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- Respiratory illness season is proving routine, MD says (2)
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December 21, 2015
- Assessing the impact of the lower dollar on Yukon Has anyone stopped to look at the impact of the lower Canadian dollar on the Yukon? It has a major impact on our retail.
- Dropping the budgetary lie down the memory hole It was likely the spectacle of the 2015 federal election year – Tory Finance minister Joe Oliver’s deadpan announcement that the government had worked up a $1.4-billion surplus,
- Enjoy the lit-up city by driving carefully I am writing this to applaud the City of Whitehorse’s light display this year.
- Deer visit capped a wonderful evening Just to spark your interest, we had a visit with four reindeer as we left the Philmar RV business one recent evening.
- This concept is fit for the Library of Misguided Ideas I have received a beautiful array of responses from readers of my commentary in the Whitehorse Star of Dec. 11.
December 18, 2015
- Reflecting back on a fruitful year for Athletics Yukon With the end of 2015 quickly approaching, it is time to reflect on the year that Athletics Yukon has had, and to thank those who made it possible.
- May I offer a suggestion, Sir? Ed. note: this is a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Words without action are hollow rhetoric An appropriate question to ask at this time of the year is, “Where are we going, Yukon?”
- Will YTG have to pull the plug on its big hydro plan? The Yukon Party is starting to get some negative feedback from affected First Nations regarding YTG’s big plans for a major hydro dam in Yukon.
- Kudos to the foundation’s funding recipients Congratulations to the 150 students and organizations who shared $185,000 in grants and awards from the Yukon Foundation in 2015.
- A Scrooge in Whitehorse is stealing minions Last week, our six-year-old grandson called our home in Ottawa and he wanted to tell us something very important and very sad.
- You can’t snare, trap or shoot your way out of this Here are the facts as I understand them
December 17, 2015
- B.C. wants no part of Trudeau’s Senate plan Re: B.C. wants no part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Senate plan.
December 16, 2015
- Forget Duffy — the scandal is the Senate Re. Mike Duffy says his expense claims were within the rules — and that’s the problem.
- Let’s not watch this gift horse gallop away I extend thanks to city councillor Samson Hartland for bringing the sports complex issue back to council (Star, Dec. 15).
December 14, 2015
- YP should leave its yacht, promote a new way Last week, I suggested that Yukon could make improvements to the Yukon Mineral Exploration Program to help stimulate grassroots exploration and prospecting activities.
- The red ink will ooze while officials snooze Re. the cost to build Canada’s new warships more than doubles.
- Question: why not help the Syrian refugees? Canada’s new prime minister is fast-tracking our country to take in refugees from war-torn Syria.
December 11, 2015
- Did Peel planning honour key principles? There is a lot of work going on related to the land use plan for the Peel region of the Yukon.
- Yukon Party’s arrogant bungling will cost us dearly Last week, the Government of Yukon announced it is content to proceed with the construction of a 300-continuing care warehouse in the new Whistle Bend subdivision.
- This board’s conduct is outrageously offside In September of this year, I was hired to referee in the Whitehorse Women’s Hockey Association (WWHA).
- Keep this dedicated physician in our territory Ed. note: this is a letter to the Department of Health and Social Services. As requested, the Whitehorse writer’s name is being withheld for reasons of patient confidentiality.
- There are ways to honour a loved one at Christmas Hospice Yukon would like to invite all Yukoners to the opening ceremony of the 25th annual Lights of Life event on Tuesday, Dec. 15.
- There are always two sides, two stories The Canadian government’s worst nightmare scenario would be the capture of one of the RCAF pilots currently bombing terrorist targets in Iraq and Syria.
- The YP has its eye on the ball on this one PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. has been selected as the preferred contractor to design and build the proposed Whistle Bend continuing care facility (Star, Dec. 4).