Letters Archive
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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 1, 2016
- Someone’s trying to pull the wool over our eyes If anyone knows a little bit about radiation, you cannot detect radon with a gamma detector.
- You can’t scold the premier, then exonerate the city The Star editorials of Feb. 19 and 26 seem to be at odds with each other such that I am led to wonder if a consistent standard of measure was behind the opinion expressed in each.
- Manning’s anti-East ramblings return So Preston Manning says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s energy policies put national unity at risk.
- Let’s have some more carbon action, please Last week, both local newspapers carried articles quoting our premier’s opposition to carbon taxes.
February 29, 2016
- It is time to wake up to hemp’s potential! It is time to stop flogging the dead horse of oil dependence and move into the next stage of development: the hemp economy.
- It’s time to have truly non-motorized trails The City of Whitehorse’s old snowmobile bylaw was rewritten and passed by mayor and council in 2012, as was the ATV bylaw.
February 26, 2016
- Some constructive ideas to consider .... For all the world to know, here are some ideas on:
- Bombardier’s destination is a black fiscal hole Re. Quebec proposes curbing Bombardier’s control of its new jet program.
- Martha Black should be gracing our banknotes Ed. note: this is an open letter to Stephen Poloz, the governor of the Bank of Canada in Ottawa.
- Thank you for creating ‘a better place,’ Mr. Pasloski Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Darrell Pasloski.
- Should we be calling the kettle black or white? So the mayor and the city manager talk about fees-for-services for the blue box program and other waste management!
- Liberals’ balderdash would cost me my computer! I wonder how many are truly concerned about the state of Canada, both morally and economically?
- A prospector’s tips for socially climbing sheep A treatise: focused on the politically connected vis-à-vis the politically correct.
February 25, 2016
- YESAB stampedes caribou to trample exploration The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) has used a possible threat to the Porcupine caribou herd and the dependent First Nations to stop Northern Cross’ exploration project in the Eagle Plains area (Star, Feb. 12).
February 24, 2016
- What does the Westmark’s sale really mean? Where is Holland America Line going with its business model?
- Let’s enrich our development assistance! If the Liberals insist on carrying on with their spending spree plans, why not restore our beleaguered official development assistance (ODA) budget?
February 23, 2016
- Let’s not give the ‘regressive conservatives’ their way Journalist Tasha Kheiriddin argues Prime Minister Trudeau can deny it all he wants, but the major impact of marijuana legalization will be financial.
- A sheep or a wolf in sheep’s clothing? In spite of the denials, harassment is still used by the politically correct/connected (PCs).