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October 24, 2013
- Chew on this: who watches the watch dog? A just and civilized society sets out customs, standards and laws to ensure safety and harmony for its people. But what happens when the systems fail?
October 23, 2013
- Here are our plans for Remembrance Day This is to inform the public of the upcoming annual Legion Remembrance Day ceremony and related activities.
- It's time to clear the air around the YEC, Sir This is an open letter to Piers McDonald, chair of Yukon Energy's (YEC's) board of directors and Roger Rondeau of the Utilities Consumers' Group.
October 21, 2013
- Things look promising through rose-coloured glasses Yukon may be in for tough economic times now (Star, Oct. 17), but the Yukon government (YTG) will go on delaying any meaningful economic changes forever.
- Please construct us a water pipeline! Dear Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Arctic caucus members – Yukon MP Ryan Leef, Yukon Senator Dan Lang, Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson and Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq:
- We're doing our share to support physicians When the Doctorless Patient Registry closed at midnight on Sept. 30, 1,830 individuals had registered themselves as being without a family physician.
- Women, girls face many health care challenges Last spring, I launched a campaign to put Yukon patients and their families back in the centre of our health care system.
October 18, 2013
- Come join our frackdown rally on Saturday! Yukoners Concerned About Oil and Gas Exploration/Development is organizing a rally and presentation on the consequences of fracking.
- It's time for a forensic auditor, Mr. McDonald Ed. note: this is an open letter to Piers McDonald, the chair of Yukon Energy's board of directors.
- We plan to gather our bearings and return big-time At a special general meeting held Tuesday, the members of Frostbite Music Society came to a unanimous decision to cancel the 2014 music festival (Star, Oct. 16).
- The minister is fiddling while the premier sings Yukon belongs to the First Nations – the land and all the resources too.
- Your item was utterly biased! Ed. note: this is a letter to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
October 16, 2013
- I'll refresh your memory, Sir Ed. note: this is a letter to Rick Karp, president of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce.
- We must work to cultivate this beautiful friendship Ed. note: this letter to Mayor Dan Curtis and city councillors was read out during a sister cities ceremony held last month in Whitehorse.
October 15, 2013
- We must fight these most deadly of scourges Smallpox was responsible for an estimated 300 to 500 million deaths during the 20th century alone.