Dear editor: The press release by Riverside announcing the “nixing” of X-ray service in Emo expresses thanks to those sharing their perspectives. Ironically, the LHIN was informed and the press release was handed out before the meeting with Riverside. Any comments or questions we had were made after the fact. […]
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: This in reference to your article in the Fort Frances Times two weeks ago, where your reporter was given all the information about the new addition to your town’s business section. Knowing nothing about marijuana (or pot if you use the vernacular), I find it interesting that we […]
Gary and Judy Kielczewski Dear Mike: It is important that I let everyone know how thankful I am for all the people—young and old—who stepped forward to help make the annual Community Christmas Dinner a great success. A special thank you goes to my husband and best friend, Gary Kielczewski, […]
Shaun Loney Dear editor: Paul Olsen’s letter to the editor in last week’s issue of the Fort Frances Times highlights why Canada needs to move on reconciliation. He writes at length about my recent best-selling book called “An Army of Problem Solvers: Reconciliation and the Solutions Economy” but has never […]
Kevin Marusyk Dear editor: On Jan. 4, I drove to Winnipeg via the Baudette-Warroad route to get family to the airport there. Highway 11 to Rainy River was in awful condition after the snowstorm that went through the area. I was glad to be driving in four-wheel drive with snow […]
Paul G. Olsen Dear editor: I take great exception to several of Shaun Loney’s statements regarding his book, “An Army of Problem Solvers: Reconciliation and the Solutions Economy,” because they are either very questionable, wrong, and even offensive. Mr. Loney, in his mission to do his part regarding the so-called […]
John Nelson Dear editor: The “jeer” against Halal meat in last week’s “Cheers and Jeers” borders onto hate speech. It was an outrageous insult to the Islamic community to print those words. The author and the editor have offended a small but growing group of our community. Plus, the offensive […]
Fort Frances Coun. Ken Perry must be applauded for his relentless efforts to highlight the ludicrous situation revolving around railroad taxation in Ontario. As Coun. Perry repeatedly has pointed out in several letters to the editor over the past three weeks, Fort Frances currently receives just $3,623 annually from the […]
Jacklynne Faragher-Guimond Dear editor: Remember when a “menu” was something one drooled over while deciding what to order for dinner? Today, the world of technology uses that word (menu) on electronic devices, supposedly to be helpful. I am all for “helpful” and I have practised patience many times while waiting […]
Coun. Ken Perry Dear editor: In order to realize what it is that I have been speaking of in my last two letters to the editor, one needs to understand the scope of the problem. The numbers are staggering and, if I would have begun the first letter with numbers, […]
Coun. Ken Perry Dear editor: I feel compelled to add further to the issue of railroad right-of-way taxation in Ontario. The current model of taxation that we are experiencing is a dollars per acre structure. Ontario is the only jurisdiction in Canada that follows this path. There are different rates […]
Cecile Cole Dear sir: The interruption of the X-ray service at the Emo Health Centre indicates a serious decline in our health-care facility. It results in lack of service to Emo, Barwick, Chapple, Stratton, Finland, Nestor Falls, and Devlin, the First Nations at Manitou Rapids, Onegaming, and Northwest Bay, as […]
