Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

I answered thanks, but no thanks After one of my letters to the Whitehorse Star was published in October 2022, I received an email from the Yukon Liberals inviting me to one of their $200-a-ticket events  in November.
On the energy file, something has to give The most recent sitting of the Yukon Legislative Assembly saw several important issues raised and debated.
Let’s choose diverse, open thought over bans This is an open letter to Yukon Public Libraries, NDP MLA Lane Tredger and the leaders of the territorial parties.

Outrageous assaults continue to rise Every day, our news reports and social media feeds are filled with stories of yet another violent attack on a first responder.
I look forward to getting back When I was 13 years old, I lost nearly my entire left leg to cancer.
Let’s work to reduce the level of confusion Ed. note: this is a letter to Community Services Minister Richard Mostyn.

Sometimes, a bold vision does become reality Today is the perfect day to remember the words of Jack Layton – “don’t let them tell you that it can’t be done” – because two years ago, what people said was “impossible” became possible.
We’ll hold a follow-up meeting in the Junction The Yukon government is committed to responsible mineral resource development in a way that protects the environment, respects the rights and traditions of First Nations and benefits all Yukoners.
Complex reporting system is failing Canadians Sometimes I seem like a broken record to myself, always writing about the COVID situation.
Whatever happened to ‘cumulative effects’? Over the course of public engagement in the mineral development strategy, the assessment of cumulative effects was supported by citizens in the public engagement, and it was also recommended by the Yukon Mineral Development Strategy Independent Panel.
Our dictatorial PM must be getting worried For all of you who get your daily intake of “news” from the mainstream media (MSN), are you aware of the biased, sanitized propaganda you are being fed?
The slumping cliffs: we are playing with fire For the third year in a row, the South Access Road has been blocked by a soil slide, causing disruptions for the citizens  of Whitehorse.

Media are ignoring powerful testimony That was an excellent letter printed last Wednesday by Stephen Badhwar from Atlin, B.C. (“We are seeing a societal abdication of duty”).
I hope the city has an explanation for this Ed. note: this is a letter to the City of Whitehorse.

Let’s turn on a dime and act! Re. concerns about traffic.
We were ‘cancelled’ by paper’s B.C.-based owner Last week, I sent the following ad copy to the three papers in town: the Whitehorse Star, the Yukon News and What’s Up Yukon:

Do the sizes of these private armies matter? The Wagner Group takes media centre stage in building outrage here in Canada against the Russians in Ukraine.
Should a civil service strike worry Yukoners? If members of the federal public service go on strike,
We are seeing a societal abdication of duty There is report of 1,544,509 adverse events related to COVID vaccines on the U.S. government Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database

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