Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

An opinion on our soldiers' treatment Repugnant, embarrassing, inept, bumbling, fumbling,
Another way to improve traffic safety This is a letter to Sandy Helland regarding the letter "Lending an arm at our crosswalks” (Star, May 2).
An unusual interpretation of the Peel watershed plan Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Darrell Pasloski.
Your efforts were much appreciated Just want to put out a big, big thanks to the walk/run leaders from Athletics Yukon.
What about fracking's effects on our water? Ed. note: this is an open letter to the Yukon legislature's Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing.

Faster horses, older whiskey and fatter pigs That old Liberal thoroughbred and former MP Larry Bagnell has thrown his hat into the ring one more time (Star, May 9).

You should be very proud of Canada's service members The following is a speech I gave today at Veteran's Square (outside city hall) for the ceremony marking the National Day of Honour for the Afghanistan mission:
Showing solidarity with the abducted girls The kidnapping of over 200 girls in Nigeria from their school by the extremist group Boko Haram – whose name means "Western education is forbidden” – is brutal and unfathomable.
Mount Everest needs some avalanche cannons! It sounds like Mount Everest needs avalanche cannons to blast all climbing trails before any climbing.
Yet again, Air North community-oriented service Members of Team Yukon are very grateful to Air North, Yukon's Airline, for adding a flight to their schedule to get us to the Canada 55+ Games in Alberta this summer.
Your generosity was greatly appreciated The churches of Whitehorse would like to thank the people of Whitehorse for their very generous support during last week's annual food drive in support of the Whitehorse Food Bank.
Please join the fight against cystic fibrosis At two weeks of age, my son Seamus was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis – the most common fatal genetic disease affecting Canadian children and young adults. I was devastated.
As displaced residents, we present the truth Kudos to the Whitehorse Star editorial – "Once again, urban greenery surrenders to the excavator” (April 25).
An ‘out of sight – out of mind' policy? Re. Larry Leigh's letter in the May 6 Star.

Streetlights can brighten and enlighten A different option for Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. is a small solar panel mounted under every streetlight in the city, not to block light, but to absorb light.

This man has no place in this league All basketball fanatics must have heard about Donald Sterling's racist comments against black people, including the great Magic Johnson, to his girlfriend last month.
My parents would likely have had me vaccinated I wasn't planning on wading into the vaccination issue, but I just heard on CBC radio that polio has again become a world problem.
Locating an LNG plant here invites catastrophe The biggest nightmare ever in Whitehorse and Yukon is coming with the LNG (liquefied natural gas) methane gas plant.
Thank you so much for your generosity! On Wednesday, April 30, three couples went to The Cork and Bull for dinner to celebrate their anniversaries.
At my age, hunting along a road appeals to me Topic: hunting in highway corridors.

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