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- Respiratory illness season is proving routine, MD says (2)
- Games Centre to receive major improvements (2)
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December 2, 2015
- Ross River Dena Council must appeal again Justice Ron Veale of the Yukon Supreme Court has ruled that YTG consulted with the Ross River Dena Council previous to YTG issuing hunting licences (Star, Nov. 30).
- Under you, Canada has rediscovered herself This is an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, welcoming him back from Paris.
- An invisible man needs no clothes The first session of our 42nd Parliament is scheduled to open on Thursday.
- Yukon delegation should bring this message to Paris This is a letter to Yukon Party MLA Darius Elias in response to his letter sent to Don Roberts, the chair of Yukoners Concerned About Oil and Gas Exploration/Development.
December 1, 2015
- We live in a very warm and caring community This is an open letter of thanks to the people of Whitehorse.
- Bon voyage to our climate change delegates Yukon’s MLAs approved the Yukon Party’s inclusion of our opposition party leaders and a few First Nation leaders in YTG’s non-partisan delegation to the 21st most important environmental conference of our age.
November 30, 2015
- Get ready for a Liberal raid on our wallets Things have suddenly changed.
November 27, 2015
- It’s clear sailing on the city’s Millennium Trail I want to thank the City of Whitehorse for maintaining the Millennium Trail this winter.
- A higher minimum wage carries costs Some politicians wanted to increase the minimum wage for low-income workers to help them to have more money to live on.
- Be careful the dust doesn’t turn to rust So Trudeau Jr. kicking up a little dust, is he?
- They should all rethink their behaviour The high point of my life this year was the day that I could finally shuffle all the way to the Whitehorse Star and back again on my brand new knee.
- Have you been mired in the 20th century? Should I laugh or cry when I hear the news that the Star is cutting back on the number of free newspapers it gives to seniors?
- A tightening economy means tightening up The Whitehorse Star has found it necessary to stop providing free daily newspapers to seniors because of the economic downturn.
- This gross disregard for the caribou upsets me “Vadzaih yeendoo gweeheendaii geenjit – Caribou in the future, they are going to live.”
- Dogs are not our property to be mistreated! Re: “Dog attack prompts MLA to call for action” (Star, Nov. 25).
- It has been a privilege to serve the community In order to bring closure to my political life, it seems appropriate to thank my supporters of 32 years.
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Let’s honour his memory by taking his advice It has been a year since my friend, Alex Van Bibber, one of Yukon’s most well-known and legendary pioneers, passed away. I miss him every day.
- How Liberals may change Bill C-51 On Monday, The Globe and Mail published a nice summary of the important points and lack of oversight or accountability in applying and enforcing Bill C-51 in general.
- Liberals’ legitimate work starts now The new cabinet has been sworn in, and now the real work begins in order to restore Canada’s image on the world scene.
November 26, 2015
- Doesn’t this policy violate the Constitution? Re: “Trudeau is discriminating against single, straight male refugees. Why is he afraid?” contributed to Wednesday’s Globe and Mail by Omer Aziz.
November 25, 2015
- Trudeau must repair Harper’s folly October 24 marked the 70th anniversary of the creation of the United Nations,
- Are Canadians doing all we can do? Each day, many Canadians have the opportunity to thank and appreciate their mothers for all that they have done for them.
- Please consider this as you prepare for Paris This is an open letter to the Yukon delegation to the COP 21 conference on climate change.