Letters Archive
January 19, 2024
- The lack of support is disappointing This is an open letter to the Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN) leadership and TRTFN members.
- Drilling can cause radon to infiltrate water wells Whitehorse has a source water protection plan.
- How quickly your world can shift A month ago this week, I picked up my parents from their home in Whitehorse and dropped them off at the airport.
January 17, 2024
- It was likely a black Xmas After the complete cop-out at the COP 28 conference
- Let’s trade a falling sky for some facts, shall we not? Don and Marguerite Roberts’ letter in this paper Jan. 12 (“Reconsider your decision on Gladiator drilling!”) was disturbing.
January 12, 2024
- Reconsider your decision on Gladiator drilling! Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Laura Cabott and city council.
- Yukon Firefit is looking forward to 2024 The Yukon Fire Fitness Association was created for firefighter fitness awareness amongst Yukon firefighters,
- May I offer you a royal farewell? With the recent Jeffrey Epstein listings showing Prince Andrew as a contact and apparently a regular guest, it seems his return to royal duties is even less likely than ever.
- Suit is about transparency and democracy Hi, fellow Yukoners.
January 5, 2024
- You’ll keep hearing from me .... Dear PC Optimum Custom-er Care:
- The Yukon: some mining prospect! Yukon politicians, government employees and public mining companies will soon be attending the Cordilleran Roundup in Vancouver to promote the Yukon as a great place to come and mine.
December 29, 2023
- Councillor’s attack was disappointing Re: “Laking to YG: trade the talking points for a shovel!” (Star, Dec. 20).
December 22, 2023
- This view has proved self-defeating In his Dec. 6 column, “‘Just war’ and the Gaza Strip situation”, Gwynne Dyer argues that Israel’s war against Hamas, the Gaza-based Islamic fundamentalist terrorist group, cannot be considered “just” because of the allegedly high civilian casualties, calling Israel’s war “pointless killing.”
- Here’s why it’s proving difficult to recruit nurses Ed. note: the writer’s name, gender and place of residence are being withheld to avoid potential implications for future employment.