Dear editor: We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to the people of Barwick and Chapple’s Centennial Committee for a great celebration! Barwick looked great, the parade was unique, meals were very tasty, hospitality super, great fireworks, visiting with old friends, and many more things that we shall not soon […]
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: Bell Canada’s feeble excuse for poor service in Bears Pass is laughable. By claiming that recently installed equipment works 100 percent but doesn’t communicate with other equipment makes me wonder. If I need a hearing aid, do I go to an optometrist? Sincerely, John Bekeris
Dear sir: My aunt’s maiden name was Jones. She lived in a village called Tingrith in Bedfordshire, England many years ago. I am trying to find her because I have received information that she is in Fort Frances somewhere. She served in the W.R.N.S during the second world war and […]
Dear sir: To that dear young whipper-snapper who wrote the piece on Vern O’Donnell and his grandkids in last week’s Times. For a young whipper-snapper you must be to cast vile aspersions on the facts by suggesting Mr. O’Donnell is less than a legend in anyone’s mind. Not just his […]
To the editor: The letter in the Fort Frances Times on Aug. 4/99, entitled “Fed Up,” was not submitted by me! The opinions expressed in no way reflect my views. Signed, Bill Baranowski
Dear sir: I was pleased and very interested to read the article in the Fort Frances Times last week on Wayne Lax, my brother, who is dedicated to many causes, one of which is “road safety.” Thank you for publishing it and focusing on this very important issue. Wayne’s courage […]
Dear editor: We would like to thank the volunteers, the organizing committee, and the people of Barwick and Chapple for an outstanding job during the weekend of the 100th birthday party. Also to the Jacksons and the Woolseys for the pancake breakfasts. It was a weekend we will long remember. […]
Dear sir: Congratulations to the Chapple Heritage committee, council, recreation, volunteers, and to anyone else who helped in any way to make Chapple’s 100th birthday such a supreme success. Each and every one of you have dedicated so much of your time and effort into making this such a success […]
Dear sir: It’s a great mystery where is this sharp drop-off in the $700-million industry. This is the future that Mr. Southwick prints in his petition representing the Border Waters Coalition against discrimination in services trade. He is filing with the United States trade rep claiming Ontario has unfairly burdened […]
Dear sir: Greetings from Georgetown! My name is Sam Ward. I am originally from the U.S. but have been living up here in Canada for about 12 years now. I am 45 years old and totally blind. I have really only been to the Toronto and Peterborough areas in the […]
To the editor: Hey, Ontario Hydro, please make arrangements to have one of your employees stop by my house every third day to reset all my clocks, my TVs, and the frabber-jammin-#@!%*!-freaking VCR!! While you’re at it, why don’t you reimburse all your clients who have had the hard drives […]
Dear editor: We were back for Chapple’s 100th birthday celebrations and feel that we must tell Barwick what a party it put on. It was a rousing success! The organizing committee did a fantastic job. We cannot conceive anything else happening again in our lifetime to equal what they did. […]
