Letters to the Editor

Peter Collins threw down the gauntlet Monday night. The former Fort William First Nations chief loudly declared his support for a blockade of the James Street Swing Bridge.

Sometimes when people die you miss them in ways you would never have guessed, even if you’ve never met them or odder still, even if you never knew who they were.

To the editor: Thank you for posting the video of the trucker nearly being run off the road near Nipigon. This guy needs to be found. The trucker with the dash cam is stuck with the repair costs and the claim on his insurance.

To the editor: Wow. I'm glad that it seems that nobody was hurt in the video of the trucker trying to pass the snowplow near Nipigon.

To the editor: It is idiots like the truck driver passing the snow plow near Nipigon that give all truckers a bad name. If you can identify the name on the side of the trailer or truck the rest can be tracked through the company. Give time and date.

To the editor: Seeing those two animals taken away from their home due to abuse is another heartbreaking reason why Canada must rewrite animal cruelty legislation to make the laws more explicit, cover more behaviours of abuse and neglect and impose m

Art Ginter is a lucky man. The Manitoba trucker last week posted a dashboard video to YouTube detailing a near head-on collision he had while travelling the Trans-Canada highway near Nipigon.

To the editor: I really want to vote on my money possibly being spent on a multiplex. All this talk about a multiplex is economically unreasonable.

To the editor: Wow.

To the editor: Seeing truckers trying to make dangerous passes on the highway is a common occurrence with transport drivers due to company deadlines. The drivers are forced to take risks and they have no regard for smaller vehicles.