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Dear Mr. Editor: Hi, this is the old guy with the plaid tam again with the continuing story of the time my brother, Norman, and I walked a team of horses from Rainy River to Nestor Falls in the 1930s. After leaving our comfortable night at the home of a […]

Dear editor: This letter is in response to the letters, “Take Heed” and “More on Wal-Mart,” that appeared in the Dec. 18 edition of the Times. As an employee of Wal-Mart, I know for a fact that employees are paid more than minimum wage. Wal-Mart’s starting wage for anyone working […]

Dear sir: Ontario residents—from all walks of life—have reached out to Africans facing a devastating food shortage by donating $697,112 to World Vision’s appeal for southern Africa’s famine relief. Christmas is a time for reflection, sharing, and giving thanks. For me, it is also a time to be grateful for […]

Dear editor: While the month of December traditionally is a time for families to come together and enjoy the festive season, it is also the time of year when we see a marked increase in the number of fatal fires. For the Ontario fire service, December through March is, without […]

Dear sir: This Christmas, like many parents, I look forward to my older children returning home for a visit. I have two children, aged 18 and 23, who are living in southern Ontario. Mixed with my happiness is the unfortunate reality that my older children will return to an urban […]

Dear sir: One of the main reasons I immigrated to Canada was that it was a compassionate country. We are about to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, who brought compassion to the world, yet just last week, we heard the news of a coroner’s jury that found a pregnant […]

Dear Mr. Editor: I am responding to the letter that was written by the gentleman in Thunder Bay that had his wallet stolen at the Super 8 in Fort Frances. As a proud citizen of our community, I took offence to the implications that Mr. Kenney wrote about. I would […]