Letters to the Editor

To the editor: The following is an open letter to Minster of Health Deb Matthews. I am a 94-year-old resident of the Hogarth Riverview Manor nursing home at 300 North Lillie Street in Thunder Bay.

To the editor: In most cases, when a corporation considering investing in a particular community is met with public protests, their reaction is to threaten to take the project elsewhere. Many of them make good on that threat.

Northwestern Ontario has lost one of its greatest champions. Leo Bernier, known affectionately as the Emperor of the North, died this week at 81, leaving behind a political legacy that will be hard to match.

Last week I had occasion to travel to Mississauga which meant I had to fly to Pearson Airport. I have done this many times before and I wasn’t expecting any trouble. I met a friend and colleague at the airport here and the two of us set off together.

To the editor: I for one, and I am sure many more, am shocked to hear the decision to cancel the Canada Day parade in Thunder Bay.

To the editor: I would like to comment on the article “Into The Groove” dated, Wednesday, June 15, 2010 on tbnewswatch.com.

To the editor: We would like to extend a huge thank you to all our long time friends and customers. After 30 years we have decided to retire and enjoy life, not that the last 30 years haven’t been great.

According to a poll produced for Horizon Wind Inc., more than two-thirds of city residents are in favour of the Toronto-based company’s planned wind farm project slated for the Nor’Wester Mountains.

I just can’t seem to catch World Cup fever. I was sitting in a barber chair the other day (do people still say barber?) when a guy rushed into the shop and grabbed the remote control.

To the editor: I have recently experienced a scam phone call (I usually hang up on taped ones). This was not a taped one, so I heard him out. “Mrs. you have won $350 and the money truck will be at your door in an hour.