Last year, on grad night, after a good party, some students took their friend (a nice boy I hear) who obviously had too […]
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 write regarding the ongoing tragedy of the E. Coli outbreak that has brought so much pain to the people of Walkerton, and has elicited the prayers and sympathies of people right across Canada. Many have asked how this terrible situation could have happened, and what might be […]
Dear sir: The international community we live in has spoken. Now is the time for breaking down barriers between Ontario and Minnesota–not for putting up more of them by way of increasing the cost to cross the bridge! I would like to thank the 1,205 individuals who signed the petition […]
Dear Mr. Editor: It’s time for a change. Would you please consider an Arts and Entertainment section, or at the very least a calendar of events listing for the newspaper. We are all very proud of what we do, please show us some respect! Nothing irks me more than to […]
Dear editor: I am writing on behalf of the Rainy River District Music Festival Association to say thank you to all of the community volunteers who helped to make the 2000 Festival run so well. A special thank you must go to the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club, who not only […]
Dear sir: After my first year of teaching at Fort Frances High School, I was fired because the principal and the chairman of the board were afraid I might quit. When I tell people about this, they always comment on the absurdity of such thinking. However, during the last 30 […]
Dear Mr. Editor: In answer to the protest over bridge tolls, perhaps the answer lies in a new, government-owned bridge similar to the one at Baudette where there are no tolls. Perhaps a committee should be formed to investigate that matter. I am finding a considerable amount of interest on […]
Dear sir: I was pleased to read Bell Canada is finally going to upgrade the phone lines in Rainy River District, so that we may become part of the “super” highway, but I did not need your editorial to tell me that once again Lake of the Woods Township would […]
Dear sir: An open letter to the Hon. Robert Nault, minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and MP for Kenora-Rainy River, re: the Fort Frances-International Falls bridge. Mr. Nault, “you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s (pig’s) ear!” Despite a new Customs facility on the U.S. […]
Dear sir: The Government of Canada says it needs a new Customs facility at Fort Frances, at an estimated cost of $3-4 million. The owners of the bridge are required–or being asked by the Government of Canada–to pay for the cost of the new facility. I had a meeting with […]
Dear sir: The recent resolution by town council to table any action on the announcement to increase tolls on our international bridge, coupled with the loss of toll booth jobs to the International Falls side, was a severe mistake and a lack of leadership. It should not require a public […]
Dear Fort Frances: I have just come back from working as a volunteer at Lake Norfork at the BassCat Owners Invitational Tournament. Any current owner of a BassCat boat is encouraged to come along with a partner, who is often a spouse, child, or just good buddy to compete. The […]
