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October 24, 2012
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Truck has become a holiday fixture This may be of interest to a lot of people in the Whitehorse area.
- Bully deserves jail time This is about the poor, frightened little girl who took her own life because of some evil bullies.
- It's time to get serious about city elections In 2009, the City of Whitehorse passed an election bylaw in May for the October election of that year.
- Leef, Tories are adept at ripping you off For Canadians, the return of new primetime TV this fall means more than new episodes of The Big Bang Theory and Amazing Race.
- This proposed FIPPA makes me flipping mad! Ed. note: this is a letter to Yukon MP Ryan Leef.
October 23, 2012
- Please rethink your priorities, Mr. Leef Maybe I missed something during our last federal election; was mixed martial arts (MMA) on the election platform?
- Airport's fence and gate system is inadequate In the debate over the killing of the fox at the airport (Star, Oct. 15, 18), a critical point was not addressed: how did the fox get inside the airport?
- This trade agreement is a game-changer, Premier Ed. note: this is an open letter to Premier Darrell Pasloski.
- May I repeat: don't eat the meat! The largest beef recall in Canada's history is a warning about the inescapable dangers of meat: food-borne illness, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, to name a few.
- Budgetary cutbacks have other implications Both the Chilkoot Trail National Historic Park and Kluane National Park have been affected by recent cutbacks.
October 22, 2012
- Here's your first challenge Congratulations to the new mayor and council!
- Here's your first challenge Congratulations to the new mayor and council!
- My candidacy taught me a lot To the people of Whitehorse:
October 19, 2012
- The assertions in this story are proveably false An article appearing in your paper ("Political loans law incoherent, unenforceable: chief elections watchdog”), by The Canadian Press on Thursday, Sept. 27 asserts that the government is intentionally stalling legislation to reform the rules for political loans.
- Your support for our cause is invaluable To all Yukon residents:
- Their behaviour demeaned city politics The juvenile interaction between two of the mayoral candidates on Oct. 11 was truly disturbing.
- Where was all the media coverage? I was surprised to see no information at all in the local media about the career fair which happened Thursday, see http://volunteeryukon.ca/
- This issue surpasses taste Here we go again! When you irradiate any food product, you kill not only the unhealthy cells in the product but also the healthy ones.
- This inhumane act was totally unjustified Re: "Shooting, killing of fox was an outrage” (Star letters, Oct. 13), and "Plane was due in 45 minutes after fox walked onto tarmac” (Star, Oct. 15).
- We indeed have a caring community I would like to thank the people who helped my brother as he was having seizures near a box store in Whitehorse at around 1:30 p.m. last Monday.
- In 2012, can neighbourhoods still be heard? When I was in graduate school studying regional and urban planning, one of my professors alerted us to a process used by developers to co-opt planners and planning departments.
October 17, 2012
- Mayor, council have been dismal failures Another municipal election is here ... and what have we learned and achieved?
- Here's why Dan is the man Tomorrow, residents of Whitehorse will have a choice to make when they go to the polls to elect a new mayor and council. It's important that people make an informed decision.
- Why did this fox deserve to die? This is a response to Monday's Star story on last Thursday's shooting of the fox at the airport.
- Law-making process is transparent, responsible This is an open letter to Ms. Jocelyn Laveck to set the record straight.
- Governing should involve our citizens Tomorrow, citizens of Whitehorse and of all Yukon municipalities will be called to the polls to elect their mayor and town councils.
October 16, 2012
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You ignored our height concerns Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Bev Buckway and city council.
- Letter was beyond opinion In response to Mr. Kevin Sinclair's letter (Star, Oct. 12):
- Please release the report on Yukoners' oil and gas submissions, Mr. Cathers Ed. note: this letter was delivered last Friday to Energy, Mines and Resources (EMR) Minister Brad Cathers.
- I hereby declare my election expenses In response to some public concern for transparency and accountability, I am making a full disclosure of my expenses for the municipal election.
- A citizens' summit would get your voice heard It was a good campaign! Thanks to all of you who will vote for me Thursday.