Profile of Letters to the Editor (Northern Pen)

All articles of Letters to the Editor (Northern Pen)

• Ashamed to be a human
  Dear Editor,Please allow me space to comment on the current moose vendetta apparently afoot in this province. Moose are categorized as wild, dumb ...
• There can be a future in the fishery if given a chance
  Dear Editor,In 2009 I came to Main Brook to operate a fish plant that I "inherited" by way of the previous owners defaulting on money which they ...
• Elected on coat-tails?
  Dear Editor,This might be a topic that is out of season, but in light of the up-coming election season, I would like to reignite the "Snowmobile ...
• The cracker crumbs of Muskrat
  Dear Editor,Why are we giving it away?If we settle for what is being offered by our present government, it is like giving away fur coats to ...
• Fine hospitality
  Dear Editor,I recently attended the Canadian Medical Association annual meeting in St. John's.My wife and I extended our trip to Newfoundland for ...
• Yvonne Jones: One of the greats
  Dear Editor,Over the past little while we have followed the human and personal side of one of the greatest politicians Newfoundland and Labrador ...
• Different stories in different provinces?
  Dear Editor,I would like to comment on an article that appeared in the June 13 of The Toronto Star which seems to have escaped the attention of ...
• Criminalization of outport Newfoundland
  Dear Editor,I'd just like to make a comment about the Atlantic salmon -- once a blessing to outport people, but now a curse to the coastal ...
• If you let it happen, it will happen
  Dear Editor,The 1999 Progressive Conservative Document "Policy That Works" specifically states that a PC government would enact into legislation ...
• A commercial fishery for salmon?
  Dear Editor, After my last letter I planned to quit writing them. But here I am again, it seems to be some kind of compulsive disorder. I'm ...
• Crossing the Strait of Belle Isle
  Dear Editor, I write in response to the editorial "Build the tunnel" in last week's edition of the Northern Pen, which suggested the Muskrat ...
• Stop the capelin fishery
  Dear Editor, I'm writing to you because I am against the capelin fishery, because of the destruction going on out there on the water. The ...
• Reasons to say ‘no’ to Muskrat
  Dear Editor, The Newfoundland government should not proceed with the Muskrat Falls project. Now that we have been fully briefed by Nalcor ...
• Opinions explained
  Dear Editor, I’ve written many letters to the editor over the past 40 years or so. I wish to offer an explanation of where those opinions and ...
• Saluting Pat Cabot
  Dear Editor, When someone dies in a small community people are effected by their passing. The whole place feels a great loss, and this is felt ...
• Artwork far from stolen
  Dear Editor, This letter is in response to your recent article titled ‘Who steals from a Legion?’ I am writing to clarify the details of this ...
• A message for candidates
  Dear Editor, I must comment on the priorities of the candidates running in the upcoming federal election for Humber -St Barbe- Baie Verte. ...
• “Jurisprudence is essential to law and order,...
  Dear Editor, I’m voting for Harper this time. I’m NDP at the gut level, which to me is a live and let live style of politics. But I’m voting ...
• The seal hunt: An open letter
  This letter was posted to the Live Rural Newfoundland and Labrador blog (http://liveruralnl.com/) written by Flower’s Cove native Christopher ...
• Be a responsible pet owner
  Dear Editor, I was driving around town on Monday evening when I saw a cat staggering and falling on the road. At first I thought the cat had ...
• Groomed trail “fiasco” frustration
  Dear Editor, I am writing to once again to weigh in on the groomed trail fiasco we have been dealing with this year. I have been actively ...
• The eyes have it
  Dear Editor, Marine Atlantic has got it right. Marine Atlantic’s Argentia to North Sydney summer ferry service is one that appears to be a joy ...
• Being wary of money pools
  Dear Editor, An opinion or two that may or may not be popular. About the recent fishery commission's report and Minister Jackman's reaction to ...
• Calling for Canon Richards memories
  Dear Editor, It’s about 40 years ago that Mrs. Richards gave me a brown paper bag full of journals and other papers of Canon JT Richards. Among ...
• Service improvement, not deterioration
  Dear Editor, We, the members of the L’Anse au Loup Womens Institute, would like to support the organizations who responded to the ...
• More services, not less
  The following letter was sent to Labrador MP Todd Russell by Wilson Belbin of Forteau and printed in the Pen at the request of the sender: Dear ...
• Buy trail stickers under protest
  Dear Editor, The following is part of a letter I wrote to Mr. Williams, Mr. Shelly and Mr. Marshall on March 24, 2005. Again, another example of ...
• An "essential infrastructure deficiency"
  The following letter was sent to premier Kathy Dunderdale by Robert Keefe, chairperson of Nortip, and has been printed in the Pen at the request ...
• An outrageous decision
  Dear Editor and fellow rural Canadians, I am writing to express my deep concern and outrage at the decision of the Harper government to ...
• One or two days not enough
  Dear Editor, The Southern Labrador Development Association (SLDA) has been partnering with Service Canada as a Community Partner Site ...