Dear Mike: We on the Fort Frances Public Library Board are very much aware of the challenges facing our town. We appreciate the effort of councillors as they wrestle with the budget. That having been said, as reported in the press, one councillor recently made inaccurate statements. Unfortunately, that could […]
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: The topic of conversation everywhere you go these days is the very long cold spell we’ve had in December and January. But we really have nothing to complain. If you watch the news, you’ll see that the weather they’ve been getting east, west, and south of us is […]
Dear editor: I find it ridiculous that with the town’s budget being reduced again, the soft services are the first to be diminished (“Council sets sights on service cuts,” Jan. 22). The library, for example, accounts for approximately two percent of the town’s budget, yet is a constant target of […]
Dear Mike: I’m sorry to hear about the mill shutting down and wish the best to those affected. The reason for this letter is to help Fort Frances residents avoid further loss. Those who saw their mutual fund accounts drop when the dot.com bubble burst, and suffered losses again in […]
Dear Mike: I am writing on behalf of myself to address the “Hockeyville” 2014 bid for Fort Frances. I, as well as 19 others, have taken the opportunity to go to the website and write a memory or story in hopes to get Fort Frances into the top eight of […]
Dear Mike: I have been using the fitness facilities at the Memorial Sport Centre and would like to share some comments regarding behaviour. There are many people across the age spectrum who use the weight room on a regular basis. It’s great to see so many people who are fitness-oriented […]
Dear editor: We would like to acknowledge the quick response of the staff at Revco. On Christmas Eve, the pump on our hot tub quit. Even though the store was closed and the owner was away on holidays, the staff at Revco pulled through for us. The weather was 35 […]
Dear editor: As jolly St. Nick himself Ho Ho Ho’ed his way around Hallett Hall here at Rainycrest, giving each one of us residents a Christmas orange and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, I looked around the hall and noticed that everyone was either smiling or laughing. This was the […]
Dear editor: Our area has had three fatalities this month due to poor road conditions. On our return trip from Thunder Bay last Tuesday (Dec. 17), my husband and I came upon one of these accidents. The road conditions deteriorated significantly once we entered Rainy River District. I have travelled […]
Dear editor, As a family we certainly would like to congratulate you for your annual “Glad Tidings” editorial, taken from Luke chapter two. I know we have often voiced our appreciation to each other for this very special message on Christmas Day. I also found it neat to hear somewhat […]
Dear editor: On behalf of local seniors at the Sister Kennedy Centre, I would like to say we had a great year. Our records show we surpassed, by huge numbers, our 2012 attendance—and we are continuing to grow. This is an extremely proud event, and we will do everything to […]
Dear editor: When I was asked by the chair of the Standing Committee for Social Development for the Province of Ontario for the proper pronunciation of Weechi-it-te-win, I replied that We Cheat to Win! The name was coined from Ojibway in conversations I had had with my late uncle, Alphonse […]
