An open letter from the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau Seasons Greetings from the board of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau (FFVB). With 2023 quickly coming to an end, we would like reflect on the highlights of this past year at the FFVB. Upgrades done to our building (the old CN […]
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, Today, December 1, was the very first time that we, living on Hwy 602 (or the River Road) were able to use “our road” to drive to town again. Just wanted to say a big Thank You to all the construction folks involved in removing the old bridge […]
Dear editor, As 2024 approaches the debate and media coverage on the proposed nuclear waste dump for northwestern Ontario is heating up. 2024 is the year in which the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) will select a site to dump all of the radioactive toxic waste produced by the Canadian […]
Dear Editor: My name is Lisa Neighbour, and I’m a resident of the city of Toronto. I just wanted to spread the word that GTA residents are very much against moving the Ontario Science Centre, and building a huge private spa at Ontario Place. The reason I thought you and […]
Dear editor: Who wouldn’t want a ceasefire? Ending war is always good, right? Well, no. Right now, in parliament and across the country, we see people wrapping themselves in the flag of peace, calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. This is a simplistic, smug approach that fails to […]
Dear editor, I could not help but be moved by the ceremonies held in Ottawa to mark Remembrance Day. The ceremony on Parliament Hill was solemn and respectful. As I watched the wreaths being laid at the National War Memorial, I could not help but think back to the desecration […]
Dear editor, I think raising the toll is out of touch of the average person crossing the border. The current Bridge is old and dilapidated and needs too much costly repair I think its time we tell the Canadian government to collaborate with the state of Minnesota and build a […]
Dear editor, It is not in my nature to express my disgust in public, but this issue is the exception!! On the weekend I took my recycling to the depot and was shocked that so much extra recycling was all around the already full bins. I would think it would […]
Dear editor: The following statement can be jointly attributed to Rainbow Alliance Dryden, Kenora Pride, Borderland Pride, Rainbow Collective of Thunder Bay, and Thunder Pride: “We are speaking today with one voice to express our grave concerns about the rise in transphobic rhetoric coming from certain political movements and the […]
Dear editor, Earlier this year, on May 26th and 27th, over 400,000 Ontario citizens, including over 940 Fort Frances and Rainy River District citizens, voted in a citizen led referendum on the privatization of our public hospitals. Over 98% of those voting voted NO to premier Doug Fords plans to have […]
Dear editor, I have been hearing many different rumours over the last 10 years about the Fort Frances Clinic. Just recently I have heard that the doctors will be moving into a wellness centre to be built on the BMI site that is being developed. These are my questions and […]
Dear editor, The following is an open letter to Premier Doug Ford. Dear Premier Doug Ford, We are writing to express our deep concern and disappointment regarding your recent comments on 2SLGBTQ+ youth and school boards in Ontario. It is disheartening to find ourselves in a position where we must […]
