Letters to the Editor

Many people in Thunder Bay and many more across the country are on a life-long quest to recapture something special that was left behind years ago.

The city’s plan to spay and neuter all pets it adopts out is a good one. Although the program – which still must be approved in next year’s budget process – will double adoption fees, there is plenty of value in the extra costs.

The worldwide diplomatic community is having a collective hissy fit lately and it is all due to Australian internet magnate, Julian Assange and his impressive new toy, WikiLeaks.

To the editor: I?keep reading the comments in a variety of media sources with regard to the incredible price increases for Hydro. Some have suggested their bills have doubled in the last few years.

To the editor: As I recall, our redeveloping Marina Park has been influenced and patterned after successful marinas that service huge populations the world over by members of our city’s planning department that have had little to no boating experienc

The Keith Hobbs era has officially begun in Thunder?Bay. And ironically enough, after months of campaigning by all candidates on transparency, it began behind closed doors. So much for promises.

I grew up with several siblings in a small house. We doubled up in the bedrooms, shared the closet space and we had to manage with just one bathroom, toilet and tub only. Toilet time was precious and there was always somebody banging on the door.

To the editor: I can’t help but marvel at the new television technology as I can remember a time when the radio was king, long before anyone had a TV in their home. Almost everyone now has at least one large flat-screen television in their home.

Sad news out of Portland, Ore. this week. Lawrencia Bambenek, better known to the world as Bambi, passed away at the age of 52.

A tragic incident took place this week at one of the city’s off leash dog parks, and has reopened the debate surrounding what some call dangerous breeds. A small, chihuahua-mix was mauled to death by a larger dog that some describe as a pit bull.