Letters Archive
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- Comments should be thoughtful, not abusive (9)
- Proposed building called inappropriate for neighbourhood (7)
- Building’s entry system swiftly repaired (3)
- Electric vehicles will shuttle bus drivers to and from routes (3)
- Meters pilfered, damaged beyond repair (3)
- Respiratory illness season is proving routine, MD says (2)
- Games Centre to receive major improvements (2)
- Hoofed animals may come under management protocols (1)
July 25, 2018
- Expressing appreciation to these professionals I recently spent the week in the Whitehorse General Hospital.
- The problems will not go away! This letter was almost going to be on a different subject until I got a brainwave: there are two kinds of problems.
- On tags: riddle me this, Batman Because the Yukon government made a mistake,
- Drones equate to a serious risk to privacy Re: “Drones, parking kiosks among recommendations” (Star, July 17).
July 24, 2018
- You’re courting dangerous electoral waters, Sir Ed. note: this is an open letter to Yukon MP Larry Bagnell.
July 23, 2018
- Don’t mask the risks of betting with glamour In this time of concern about fake news, perhaps it is time to look at the ugly step-child of fake news: fake advertisements and specifically one type: gambling ads.
- A race-based monopoly isn’t the answer, Sir Ed. note: this is an open letter to Premier Sandy Silver.
- Suggestions to reduce government spending Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Sandy Silver.
July 20, 2018
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Marketing prospect is real Twenty years ago, I obtained a U.S. provisional patent on the electric guitar you see in the accompanying photograph.
- Support Boycott Divestment Sanctions On the 100th anniversary of his birth, Nelson Mandella (who died Dec. 5, 2013) would be very proud of his country’s decision to downgrade its embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a basic liaison office.
- More confusion from D.C. The latest tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump confuses me – “People at the higher ends of intelligence loved my press conference.”
- Let’s cut to the chase, Premier Silver Ed. note: this is an open letter to Premier Sandy Silver.
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A Good Samaritan gets slapped with a ticket An 82-year-old veteran of 40 years of Yukon mining – Erich Stoll – found himself slapped with a $75 parking ticket on June 26 for aiding two tourists from Denmark seeking to launch a rental canoe to paddle to Dawson City.
July 18, 2018
- Abortions will remain a reality Well, now we know the decision – Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court, which was no great surprise.
- Are we into a royal Canadian hot air farce? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently came here (Star, July 3) to promise more compensation, inclusion, recognition, reconciliation, respect, support, unification and/or what else?
July 13, 2018
- Express your views on the wage issue The Employment Standards Board is currently soliciting input from Yukoners as part of its review of the territorial minimum wage.
- Why must these lots cost $230,000 each? When I look at lot prices in the Yukon communities, I have discovered some interesting findings.
- Greyhound opts to pick up its doghouse As I’m writing this Tuesday, it’s 33 years to the day that I first arrived in Whitehorse after hitchhiking all the way from St. Catharines, Ont.
- Announcement’s timing ‘completely unacceptable’ Ed. note: this is an open letter to Economic Development Minister Ranj Pillai and Environment Minister Pauline Frost.