Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

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We won't forget their sacrifices In 2013, we mark the Year of the Korean War Veteran and the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice.
The dangers of farming salmon I just finished watching the following documentary: http://salmonconfidential.ca/

The risk just isn't worth it This is my comment to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) on project # 2013-0009 (Watson Lake LNG).
Your excuses just don't hold water Ed. note: this is a letter to Health and Social Services Minister Doug Graham and Craig Tuton, chair of the Yukon Hospital Corp.
Arts centre is becoming unaffordable Have you wondered why a fabulous show like Chicago isn't performed on the Yukon Arts Centre stage?
We need a new vision for energy production There is a lot of talk about converting Yukon's power generators to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Who wants to assume the risks in this proposal? This is a letter to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) and Yukoners about the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant in Watson Lake.

The Yukon Party should get a little greener! There's a slowly-simmering crisis in the Yukon, and the flash point is right by your kitchen sink.
Our special meeting is set for April 29 The Humane Society Yukon and the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter have been facing some financial difficulties.
The screw-ups show a vacuum of leadership To the people of Whitehorse and the Yukon: I can now say what I have wanted to say for some time, as my wife and I are leaving the Yukon.
Myopic suits shouldn't have the power to destroy Premier Darrell Pasloski and his colleague, Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Bradley Cathers, say letters in support of the Peel Final Recommended Plan from outside the Yukon don't count.

Subsidize mining through the legislature! Ed. note: this is an open letter to Premier Darrell Pasloski and Brad Cathers, the minister responsible for Yukon Energy.
Clean water is both health and wealth Over the past number of months, Yukoners Concerned About Oil/Gas Exploration/Development have exposed to Yukoners our concern about the possibility of foreign-owned oil/gas companies drilling for oil/gas, using hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
Silence won't make this situation vanish! This is an open letter to Valerie Royle, the deputy minister of Education, and the Vanier Catholic Secondary School Council.
The worsening smell isn't horse droppings It has come to my attention that a letter has been written by Kirk Potter and Peter Jensen dated April 11 on behalf of the estate of Sharon Jenson in regard to the availability of their facilities on the Mayo Road.

The OCP is a waste of the paper it's written on The City of Whitehorse is considering an amendment to the current Official Community Plan (OCP) 2010.
Conservatives' commercials are utterly shameful I am ashamed that the Conservative government is spending Canadian tax dollars to make silly anti-Liberal television commercials.
Full bus service would reduce drunk driving In response to the article "Assign special plates to impaired drivers: MLA” (Star, April 12), it is discrimination and harassment to publicly identify a person or group as a threat (to safety).
Celebrating our rich, diverse education system The activities taking place this Education Week (Star, April 16) give us the chance to celebrate something that is often taken for granted – the rich and diverse learning environment that is offered to Yukon students all year-round.
Absence of translation created a knowledge gap I have something I'd like to say about the not-so-public forum at École Émilie-Tremblay on Tuesday evening

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