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- Comments should be thoughtful, not abusive (10)
- Proposed building called inappropriate for neighbourhood (7)
- Electric vehicles will shuttle bus drivers to and from routes (4)
- Building’s entry system swiftly repaired (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)
September 15, 2015
- These two should have milked a salmon As three of Yukon’s First Nations prepare to sue the federal government over Bill S-6, our incumbent prime minister announced a plan to increase the Canadian Armed Forces presence in Yukon “if re-elected” (Star, Sept. 4)
- Residents want answers to burning questions The following are some questions I have been asked by residents,
September 14, 2015
- Rest assured: uranium mining is safe Your recent story on uranium mining
- This announcement completely disgusts me I am sitting here reading the Sept. 4 Star and am absolutely disgusted by one of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s announcements.
September 11, 2015
- PM’s dubious goal has been dangerously successful Prime Minister Stephen Harper has long attempted to prevent the release of scientific information produced by federal scientists.
- We need a judicial review of the LNG project On July 21, three years after opposition to fracking and liquefied natural gas (LNG) began,
- Bumping passengers is not an isolated problem I read the letter “Not all airlines overbook their flights” by Christina McKay, a customer service agent with WestJet Airlines Ltd. in Whitehorse, with interest (Star, Sept. 9).
- We’ll make it easier for Yukoners to find a home Today, one in four Canadian households is paying more than it can afford for housing (Star, Sept. 10), and one in eight cannot find affordable housing that is safe, suitable, and well- maintained.
September 10, 2015
- Wilf Carter for mayor? Shucks, why not? Just when Mayor Dan Curtis felt he could cruise to a second term unopposed on his photogenic good looks, along comes Wilf Carter (Star, Sept. 4).
- Mulcair says Harper ‘threw in the towel’ I really do not understand why NDP Leader Tom Mulcair goes around pretending that we – as citizens, including himself – do not have a Constitution that governs these matters.
- Trump should be respected, listened to Donald Trump deserves to be congratulated for his candour.
September 9, 2015
- Will we really be 11.2 billion people on Earth? Will we really be 11.2 billion?
- We wouldn’t resurrect the long gun registry Ed. note: Larry Bagnell, the Yukon’s Liberal party candidate for the Oct. 19 federal election, has released this statement:
- A vital question lingers Umm,
- Not all airlines overbook their flights In Julius Debuschewitz’s column published on Sept. 4, he refers to an airline overbooking flights.
- A tale of Mr. Leef and his man of mystery A tale of Mr. Leef and his man of mystery
- Heritage must always be considered! I made/repaired the stained glass window on the Capital Hotel balcony.
- PM is showing leadership on the refugee crisis As we consider the plight of Middle Eastern refugees, we would do well to remember, “There but for the grace of God go I.”
September 8, 2015
- Bottom line: it was vandalism I agree with Mr. Dimsdale (Star letters, Sept. 4).
- I hope the desperate receive help and support Sad as the humanitarian crisis may be,
- Harper could have issued a news release Re. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s visit to the Yukon (Star, Sept. 4).
- Dudley Do-right of the mounted police capably strikes again! The self-confessed political vandal of the Yukon,
- MP had the right to act as he did Regarding the sign defacing incident,