Letters to the Editor

Thank you for your March 8 article on the Joanne Nother tragedy. I sincerely hope the newspaper will be able to do a follow-up story when the investigation by fire marshals is completed.

My thanks to you for the very interesting article on the hospital posting surgical wait times online in the March 13 edition. I have been on the waiting list for hip surgery with a Sudbury surgeon since March 2004. That is one year now.

Recently the Bartolucci Community Christmas Party was held at the Caruso Club with more than 600 people attending.

Driving behind a city bus on Paris Street recently, I took the time to read the advertisement across the backend. A French advertisement promoted the prevention of alcohol use during pregnancy.

With regards to the March 11 article Stroke victim left waiting for care, I have been a paramedic for a number of years, and have refused to go into a number of calls without police assistance, mainly because the information we received indicated a p

Driving behind a city bus on Paris Street recently, I took the time to read the advertisement across the backend. A French advertisement promoted the prevention of alcohol use during pregnancy.

Hey, it looks like I got a promotion or a job change! On Page 12 of the Friday, March 18 edition, in the article headlined Father and son share experiences, my name is under the photo. I think it's Ron Lessard you are after.

I am writing to thank Paul Chislett for his letter in the March 11 issue replying to a letter in the Feb. 27 edition headlined Homeless or welfare bums.

Last month Northern Lifer reported Mayor David Courtemanche was invited by Toronto Mayor David Miller to participate in a discussion on immigration at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Big Cities mayors' caucus.

Recently city council voted 11 to two to increase the salary of our CAO. Councillors Lynne Reynolds and Andre Rivest were the two no votes. I have to admit that the outcome of the contract negotiations, nor the vote surprised me very much.