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Letters to the Editor


Positive response

Have you noticed that the people you pass on the street are smiling a lot more lately and complaining a lot less? Are you one of the many local residents who are delighted with the services provided by the city and wouldn’t change a thing? This is th

Letter: Transit overhaul

To the editor: I understand that the process is in place to make some changes to our transit system. However, I am not hopeful considering city management’s record on organizing change, but I would like to make a few suggestions.

Letter: Election unnecessary

To the editor: Mr. Harper says the upcoming election is “not necessary.” He is right but for the wrong reasons.

Editorial: Leave it to province

City council did what it should have done in October. On Monday council approved a compromise deal with Horizon Wind Inc.

Letter: Dance for money

To the editor Dance for Memories Community Dance Event is very similar to a walk or run event. The difference is participants raise money by dancing for just one hour to their favourite musical decade.

Letter: No to Fricot

To the editor: In response to Yves Friscot's letter: “Budget out of touch” of Friday March 25, 2011 Although I do not believe that this is an overly productive budget I do believe that it is a starting point.

The price is high

As a kid, any time I was sick from school I would curl up on my parents’ bed and watch the wonderful world of daytime television. I wasn’t particularly thrilled by the talk show hosts and their interviews. But the game shows? Those, I lived for.

Missing milestones

When the next census is taken there will be a major demographic shift to consider. A new class of “pre-adults” or “extended adolescents” has emerged and the culprits, it seems, are young males in the 20 to 30 year range who just won’t grow up.

Letter: Budget out of touch

To the editor: Tuesday’s Conservative budget hides billions in wasteful spending and offers next to nothing for Northwestern Ontario families and communities.

Editorial: What's it all mean?

It’s a mixed bag for Northwestern Ontario when it comes to the 2011-2012 federal budget. Forgiving loans for doctors and nurses relocating to rural and remote communities could do wonders to attract them to a city like Thunder Bay.
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