Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

We do our best, but they often die When I work in Africa for Doctors Without Borders, many of my patients have TB, mostly undiagnosed and never treated. We do our best, but most of them die.
Thirty days to post fracking poisons? In response to the article, "Fracking is more than just water, but water is life” (Star, Feb. 14), what good us posting poisonous chemicals 30 days after the fact?
I committed our talk to an affidavit When I collected petition signatures for a frack-free Yukon at the community market (Fireweed) on Sept. 13, 2012, one encounter turned out not as I expected, and I took some notes right away.
Do you recognize this man or cabin? Enclosed is a picture of my uncle, Leslie Isles, and the cabin he built in Whitehorse in the 1950s.
Is house arrest for murder, next? Re. the story in the Whitehorse Star dated March 17 regarding the recent conviction of Alexander Dennis for the "outrageous murder” of Gordon Tubman.
First Nations' reconciliation time The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has now evolved to the reconciliation step in its long journey.
A false majority affects us all When I consider the outcome of the last territorial and federal elections,
About your yachting, wining and dining .... Ed. note: this is an open letter to Premier Darrell Pasloski.

Remember: First Nations were not foresters In response to the article, "Conference attempts to define ‘traditional economy'” (Star, March 13), First Nations were not involved with forestry.

Pursuing a partial solution to GM alfalfa's dangers Ed. note: this is an open letter to Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Scott Kent.
Come speak out against LNG to the YUB on Monday! The Yukon Energy Corp. (YEC) is pushing forward with its plans to replace two aging diesel generators with a $40-million liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility. The LNG proposal is now in front of the regulatory Yukon Utilities Board (YUB).
New Finance minister is a real American hero Former Finance minister Jim Flaherty can't save us from the federal neo-conservatives anymore.

This project is a rip-off from our children's future Earlier this month marks three years since the Yukon Energy Corp. (YEC) held the first of its energy "charades”.
Please contact the YUB about this misguided project Ed. note: this is an open letter to all Yukoners.
YTG's roadside outhouses are disgusting On the way back from Haines Junction, I stopped to take advantage of the roadside toilets in the vicinity of Kusawa Lake.
Department of Education: cancel the SOGI policy Ed. note: several key lines were dropped during the laying out of this letter in the March 17 edition. Here is the complete version.

We need a major boost to tourism marketing Earlier this year, the Department of Tourism and Culture organized an event in Vancouver to help boost awareness of the Yukon in Japanese markets.
We benefit from thoughtful debate on big issues Issues tend to go away by themselves. I'm sure if I waited another week or so, people would forget everything that followed the opinion editorial I wrote in the National Post last month.

We've had a leadership role in global health Canada has a deep interest in the difficult situation in Ukraine, given the number of our citizens with roots in that country. Yet our voice is somewhat lost on the international scene.
Cross your heart and cross streets safely Ed. note: this is a letter to city council.
Your sentiments will be held tightly in our hearts During our bereavement days here in Kamloops, we have gained an amazing new vision of our daughter Kelly and immense pride in her impact on the whole Whitehorse community.
Please fire Fantino, Mr. Harper First, a thank you to Ms. Sandy Helland's letter titled "Remember: our military veterans really do matter” (Star, March 14).

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