Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, issued the following statement on Orange Shirt Day: “Today, we acknowledge the long-lasting, multi-generational impact of the residential school system on Indigenous communities, our province and our country. For more than 100 years, Indigenous children across Canada were removed from their families and […]
Letters
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In just eight years, Orange Shirt Day has become a truly recognizable campaign drawing attention to the damage residential schools caused across our country and specifically to a little six year old girl named Phyllis. Orange shirt day is a movement which officially began in 2013 but in reality it […]
M. Macklem Dear editor, On reading my issues of the Fort Frances Times, I’ve read with interest the idea of building a hotel on the site of the former Shevlin Woodyard. It seems to me that Fort Frances has plenty of accommodation, with all the building additions and renovations that […]
An open letter to Ministers Bill Morneau and Melanie Joly, We are writing today as Members of Parliament from across Northern Ontario regarding the need for additional financial support for small and medium sized tourism businesses in our region during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past several weeks, […]
Dear editor, The following is an open letter to the Mayor and Council of the Town of Fort Frances. In the time since the Volunteer Bureau, in conjunction with the Family Centre, has allowed people to pitch tents on the Old CN Station property, there have been consistent issues created […]
Helen Cates What a privilege to be nurtured in a family where the biblical views of love were so evident, cherished and endorsed. If only every young adult were blessed and launched with these attributes. However, that can only happen if we recognize that we all are created in God’s […]
Mike Andrusco The word Grace is defined as a gift, benefit, favour, gracious, liberality and the divine influence upon the heart and its reflection in our lifestyle. The grace of God is a free gift. We can’t earn it by good behaviour or good works. Romans 11:6 “and if by […]
Diane Maxey Dear editor, So, some may wonder what DOES Mayor June Caul do on a Sunday afternoon? Well, I’m about to tell you what I saw her doing this past Sunday, July 5 at 12:45 p.m. I was driving past the Fort Frances Cemetary and lo and behold, I […]
Bob Durnin Dear editor, Re: Complaint Filed Against Emo, Counsellors: Here I go sticking my neck out again. Seventeen years ago we had a restaurant in Saskatchewan in a town of 400 or so. The town and the area was multi-generation agri-land. It was pretty much typically laid back with […]
Christine Eisenzopf Dear editor, I write this letter as a warning to my fellow residents and dog owners. On Saturday evening I was walking my small dog, on a leash, on my street. We were suddenly attacked by a large brown Chow breed dog, running free. I myself was knocked […]
Marcus PowlowskiMP COVID-19 has devastated many parts of our regional economy, particularly those related to tourism and travel. Without people traveling to our region, many businesses have seen their customer base completely vanish. That is why, after speaking with local municipal leaders, doctors and the health units in Thunder Bay […]
