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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)
November 16, 2022
- Our pertinent questions remain unanswered Seniors Action Yukon (SAY) is disappointed that the minister of Health and Social Services has yet to respond to a letter we sent her Sept. 27 seeking information about home care services in the Yukon.
November 10, 2022
- Be thankful for our country, our society Remember.
- The effects of radiation on mined land, water Most Canadian gold and copper mines are extracting the ore from rock formations which also contain low-grade uranium as “by-product”.
- The world becomes whackier by the week We hear of unanticipated consequences of COVID in the news.
- Dumbfounding profits need action! The climate crisis is fundamentally unjust.
- Hunters: leave your fire crackers at home There was an incident during our hunting trip on the Stewart River on Sept. 30.
November 7, 2022
- It’s way past the time to act! Officially, the pandemic has already taken the lives of 6.6 million people worldwide, and the actual number is likely to be two or three times higher.
- Will Car 867 be of benefit or create risks? I have just read the article in last Wednesday’s Whitehorse Star, “New mobile crisis response team launched”.
November 4, 2022
- I offer you room to explain Ed. note: this is a letter to Yukon MP Brendan Hanley.
- Where is Trump’s indignation? The attack on Paul Pelosi, obviously intended for Nancy Pelosi, must be condemned in the strongest terms – and has been by many people, including President Joe Biden and GOP Leader Mitch McConnell – but not yet by ex-president Donald Trump.
- It’s time to align with Vancouver Once again, we face the change/no change clock routine, and our choice to stay the course on Pacific Daylight Time.
- We need a windfall profits tax The idea of taxing the fossil fuel sector’s record profits to deliver financial relief for working people is gaining traction in Canada.
- Minister’s hypocrisy has me overwhelmed I recently read the article in the Whitehorse Star, “Loans to ease way for energy-efficient homes”.
- Yukoners Concerned supports Bill 306 amending the Oil Act Yukoners Concerned fully supports the private member’s bill, Bill No. 306 – An Act to Amend the Oil and Gas Act (2022) – introduced in the legislature by the NDP on Oct. 26, 2022.
October 31, 2022
- Mourning the destruction of memories How sad that the Teslin band destroyed the old army trucks at Johnson’s Crossing (Star, Oct. 24).
October 28, 2022
- Yukon’s water needs our constant protection Water is essential to life and common to everything that lives. It is our most precious resource and, therefore, needs our protection.
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Iran’s uprising is another cry for change Thank you for your attention to this crisis in Iran.
- We offer a message of recovery We are writing in reference to the letter “Devastation worsens, yet nothing happens” published several weeks ago in the Star.