Letters Archive
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- Comments should be thoughtful, not abusive (9)
- Proposed building called inappropriate for neighbourhood (7)
- Building’s entry system swiftly repaired (3)
- Electric vehicles will shuttle bus drivers to and from routes (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)
April 14, 2022
- Think solidarity with Ukraine World Tuberculosis Day was on March 24.
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The response is obvious! How accessible is “accessible parking” in Whitehorse?
- So what about that public COVID forum, Mr. Silver? Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Sandy Silver.
- Nature can help soothe our anxieties The pandemic has impacted people’s mental health.
- You have chosen greed over our environment Ed. note: this is an open letter to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB).
April 11, 2022
- The horrors bring back memories When I was a kid many years ago
April 8, 2022
- Were the residents informed? It has been reported that Justin Trudeau was meeting with three territorial premiers on possible Russian claims on Canadians’ Arctic (Star, Apr. 6).
- ‘I saw people on ventilators with torn-out lungs’ Ed. note: a Whitehorse resident wants to bring this recent exchange during a parliamentary health committee session to Yukoners’ attention.
- Essential electricity is way too cheap I have a background in engineering, and I am one of the founders of a consulting company that specializes in resiliency, sense-making and systems thinking.
- Time out! And take a shower .... In my opinion, it’s time for Tracy Reiman, the executive vice-president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, to mind her own business and start by taking a cold shower.
- The North is crying for military support Ed. note: this letter was also published in the Ottawa Citizen.
April 1, 2022
- We must respond to this bullying Bullying and cyberbullying are extremely common in classrooms, leaving lasting impacts on students.
- We’ll help you finance new career options Ed. note: this is a letter to Tagish musher Michelle Phillips.
- I’m sorry you saw this bullying and intimidation This is an open letter to Yukoners, especially the six people who witnessed events of March 24.
- There were clues this was coming The horrific war inflicted on Ukraine by Russia seems to have suddenly come out of the blue.
- It’s time to share these data, Dr. Elliott Ed. note: this is a letter to Dr. Catherine Elliott, the Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health.
March 25, 2022
- Rehiring a harasser benefits the harasser Re: the March 18 editorial “A harasser, you say? By Jove, you’re rehired!”
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In this court of public opinion, I object This is a response to Whitehorse resident Murray Martin’s letter on culturally inclusive courtrooms.
March 21, 2022
- The restrictions are going, but not the damage After two years of lockdowns, masks, distancing, jabs, closures, fines, misinformation, fear mongering, and economic and social disruption – which have been mostly ineffective in controlling COVID – the restrictions are on their way out.