Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

Planned recycling fees pose problems How is the government going to tax e-commerce, which is expected to grow by 50 per cent in Canada?

Trudging further along the long and winding road All aboard the COB (cranky old bastard) Express to the capital of Canada.
Many contributed to this community event Whitehorse Connects is a community event put on by the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition.

Trudging along the long and winding road Climb aboard the old prospector’s love train. I can take you all for a ride in Ottawa.
Residents have a right to speak out I quote Mayor Dan Curtis from last Thursday’s Whitehorse Star: “NIMBYism is alive and well here in Whitehorse.”
What is this secretive gun safety committee doing? What is this secretive gun safety committee doing?

Liberals have no plan to address the bed shortage There is an ongoing bed shortage crisis at the Whitehorse General Hospital caused by a demand for continuing care beds.
Reflecting on our successes, challenges This fall, Athletics Yukon would like to express its gratitude for another season of excitement and activity!
We’re proud of our role in building this highway After many years of planning and development, the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway is now open.
An ode to an odious government Trudeau and Morneau
Support your local prospector or suffer in silence It’s not too late to throw your support behind the Yukon redneck right-for-you in the Red Chamber.
Childcare facilities’ financial picture is dismal I operate a childcare centre in Whitehorse,
The foundation for a Ross River solution Ed. note: this is a letter to Pauline Frost, the minister of Health and Social Services.
This unethical policy outrages us, Ms. Frost Ed. note: this is a letter to Pauline Frost, the minister of Health and Social Services.
Demonstrate a better attitude toward safety Ed. note: this is an open letter to Highways and Public Works Minister Richard Mostyn.

Who should be contributing what to pensions? There was recently a piece in another media outlet on the sustainability of the Yukon government pension plan.

Computer refurbishment should trump recycling Refurbishing and reusing computers is far more sustainable than recycling them.
Back on Track event is set for Dec. 1 in Vancouver It seems lately that every time you read the newspaper,
This is a harmful recycling of the same idea John Streicker, the minister of Community Services, was on CBC radio last week about the proposed electronic fees, which the Star has also reported on.

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