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- Comments should be thoughtful, not abusive (10)
- 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)
March 18, 2016
- YESAB casts its spotlight on all Yukon placer mines In the Slinky mine fracas between Mr. Rodney Adams of Whitehorse and Mr. Darryl Carey of Dawson City,
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Major energy efficiency retrofit is creating jobs As many of you will have noticed, the Government of Yukon’s main administration building on Second Avenue in Whitehorse is looking more like something out of a sci-fi movie these days than the home of offices and Yukon’s Legislative Assembly.
- Intriguing political times are straddling the border This is the most interesting U.S. election in recent memory, even more so than the election of Obama as America’s first black president.
- Know the laws on snowmobiling in these areas A new law in British Columbia, the BC ORV Act and Regulations, became effective on Nov. 1, 2015.
- Canada needs U.S.-style term limits Canada should change its election laws to disallow a prime minister from staying in office more than 10 years.
- The YESAB review: who wasted whose time? We are reacting to the flurry of criticisms of the Yukon Economic and Socio-economic Assessment Board’s (YESAB’s) work on two major resource development projects:
March 17, 2016
- The obsession to blame government achieves nothing Some political leaders’ fault and blame game never ends!
- Assassination needs an independent investigation Berta Caceres of the Lenca people, whose traditional territory is in Honduras, was a visionary indigenous, community and environmental leader, and the 2015 winner of the prestigious international Goldman Environmental Prize.
March 16, 2016
- Questions about the transmission line project This is an open letter to Andrew Hall, president and CEO, Yukon Energy, regarding the proposed Stewart-Keno transmission project.
- Their sense of moral superiority borders on contempt As an avid news watcher,
- Congratulations on the stance you took! Thank you to Martin Lehner of Orange Technology for standing up to Northwestel (Star, March 9).
- Electric vehicle is on the right road Re. Yukon government fighting climate change by funding study on electric cars in the North (Star, March 15).
- The YP supports the southern mining industry In a next-to-last-ditch effort to retain power in the legislature, Premier Darrell Pasloski has asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to renew the Canadian Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (Star, March 10).
March 14, 2016
- Drivers need more options to pay Subject: When will the City of Whitehorse create more options to pay for parking time?
March 11, 2016
- Life without winter is unthinkable! Ed. note: this is an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Dog owners have a duty This is for dog walkers.
- Didn’t we learn anything from Faro? I appreciate the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) sending the Casino mine project back for further review (Star, Feb. 18); at times, I’ve thought YESAB went too easy on assessing projects.
- Our critics offer fear-mongering disguised as policy The Yukon Party has always put jobs and the economy at the front of its agenda – something the opposition has often criticized.
March 10, 2016
- Reviewing four years of political plays, misplays The Yukon’s governing party has had lots of great plays and some misplays.