Local News from Across the Rainy River District
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.
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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, In 2022 Canadians imported $779.2 Billion of merchandise. That figure increases at 16-19.9% annually. Saying WOW, what a amazing figure? This includes all items we need, want and aspire to, such as fresh greens and fruit, machine parts, automobiles, clothing, toys etc. I point this out because a […]
Dear editor, The biggest insult we have to endure every day as Canadians, is being told we are a democracy, when in fact we are not, and looking at how our dysfunctional colonial political system is dividing and destroying our country has become a depressing reality. Poilievre is busy promoting […]
Dear editor, On March 28, 2022, Greg Rickford, Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, announced the Ontario government’s first Forest Biomas Action Plan. According to the announcement, the plan was a way to promote economic opportunities, drive economic growth and help secure, for future generations, a strong […]
Dear editor, As we go into 2024 the Nuclear Waste management Organization (NWMO) is preparing to announce who the “lucky” community will be to become the host community for all of Canada’s toxic radioactive waste. This process has been ongoing for over four decades and during those four decades several […]
Dear editor, If indeed The Copper River Inn is for sale, what a wonderful idea to “turn it into” an Assisted Living residence for seniors in Fort Frances! Many months ago, when The Times printed a possible use of the Wood yard along the river, we were happy to see […]
Dear editor, I wholly support Mr. Egan’s suggestion of taking advantage of the opportunity to use the Copper River Inn structure to create an Assisted Living facility. Using the existing building with at least half the amenities already in place, would outweigh the cost of a new building. Local contractors, […]
Dear editor: Our law firm is legal counsel to Melvin Fletcher Jr. and Melissa Fletcher, the surviving son and granddaughter of the late Hermina Fletcher. Hermina died while hospitalized at La Verendrye Hospital in 2015, after former nurse Lindsey Coyle tampered with her medication. We have been assisting the Fletchers […]
Dear editor, Another miss for “SLEEPY HOLLOW” – Nothing for Fort Frances again! The January 31st Fort Frances Times headline announced government financial funding, targeting Forest Biomass Projects in northwestern Ontario. A 19.6 million Biomass Action Plan started in 2020. The recipients of this fund are in Thunder Bay, Atikokan, […]
Dear editor, News outlets across NW Ontario have recently carried news about financial contributions from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) to the Twp. of Ignace. There has been great excitement over the grand but practical assets purchased by the township with these funds in 2023. A pumper truck purchased […]
Dear editor, What a great opportunity to at least investigate and possibly bring a new Assisted Living facility to fruition – The Copper River Inn is for sale, and it would make creating an Assisted Living facility easy. All the amenities are already within the building, such as nice size […]
Dear editor, I have sent the following to CBC Ontario Morning. They have not responded: Just before Christmas and again this morning, December 29, you interviewed people presenting the cause for and value of the transition from gasoline/diesel to EV vehicles. While there are several things that should also be […]
Dear editor, A couple of weeks ago, I ran into Dick Gustafson, and we reminisced about Einar’s Store. My time at Einar’s Foods started in the fall of 1982. Dick, Gary, and Bobby took me in as stock boy, and delivery driver that fall. I recall Einar’s being very busy […]
