Whitehorse Daily Star

September 10, 2014

• Vote no to Scottish independence! Scottish voters will face an independence referendum later this month.

September 9, 2014

• Food for thought about Yukon oil and gas development Beside the facts of the commonly-known impacts fossil fuels have on the environment and the health of all living creatures (including homo sapiens) on this Earth, a new factor came to my knowledge.

September 8, 2014

• Fond memories of our departed ‘water doctor’ Recently, while away flying, I learned of the sad passing of Monty Alford (Star, Aug. 22).

September 5, 2014

• Making the way forward in Ukraine Unswerving support for the change in governance in Ukraine since February offers to Canada’s prime minister the opportunity of joining German Chancellor Merkel in supporting power decentralization within Ukraine. (1)
• She made her decree – and I lost the contract I sit, waiting, as priceless minutes of my life roll slowly past,

September 3, 2014

• The use and abuse of the McClintock River The McClintock River is a beautiful little river that is often overlooked.
• Tourism funding is a welcome development Ed. note: Kevin Barr, the Yukon NDP’s tourism critic, released this statement Tuesday.
• A ‘shout-out’ to the local Super A gas bars Just wanted to take a minute to say thank you to whoever sets the prices at the Super A gas stations in Whitehorse.
• Sharing the road is of the utmost importance After reading Rhiannon Russell’s article in your Aug. 28 paper,

September 2, 2014

• More Peel watershed indecision is not acceptable I was astounded to read that Justice Ron Veale has called for another court date for “clarity” on the Peel land use plan (Star, Aug. 29).
• The old prospector is back from Alberta again After my second week-long pilgrimage to redneck Alberta, I have discovered that even less has changed there or here.
• Committee being pushed to OK fracking I do agree to the energy sources proposed through the tier 1 of the draft independent power production policy,
• They walk among us, even in the woods Late last fall, I was out on my daily walk with the dog along the east side of Schwatka Lake near the north end.