Dear editor, It behooves the guardians of public opinion such as Fort Frances Times to publish unsigned opinions of any issue without the signature of the writer. Doing otherwise reduces such opinions to useless drivel. Signed,Ted Brockie
Letters
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Sol MamakwaMPP for Kiiwetinoong Dear editor: I am writing today to urge the Town of Fort Frances to change the name of Colonization Road. The process of colonization devasted First Nations communities across the country. Through the colonial project, our land was taken from us, treaty promises were broken, and […]
Caitlin Hartlan Dear editor, When I moved to Fort Frances in 2018, I was shocked that the first signpost to greet me was inscribed with the words “Colonization Road”. Colonization is widely documented as a destructive force in the lives of Indigenous people across Canada, including those in the Rainy […]
Staff
To gauge the reaction to the Colonization Road name change debate, we took the question directly to residents. We handed out 149 flyers to residents along Colonization East and West, asking if they were for or against the change, why, and what suggestions they had for new names. The following […]
Lisa Brockie Dear editor, I fully support Councillor Doug Judson’s resolution to rename Colonization Road E and W in Fort Frances. While colonization was once seen as a positive force by the white settlers who named the street, it was a violent and traumatic series of events for the Indigenous […]
David Whalen
Dear editor, I heard that there are 60 workers from Quebec working at the mill. Are they quarantined for 14 days here and when they go home? I wouldn’t be concerned if it wasn’t for COVID-19. I’m sure there’s men in Ontario who could do the same job. We’ve been […]
Alan Tibbetts
Dear editor, When the Fort Frances mill was built, Hollands Street was erased from the map of Fort Frances. Hollands Street had been named for C.J. Hollands, who was a councillor of the former municipality of McIrvine, the first magistrate, the first Master of Granite Masonic Lodge, and served on […]
Jamie Nelson
Dear editor, Re: “Judson restarts Colonization Road debate” I really don’t understand why this is up for discussion. What can the argument AGAINST the name change even be? What reasons could be good enough to leave it named as it is? The name of this road is offensive to a […]
Dawson Mihichuk
Dear editor: We live in a fateful time. The pandemic and the loss of our paper mill will have long-lasting impacts on our community’s future. How we come out of this difficult time will depend on the relationships we build between citizens and neighbouring communities. Fortunately, our current council recognizes […]
Hubert Meyers Dear editor, Like to socialize? Not wear a mask and forego keeping your distance? Well just remember the alternative. If available, it will be a bed in the ICU with a ventilator and here is what to expect when this happens: A ventilator is not an oxygen mask. […]
Adrienne Merritt
Dear Editor: I haven’t lived in Fort Frances for some time, but I recently learned of the efforts to rename Colonization Road, and I wanted to voice my support. Streets are named with two considerations in mind: they are named to honour someone or something, or they are named to […]
Linda Hamilton
Dear editor, As a long standing resident of Colonization Road West I fully support a name change for my street. In the spirit of reconciliation it is something we can do. There is a lot of info available if you wish to educate yourself on this particular subject. I discovered […]
