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Dear editor: On behalf of Front Street Manor’s tenants and staff, I would like to say a big thank you to Abitibi-Consolidated, Paul Bock, and Charlie Turgeon. We attended the community fire training on May 10-11. It was very interesting. I sure learned a lot about fire and the course […]

Dear sir: I am writing in regards to the article in the Fort Frances Times last Wednesday with reference to the nearly 100-year-old church in La Vallee. The church is actually only about 60 years old and not nearly 100 years old. The original church was completely torn down around […]

Dear air: Remember where gun control came from. I know it was a federal deal (Mr. Rock) but let us not forget this on June 3. Yours sincerely, Shane McQuaker

Dear sir: The “Great Dream” for our polticians begins. Anyone running for public office has honest ideas and intentions to do the best job for their constituents if elected. They are all getting “carried away” during the campaign with promises they are unable to keep, regardless which party is being […]

Dear sir: On behalf of the festival committee, I would like to thank all individuals, businesses, and organizations that helped make our 59th-annual Music and Drama Festival possible. I would especially like to say thank you to the volunteers who helped run the sessions, acting as chairperson, adjudicator’s assistant and […]

Dear sir: The weather was not warm or inviting but your generosity and goodwill shone through to help us achieve a very successful Tag Day for ’99 (May 7). Thank you for your contributions, allowing La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary members to further enhance patient care in our hospital. Each person […]

Dear sir: Mike Harris has one of the poorest attendance records in the Ontario Legislature compared to those of recent premiers. Since the Tories came to power, there have been a total of 214 votes called in the Legislature and Mike missed 158 of these (a whopping 74 percent). He […]

Dear editor: I would like to thank the many people who contributed once more to a very successful spring clean-up. Originally, the plan was designed to help senior citizens, disabled people, and those without access to a truck or trailer (or to a friend, relative, or neighbour who had one) […]

Dear sir: On behalf of the CEP Local 49 in Fort Frances, I would like to thank the many businesses, unions, and individuals who made donations towards our strike against Bell Canada. It is thanks to your contributions that we were able to hold out for a better contract that […]