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)
April 17, 2023
- Will something be done before someone is hurt? I suggested after the first clay cliffs situation in April 2022 that the cliffs should be secured for safety – and now we have another slide.
April 14, 2023
- Your meeting left folks feeling disrespected Ed. note: this is a letter to Energy, Mines and Resources Minister John Streicker.
- We owe it to the children! The pandemic has devasted education for children.
- You’re not getting the full vaccines story Remember the kerfuffle when Pfizer was asked to disclose all their internal documents and they tried to prevent this for 75 years?
April 12, 2023
- Here’s a lesson for the monarchy There are suggestions that King Charles’ coronation events have suffered a “huge blow” as Adele and Ed Sheeran aren’t able to perform there.
- Please elaborate on ‘mission creep’ Ed. note: this is a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Yukon MP Brendan Hanley.
April 6, 2023
- The new federal budget ignores our territory Ed. note: Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon has released this statement on the federal budget tabled March 28.
- Minister, writer exchange views on COVID Ed. note: Whitehorse-area resident Barbara Drury is sharing this letter she has received from Tracy-Anne McPhee, the minister of Health and Social Services.
- Thank you for taking responsibility RE: CASA 2022 and CASA 2023.
- Some people just don’t care Anybody with any care about how others feel would surely be troubled by the reports of conditions at the secure medical unit of the Whitehorse General Hospital as described in a letter to the Star published March 31.
March 31, 2023
- The insinuation in your remark was hurtful Ed. note: this is a letter to NDP Leader Kate White.
- Almost universally, I find I’m being manipulated The war in Ukraine has been the focus for our attention these days.
- Divert Quest funds to the shelter Re. “It’s been a ‘ruff’ year at the animal shelter” (Star, March 22).
- May I add to my list of unanswered questions? This is the fourth letter I have written to Health Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee, and the third to Premier Ranj Pillai, all about the same subject: questions about the COVID vaccine.
- The mental health system needs an overhaul Ed. note: this is a letter to Health Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee. The male writer’s name is being withheld due to the intensely personal contents.
March 24, 2023
- Who does Justin Trudeau think he’s fooling? What will it take to get rid of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?
- The federal government must step up This year marks the midpoint for the United Nations Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs), targets for global development to be reached by 2030.