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To the editor: I came to this district in 1948. I had a job with my brother at Nestor Falls, where he had a tourist business. He got his meat from a store in Barwick, both to sell and eat. I was surprised that the tourists liked the meat a […]

Dear Mr. Editor: Several years ago, my grandfather fell off the tractor he was driving and was trapped between it and the discs behind. He had an artificial leg and was unable to free himself or to stop the tractor. For three hours he was dragged around the field, which […]

Dear Mike: When I heard that Todd Hamilton was not elected in Monday’s municipal election, I was absolutely shocked. The people who did not vote for Todd surely were swayed by all the inane rhetoric which Mr. Bedard and others had expounded during the campaign. Had they and others allowed […]

Dear editor: I wrote the following letter to Doug McRory, provincial apiarist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in Guelph: For more than 20 years, I have been proud to serve as a bee inspector under the Food Inspection Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture […]

Dear editor: This past Remembrance Day weekend, as we honoured those who fulfilled the purpose of government to defend and protect, the situation in Barwick was especially appalling. The people in this area know Paul Peters, the cleanliness of Sunrise Meat, and the sense of peace that is always there, […]

Dear sir: We at Cloverleaf Grocery are very proud to sell Sunrise Meat products. Paul, Susan, and their staff are honest, hard-working people who take great pride in their business. Their products are, by far, the best quality we have in our meat case. We are proud to sell it […]

Dear editor: Hello to the people in Rainy River District. I want to help people understand what’s happening in our district. To do that, I need you to do this little exercise for me. Tonight when you sit down at the dinner table, I need you to look at that […]

Dear editor: I am deeply saddened by the situation surrounding the shutdown of Sunrise Meat in Barwick but inspired by the residents of Rainy River District. My chosen career path is agriculture, for which I attended the University of Manitoba to obtain a degree. I came to Rainy River District […]

Editor: For many years, I had the privilege of knowing Gus Lindberg as a friend and, in matters of minor hockey, a mentor. Long after I left Fort Frances, he would still keep in touch, coming to Alberta where we watched hockey here or in Calgary. He never forgot his […]

Dear Mike: I am getting to the point where I would prefer not to hear the news. I don’t think I would be far off base by stating that less than 10 percent of what we see on television newscasts is positive and cheerful. The press appears to be more […]