Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

I'm grateful for all your support This is to thank all my supporters who stood by me and had confidence in me to cast your vote on my behalf in last week's Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation election.
This columnist showed a callous disregard for lives Re. Gwynne Dyer's "Pointless deaths for yet another pre-election war?”, Star, Nov. 22.
Your attitude toward us is appalling, Sir Ed. note: this is a letter to Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Brad Cathers.

Yukon Energy faces a difficult planning assignment Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Darrell Pasloski.
Tell your MP to vote for change Hundreds of thousands First Nations people live in Canada, and they deserve better than to be shackled by the failed colonial and paternalistic policies of the Indian Act.
You don't believe these people should be honoured? Generally, I've found little to argue with in Dan Davidson's Uffish Thoughts.
Yukon Party MLAs' indifference was shameful I was ashamed of the Yukon Party government's behaviour Wednesday in the legislative assembly during and after the reading of Jim Tredger's Motion 275 asking for a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing.
Why is there no will to build more dams? Dam it.
My kennel work only reinforced my beliefs Re: "A day at a kennel might change your beliefs”(Star letters, Nov. 16).
Gazing at the realities with rose-tinted glasses Ed. note: this and the letter below are responses to a letter by Whitehorse resident Donna Clayson.

Please endorse this bill, Mr. Leef Ed. note: this is an open letter to Yukon MP Ryan Leef.
Happy, happy ... let the good times roll! I am so glad the Yukon Party is taking credit for the well-being of us Yukoners.
Stand up against bullying and join the Sea of Pink This Friday, the Yukon Circle of Change and the Be the Change Teams from F.H. Collins, Porter Creek, St.-Elias Community School and L'École Émilie-Tremblay are inviting Yukoners to join them in the sixth annual Sea of Pink.

I am thankful for the help for my dad Just recently, my dad suffered a heart attack and was medevaced from Carmacks to the Whitehorse General Hospital.
You'd be advised to start planning for your defeat Re: "MP gets earful on revenue office's closure”, Star, Nov. 13.
Minimum wage boosts can enhance the economy Ed. note: this is a submission to the Yukon Employment Standards Board.

We must act now to avoid future devastation In the legislature last week, Premier Darrell Pasloski excitedly waved a letter that he had received, written jointly by the Yukon Conservation Society and Northern Cross.
Here's who helped name the new foals Six RCMP foals have names thanks to the creativity of six young entrants who submitted their suggestions to the RCMP Name the Foal contest. The winning names are Jingle, Jacob, Jadore, Jasmin, Jolie and Juno.
Are we losing our homeland by ‘protecting' it? This is an open letter to all citizens of Canada.

You have done your territory proud This is directed to Premier Darrell Pasloski and Health and Social Services Minister Doug Graham.
So much for Ryan Leef caring for veterans Yukon MP Ryan Leef and the Conservative government go to great lengths to convince Canadians they care about our veterans.
All citizens should be treated equally Ed. note: this is a letter to members of the Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation.
Watershed deserves absolute protection There are lots of minerals in the world at this point.
We want to hear concerns about hunting practices As the chair of the Porcupine Caribou Management Board (PCMB),
How is this MP going to do this? This is in response to the story about Yukon MP Ryan Leef's town hall meeting that was printed in your paper on Nov. 13.
Medicine's compassionate trait seems to have been excised Doug Graham, the minister of Health and Social Services, deserves many thanks and also respect for his recent actions to help address the present doctor shortage (Star, Nov. 9).
A day at a kennel might change your beliefs This is in response to both Mike Grieco and Kevin Sinclair (Star letters, Nov. 9).
Gentlemen: we need more foresight from you Ed. note: this is an open letter to David Morrison and Piers McDonald, president and chair of Yukon Energy respectively.

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