Letters to the Editor

If you are a Canadian man who dreads the rituals of Valentines Day you might want to consider spending a romantic holiday in Japan. The culture change might be enlightening.

It’s beginning to look like MPP?Bill Mauro’s call to cabinet may never come. Mauro, a 10-year veteran of the Liberal backbenches at Queen’s Park, was snubbed on Monday when the new Ontario Premier selected her executive council.

I didn’t know him personally but when André Cassagnes died recently at the age of 86, I felt a little sad and nostalgic. M. Cassagnes invented the Etch A Sketch.

To the editor: According to the 2013 capital and operating budget for the city, “the budget process represents the most important and comprehensive annual planning process carried out by the municipality.

To the editor: Maybe now members of Fort?William First Nation against Horizon Wind Inc.

To the editor: A big thank you to the entire community from myself and my family in your fundraising efforts. A small hard-working town has been able to raise a substantial amount of money in a tough economic time.

On Monday city council approved yet another loan to Regenerative Medicine, the city’s privately owned non-profit bone and tissue bank. Totalled, the city has given the company more than $1.2 million to stay afloat.

To the editor: We recently read about the demise of the Shania Twain Centre in Timmins and we think it’s a heads up for Thunder Bay’s city council.

To the editor: I am a resident of Thunder Bay and have been since I was born. I remember when transit only cost about a dollar to get a ride.

To the editor: My letter is for Chief Wilfred King of Gull Bay First Nation. Congratulations sir for your honesty and concern of your people. I am Metis background from the province of Quebec.