Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

I commend these two women's councils' statements Your publications, Star and News, as well as the CBC and CHON and CKRW, go a long way to shape the views of Yukon citizens.
Bring mineral staking regime into the 21st century The Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision to deny the Yukon government's appeal of the Ross River Dena case (Star, Sept. 19, 20, 25)
Beware of these dastardly scam artists! I got a call Thursday morning from a publisher's clearing house scam artist in Jamaica (i.e: telephone number 1-876-416-1992).
The proposals for some trails are cause for concern The City of Whitehorse is conducting another survey on motorized multi-use trail designation for the east Yukon River area in Riverdale.
Please join our walk against this dreadful disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS; also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease.
We won't let you strip our kids of this asset! Ed. note: this is an open letter to Mayor Dan Curtis and city councillors Betty Irwin, Jocelyn Curteanu and Mike Gladish.
Leave the fur to its rightful owners! Re: "Humane trapping rules put in place” (Star, Sept. 23).
I expect more from my elected city officials Over the past number of weeks, I have acted as one of the spokespeople for the Friends of Mount Sima.

Be sure to respond to the Riverdale trails survey! By now, residents of Riverdale will have received a Resident/Trail User Survey entitled East Yukon River MotorIzed Multi-Use Trail Network Plan in their mailboxes.
We'll keep you informed about our fracking research In our last sitting, the Yukon Legislative Assembly created a select committee to review the risks and benefits of hydraulic fracturing in Yukon.
The City of Whitehorse has left me high and dry This is an open letter to all citizens who feel they have been forgotten.

Here's how we've been sharing fracking concerns During the past couple of months, members of Yukoners Concerned About Oil/Gas Exploration/Development have visited a number of communities to present our science-based program on the consequences of fracking.
An innovative way for students to learn, develop Under a new partnership between the Yukon government and Sport Yukon, a pilot sport school program was launched this month.
Mt. Sima deserves the community's support Ed. note: this letter was submitted before Monday evening's vote by city council on funding help for the Mt. Sima recreational facility.

Together, we can make our tourism industry thrive The Yukon continues to bask in the spotlight as an attractive destination both at home and abroad.
Our society fully supports the Friends of Sima Since announcing dissolution, the Great Northern Ski Society (GNSS) has been working tirelessly in the background to ensure that Friends of Sima have a clear path to operate the hill this winter.
Today, Canada belongs to the First Nations As the mining industry flees Yukon, the Supreme Court of Canada drove the final spike into all of our coffins (Star, Sept. 19, 20).

This is a great chance for young Yukoners! Commonwealth Games Canada is looking for 10 young Canadians who are passionate about sport to be part of its sixth team of Canadian SportWORKS Officers (CSOs) to go abroad under the innovative Capacity Support Program (CSP).
Since when does a corporation predetermine these issues? Ed. note: this is an open letter to Piers McDonald and David Morrison, chair and CEO respectively of Yukon Energy.
We hope a Sima solution is possible WildPlay endeavours to partner with individuals and communities to create the benefit and business of adventure parks, and we were dedicated to the Mt. Sima project.
Your instant response was most impressive I would like to thank Christiane Vaillancourt of Northwestel corporate communications for her quick action in response to my letter to the editor published this week.
The warmth of your caring made this freezer possible The Vancouver Yukoners Association had been looking for a project on which to spend the 2013 silent auction proceeds.
For exeptional care, our hospital rates first I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to the medical, lab and technical staff of the Whitehorse General Hospital
Peddling misleading pedalling information Some news coverage on the proposed new bicycle bylaw is very wrong and misleading.
Premier has a message of disdain for our friends Recently, a friend reported returning from a Yukon canoe trip.

We support the Liard Aboriginal Women's Society The Yukon Aboriginal Women's Council (YAWC) and the Whitehorse Aboriginal Women's Council (WAWC) support and advocate on behalf of all Yukon's aboriginal women.
A park would honour the memory of these pioneers Last Sunday (Sept. 15), I attended the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Cook Street Park hosted by the Escarpment Parks Society.

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