Letters to the Editor

Officials with the Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund are challenging the province to address the hydro rates that may deter construction of a ferrochrome production plant in northern Ontario.

A great Canadian tradition is on the brink of extinction. A cherished part of our cultural heritage is in danger of disappearing forever from the snowy northern landscape.

To the editor: In response to Russell Barth’s impassioned letter against the Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper, January 28, 2011: marijuana is dangerous. Impartial scientific research will time after time tell us this.

Thunder Bay has a $15-million problem, one that has Coun. Mark Bentz rightfully worried. The money is what the city says its ongoing infrastructure spending will fall short this year.

To the editor: This letter is in response to the article “Recurring theme” posted on tbnewswatch.com on Jan. 20.

To the editor: I am writing in response to three articles in last week’s Source, which include the editorial “Workers have rights.” I agree 100 per cent to the editorial but would suggest we take it one step further.

Thunder Bay has always claimed to have a giant heart. Last weekend the city and its residents proved it, coming out in full force to support the Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games.

What in the world is filial piety? I came across this term while I was reading about the perils of aging here in Canada and in China. It seems we have something in common with our Chinese friends.

The shell game Ken Buchanan is playing has to stop.

To the editor: Just who are the in-camera sessions designed to protect? As the people who pay the bills, the taxpayers of Thunder Bay are entitled to all the facts, not just those that administration wants to make public.