Letters

Dear editor:
I feel compelled to write this open and public letter to town council regarding their intent to sanction higher user fees in 2010 plus pass a hefty tax increase upon the residents of Fort Frances.
I find I am in strong opposition to council’s action as this time for the following reasons:

Dear editor:
It was nice to see an article on the Rainy River Community College women’s hockey team (Fort Frances Times, March 3).

Dear editor:
Hats off to all the athletes who participated in the 2010 Olympic Winters Games in Vancouver and congratulations to those that won a medal.
Despite the distraction with regards to the weather conditions, the Vancouver Games were a complete success, with Canada dominating the gold medals (14), which was the most ever won by any country at the Winter Olympics.

Dear editor:
I would like to thank all 37 FFHS students and cafeteria staff who made time to participate in a recent fundraising effort for the people of Haiti.

Dear Mr. Editor:
Thank you for printing my last letter to the editor in the Fort Frances Times re: community health care in crisis [“Answers needed,” Feb. 3]. I would like to take your remarks to task that I am providing false information for the purposes of misleading the public [“Just the facts,” Feb. 10].

Dear Mr. Editor:
It is indeed a tragedy when anyone is injured or loses their life in an accident like Mr. Hyatt did recently, but to suggest that the coverage of it was inappropriate or “salacious” is in itself inappropriate.
Anyone who has ever had to cover a “bad news” story appreciates how difficult and unpleasant the task is.

Editor:
I am writing this letter with disappointment as when I went to read the obituary of Aaron Hyatt on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, I came across the front page of the Fort Frances Times newspaper.

Editor:
I could not believe my eyes when I received my Fort Frances Times this past week.
Right there on the front page is the scene of a fatal crash—the crash that took the life of Aaron Hyatt.
How horrible for his family, loved ones, and friends to have to see this salacious display of journalism.
The parts of the snowmobile left strewn about leave nothing to the imagination.

Dear editor:
I am writing this letter in regards to the picture splashed all over the front page of the Feb. 3 issue of the Times of the horrendous accident scene that took the life of Aaron Hyatt.
I am appalled at the Times for printing this, not only for the whole Rainy River District to see, but for all of Aaron’s loved ones, including his three young sons.

Dear editor:
About five years ago, town council, along with local doctors, held a public meeting at the local arena to advise residents regarding the following:
(1). Doctors did not want to be in the business of running a clinic.
(2). Wanted the community to enter a Family Health Team concept for local health care.