Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

Solutions to poverty exist I have recently begun to educate myself on global poverty aid.

Some are sucked in by frackonomics In her letter in last Friday's Star, Kristina Calhoun criticizes excessive resource extraction but has no problem going along with fictional economics of controversial natural gas development.
Let's stop trying to emulate other cities! Re: the Musings opinion by Julius Debuschewitz, "Let's not regulate ‘the Wilderness City' to death”, Whitehorse Star, Aug. 24.

Gasoline prices fuel a big question The price of gasoline goes up and down with the market … except in Whitehorse.
Fire crews protected every house A big thank you to the hard-working crew members who were on hand for the supply of sandbags and advice for residents of the low-lying properties at Army Beach and South McClintock Bay at Marsh Lake.

Your highway's condition is utterly shameful! Ed. note: the writer did not indicate her place of residence in her emailed letter.
Despite the disapproval, do it anyway! People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centred. Anyway, forgive them.
Further evidence of democratic decline in Yukon How "wonderful” that the Harper government has prioritized the North and that the great national dream of the development of northern resources no longer sleeps.
How dare the CBC strip me of my 10-second show? In September, I will be cut off from CBC radio.
Vanishing signal prompts flurry of letters Ed. note: this is a letter to Watson Lake resident Donald E. Taylor.
So much for face time with the PM Poor Stephen Harper!

Filling the freezer is important to local women Allegro Ristorante has invited two of Whitehorseʼs top chefs, Kate White and Greg Organ, to develop a seven-course tasting menu showcasing locally-sourced food and paired with Yukon beer.
The last thing we need is this problem I live 30 miles out of town, am off the grid, and use firewood as my only source of heat.
We challenge you and your party to lead by example This is an open letter to Nathan Cullen, the federal NDP House Leader.
I regret writing my letter without all the facts wrote a letter to the editor in my capacity as president of the Yukon Off-Road Riders Association which was published on April 23, 2012.
Be proud of the show you put on! I had the pleasure of playing in the third annual Skookum Pro-Am on Aug. 4.
Our energy strategy has reached a crossroads I attended a public meeting organized by Yukon Energy "to discuss and help shape Yukon Energy's 20 Year Resource Plan” (Star, Aug. 15).

Your MP supports decisions which hurt the Yukon In the last election, Yukon Member of Parliament Ryan Leef pledged that he would be duty-bound to put the wishes of his constituents ahead of the party line.
Why weren't we told about this power line plan? Ed. note: this is an open letter to the Yukon Environmental Socio-economic Assessment Board,
Dogs' eviction is based on a weak premise The City of Whitehorse should not be kicking out the dogs to the curb (Star, Aug. 14).
Lobby your MP to help protect our firefighters Re. responding constructively to Canadian firefighters.

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