Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

Come take part in this well-loved tradition The Lights of Life season has returned to our Yukon communities,
Euthanize or honour: you make the choice Is it wrong to change the wards of our medical system, specifically the mentally and physically challenged, from being a drain on the system into being blood-donating heroes?
I am not a member of the system! I thought I’d finished what I’d been saying, but then I thought I’d heard it all.
Learn the facts before hurling the untruths Okay, so the news has broken that CBC is having to lay off 600-plus employees,
Talk about head-shaking decisions Recent political financial decisions have me questioning the rationale behind the expenditure.
Help prevent mining within city limits To the citizens of Whitehorse: the City of Whitehorse is rewriting its zoning bylaws.

Don’t listen to the sounds of silence It used to be just book burning, but now, in the province of Herat, Afghanistan, the Taliban has started burning musical instruments.

Your city presents the theatre of the absurd As seen in the accompanying photos, this is how mayor and council/the City of Whitehorse provide so-called “equitable access” to community programs and services for First Nation elders, seniors and people with disabilities in the downtown area of Whitehorse.
Avoid suffering in the cold with no power With the recent power outage comes a reminder to prepare for more that may happen,
Stop all non-resident hunting where needed Ed. note: this is a letter to the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board.
An ode to a heroic American astronaut With all the news of war, it is easy to miss a story of a heroic life, as Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman has died at 95 – and yes, I had almost forgotten his name.
Your compassion blew me away I had the sad business of coming up from Edmonton last month to usher my beloved daughter into a better life.
A top story vs. a non-event .... I found something almost uncanny when I was looking up the house explosion in Riverdale.
The slow Internet bandwidth is affecting many Ed. note: this is a letter to Yvonne Clarke, the Yukon Party MLA for Porter Creek Centre, and the board of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.

Gladiator’s plans have provoked great concerns This is a letter to Mike Gau, director, Development Services, City of Whitehorse.
How can the deaths of these horses be right? Ed. note: this is a letter to Environment Minister Nils Clarke.

Stop killing and maiming these horses! Recently, two much-loved wild horses were found shot and killed in the Ibex Valley, their yearling severely injured, and their four-month-old foal orphaned.

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