Ted Berry Dear editor: In a recent report on council news in the Fort Frances Daily Bulletin (dated Feb. 3, 2011), a statement regarding sidewalks was attributed to Mr. Brown, who is the manager of the town’s Public Works department. Apparently, on reporting to council on 2011 capital projects, it […]
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.
John Steinke Dear editor: Even though I am old, I am one of the disgruntled taxpayers of this town. Less than six months ago, we read in the local newspaper that our mayor and councillors were planning to do wonderful things for us, save us money, and generally do a […]
Nathan Ryan Dear editor: WFN, the World Fishing Network, once again is searching for Canada’s Ultimate Fishing Town and I think Fort Frances is definitely the ultimate place to fish! The winning town will win a $25,000 community donation to be used towards any fishing-related causes, as well as a […]
Walter Horban Dear editor: There are several questions to be answered by the former members of the Rainy River District School Board and senior administration regarding the quadrupling of the severance package for senior administration. Who brought the issue to the board? Was it a board member or someone in […]
Don Bragg Dear editor: I am writing in support of the “Inform public” letter in the Feb. 16 edition of the Times. As a taxpayer of the Rainy River District School Board, a big thank you to Dave Kircher, Walter Horban, and others for attempting to shed more light on […]
Herb Govier Dear editor: In December, a court ruling found the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association not guilty of any wrongdoing in the dismissal of former employee Russell Richards. In a later ruling, the association was awarded $40,000 in legal costs. Rather than accept this, and put this issue to rest […]
Walter Horban Dear editor: Last Thursday (Feb. 17), CBC Radio reporter Shane Judge spoke with Dan Belluz, chair of the previous Rainy River District School Board, and with current chair Michael Lewis. Mr. Judge was curious about the action of the old board in passing a resolution behind closed doors […]
Travis E. Showalter Dear editor: Even though Team Nordin, from the Stratton Curling Club, managed to finish in 10th place in the 2011 provincials men’s curling playdowns, which were at the Fort William Curling Club in Thunder Bay, our second trip there was a learning experience none of us will […]
Ben and Donna Wiersema Dear editor: This letter is to send a special thank you to our local fire and police departments who went above and beyond. At about 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 27, we received a phone call to inform us that our store (Kitchen & Bath Plus) was […]
Walter Horban Dear editor, The taxpayers of Fort Frances deserve to be informed of decisions made by the trustees of the board of education. Why haven’t we been informed of how it was possible for hundreds of thousands of dollars to [go missing] over a period of [several] years without […]
Alexander Lee Forbes Dear editor: My name is Alexander Lee Forbes (age 13). I live on the north side of the train tracks and I go to school at Robert Moore. Although there are buses available, I like to walk and so do some of my friends and neighbours because […]
Monique Bekesi Dear editor: My dogs are an extension of my family. And I know many people who would agree and categorize their pets as their family, as well. So when my eight-pound morkie-poo (Couper) jumped the fence and was hit by a vehicle on the highway, I was mortified. […]
