Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

Rebates for consumers don't go far enough Subject: Demand side management plan fails to address Yukon's energy future
We oppose the proposed mining rules changes Re: changes to mining land use regulations (Star, June 7).
The Yukon Party government is deceiving Yukoners Once again, we have the Yukon Party government playing a smoke-and-mirrors game with Yukoners by continuing to encourage Northern Cross to drill for oil and gas in the Yukon.

The justice system is in dire need of change Some weeks back, the Whitehorse Star ran two stories, back to back.
Arming militias creates more killings, more war The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan was bombed two weeks ago.
Yukon has fared well in the current climate Since markets crashed in 2008, most regions in the world have experienced a steady decline in economic growth, job loss and uncertainty.

Let's honour this amazing humanitarian Nelson Mandela is fighting for his life in hospital for the third time this year with a recurring lung infection caused when he contracted tuberculosis in prison in 1988.
The city should stop manipulating the process Attention: City of Whitehorse.
Reject these regressive changes to the bylaw This is an open letter to Whitehorse city council.

You can't put boots on a rooster! The Senate's woes are mostly around Mike Duffy and Nigel Wright. But what about Prime Minister Harper's involvment?
Why not just rewrite the ‘our father'? Re: "With perseverance and faith, we shall overcome” by Paul Flaherty (Star letters, May 10).
This sign is completely out of line! As many trips as I've made between Skagway and Whitehorse over the years, I was surprised on June 3 of this year to finally notice a sign on the Klondike Highway that is just flat-out incorrect.
Somebody is pushing their power Did you see that letter from Paul Read on May 31?
Bank's staff were very helpful Re: "Bank probing disappearance of man's money” (Star, May 31).
Conduct the surveys after the committee's work is finished Dear Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board staff in Dawson, oil and gas resources branch, and Yukon MLAs:
I write in defence of the concept of no self-defence Throughout May's campaign for Sexual Assault Prevention Month, I was approached by several women requesting that we host self-defence classes.

Leef is cutting food inspection In June 2012, MP Ryan Leef chose to make significant cuts to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) by voting in favour of the Conservative omnibus budget bill.

Your cowardly act was gross and revolting This letter is a comment on the shooting of the young grizzly on the Tagish Road on May 22 (Star, May 24).
This project is not sustainable for the Yukon Re. the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) public notice: Eagle Plains 3D seismic survey.

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