Power dilemma has been royally messed up
In his letter published in the Star on Jan. 20th, Currie Dixon points out the obvious: that Yukon has a significant shortfall in electricity generation capacity.
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Hunting these bears should be banned in territory
Hunting season opened Aug. 1 in the Yukon.
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January 30, 2023
- This bill targets law-abiding citizens Ed. note: this is a letter to federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.
January 27, 2023
- These vital questions need answers, not silence Ed. note: this is an open letter to Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee.
- Canada must keep its promise! Justin Trudeau: “The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a path forward for Canada and the world that leaves no one behind.
- We need to be more generous It’s important for Canadians to support an increase in Canada’s international assistance envelope to reach a minimum of $10 billion annually in the 2025-26 federal budget.
January 25, 2023
- Wake up and smell the coffee, Premier Smith! The fossil fuel era is ending, whether Danielle Smith likes it or not.
- Let’s try to find the solutions! Most times when you see four masked men carrying away a young woman, you would ring the police.
January 20, 2023
- He is precisely who we need to lead the Yukon On Saturday, Jan. 14, Ranj Pillai became the Yukon’s 10th premier, and started his journey leading our territorial government.
- Stress conservation and respect, not greed This letter to the editor is in consideration of the current hunting regulations that we have in the Yukon Territory.
- Woefully apparent: we have a power problem Over the recent Christmas holidays, many Yukoners felt the vulnerability of our electrical grid and the inadequacy of the Liberals’ energy strategy first-hand.
- You’ve lost my vote! I will not be voting for anyone in the Yukon Liberal Party during the next election.
- Which electoral system best suits the Yukon? The Yukon Bureau of Statistics is conducting a survey on citizens’ assemblies on behalf of the legislative assembly’s Special Committee on Electoral Reform.
January 18, 2023
- Speak out on Extended Producer Responsibility This is an open letter to the Yukon government and Yukon residents.
- Answer me this, please! I’ve been studying the state-of-the-art technology associated with the F-35 fighter jet program from its inception.
January 16, 2023
- Biting into the actual reality Happy New Year!