Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

Premier is dismissing Yukoners’ legitimate concerns Changes to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act (YESAA)
Let’s all shout,‘Go to hell with your greed!’ I would like to present this as an open letter to the select committee about the risks and benefits of fracking and the Pasloski government as a whole.
Why is slaughtering the bear always the first resort? Re: “Grizzly’s death was preventable: WildWise Yukon” (Star, Sept. 23).
Will Capt. Pasloski go down with the ship of state? Premier Darrell Pasloski may not understand how the “Big Bang Theory” applies to politics yet, but I think he can feel his universe collapsing in on him now.
We contemplate an utter catastrophe We watch,
Atop its high horse, the city meddles in the market The mayor and council are back on their high white horse (Whitehorse Star, “Mayor raps government over housing cancellation”, Sept. 23).

A magnificent enhancement to our fine city One activity I particularly enjoy in Whitehorse during the summer months
Qualified Liberals can help oust the Yukon Party Can the Liberals win a majority on a platform of promised change only?

Canada’s commitments and arguments for more Some argue that support to Ukraine flows from there being voters of Ukrainian heritage.

Is YTG resorting to sneaky tactics? I saw a poster Monday afternoon announcing an information session on Oil and Gas 101 hosted by the Yukon government’s oil and gas steering committee.
Crisis should not be named ‘Isis’ “Isis” is goddess of protection, and to add the meaning of terrorism is unnecessarily disrespectful.
Six thousand support our cause! Ed. note: this is a letter to the Yukon legislature’s Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing.
A Caliph doesn’t try to be dictatorial The leader of ISIS has made quite an ambiguous claim to Caliphate.

Conservatives’ EI plan fails on jobs, growth Over the summer, Canadians at community events across the country gave Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau a clear message: they are not feeling any relief from the feeble economic recovery.
Higher deposit fees bring benefits We are pleased that the beverage container regulations have finally been released for public consultation.
MP’s soapbox mounting is ‘ironic’ I was glad to see in last Thursday’s copy of the Whitehorse Star
The YP’s platform: incompetence and inaction Friday morning, as usual, I was innocently enjoying coffee at the Java Connection with my peers.

Please join us for the creek cleanup! Friends of McIntyre Creek have set 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
Let’s stop denying our proud past The pecking order of the globe has been changing quite a bit, and it’s not in our favour.
Please recommend ‘no’ to fracking in the Yukon Ed. note: this is a letter to the Yukon legislature’s Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracking.
As our costs spiral, you dismiss a possible solution This is an open letter to Bruce McLennan, chair, Robert Laking, vice-chair, and members N. Prasad and A. Fortin of the Yukon Utilities Board.
What the ‘hecht’ is going on? I’m not pleased with the surprise announcement that the Second Opinion Society is to start a late-night telephone distress line (Star, Sept. 11).
Who’s in charge of running mining in Yukon, anyway? The Yukon Water Board or YTG, so who is really in charge of mining?
Yukon’s Titanic safe? What’s safe? A steamship line once sold its tickets to unwitting passengers,
Panel’s typo ‘appalling’ In your Sept. 11 issue,
The world’s real reality show is unfortunately called Life Dear Julius Debuschewitz, Star columnist: thank you for giving me a new old idea to talk about the real reality show, Life.

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