Dear sir: As a follow-up to our letter of last week commending the young people for their support, we would now like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the community. Because of your generous support, we have surpassed our goal and raised $10,275 in this area, which includes Fort Frances, […]
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: Wow! What an exciting roller coaster I’ve been on for the past two months! With only six or seven weeks left before school lets out, I am almost finished with my co-op placement at our Member of Parliament’s office. The chance to work with Bob Nault has been […]
My name is Ronald Mattson. I was born in the Fort on March 28 1930. My family split up when I was a infant. My mother never told me anything about my father. Too make a long story short I went to the Fort after serving in Korea to look […]
Dear sir: According to your article of April 13, 1999, council has approved a plan by CN to remove a fuel oil contaminant that leaked from a storage facility on CN property on to town property in the area of Central Avenue. It is good to see such co-operation about […]
Dear sir: Forty-one years ago, five hockey team members from Fort Frances experienced the same feelings of “bitter disappointment” and “the agony of defeat” as did Rustyn Dolyny when his team, the Michigan State Spartans, lost in the semi-finals of 1999 NCAA tournament earlier this month. The four players were […]
Dear editor: This is in reference to the announcement in last week’s paper from the Progressive Conservative government. The PC government has cut almost $2 billion from the province’s schools and now decides to put $10 million back in because there is an election coming. This is supposed to make […]
Dear sir: This is an urgent letter to the people of Fort Frances who care about the safety of our children, elderly, and anyone in need of a safe place to go when they need help. I am talking about “Block Parents” in our community. I started this program in […]
Dear sir: This short note is to praise one of your paper people–Jayson McFarlane! What a terrific person! Just a short bit ago, I was quite sick and laid up at home. Jayson would hand-deliver my newspapers to me just to check how I was doing! A very thoughtful kid! […]
Dear sir: On the weekend of March 19-21, the Fort Frances Atom rep team attended a tournament in Portage La Prairie, Man. This tournament attracted 24 teams, four of which stayed at the same hotel and got along with each other very well, sharing all the amenities without an argument. […]
Dear editor, I am writing to express my disappointment with the lack of coverage received from our local media with respect to the recent “Walk My Red Road II” HIV/AIDS conference. I am an employee of the United Native Friendship Centre and am one of the five people who organized […]
Dear editor: Would you please help me in my efforts to locate the band members from the 1960s high school band, “Flight VI.” The members of the band were Laurie “Herf” Stewart, Rob McVey, Tris Trethart, Terry Perkins, Dave Chapman, and Rick Benson. It would be helpful if I was […]
To the editor: I’m Bob Cottam, they guy with the plaid tam that you see on occasion and who contributes to the Times occasionally. Some time ago, a friend of mine gave me a clipping entitled “What is a customer?” Having operated a business, namely Red Deer Lodge at Nestor […]
