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May 16, 2012
- Your sprucing-up has made a difference May I salute all citizens and particularly businesses
- Keep your darn yarn off the aircraft This is a letter to the yarn bombers.
- Sexual diversity in the work place pays off International Day Against Homophobia, May 17, 2012
- Cutting OAS will hurt poor seniors the most The March federal budget made it official: the government is raising the age for Old Age Security (OAS) from 65 to 67.
May 15, 2012
- A video can't replace a personally guided tour Ed. note: this is an open letter to Parks Canada.
- Show your respect for the land's other values Ed. note: this is an open letter to Mark Ayranto, the president of the Yukon Chamber of Mines.
- Why are you late with the lines? This is a letter to city council.
- It was refreshing to hear their young voices! For a long time – decades – Canadians have been known as a rather passive lot.
May 14, 2012
- Hey, Mac! Black is back! What's all the fuss?
- Free entery mining: out of touch, out of balance On May 9, Premier Darrell Pasloski pledged his continuing support for the free entry mining system.
May 11, 2012
- Raise the violators' land taxes Ed. note: this is a letter to city council.
- Stand and defend these workers, Mr. Leef! In response to Ryan Leef's comments in Wednesday's Star that the cuts to Parks Canada will not affect tourism.
- Raze the trees and be done with it! This is an open letter to the City of Whitehorse planning department.
- You're not just moms … you're our whole world! Sequels are rarely a good idea, so last year when I wrote a Mother's Day letter to the Star for my mom, Maryann Pereira, I did not think I would be doing it again this year.
May 9, 2012
- Freedoms must always be defended I'm concerned about the way the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
- Why is the consultation report being canned? During the past three months, the Yukon has experienced a flurry of meetings, letters to the editors and public questioning on oil and gas exploration in the Whitehorse Trough.
May 8, 2012
- Watch the progress of the construction! As some of you know, Blood Ties has initiated an exciting housing project – the Steve Cardiff House – designed to provide supported transitional housing to people in Whitehorse living with HIV and/or HepC or highly vulnerable to infection.
- We need a full report on the review's results Ed. note: this is a letter to Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Brad Cathers.
- The tourism industry has demonstraed a solid plan As executive director of the Wilderness Tourism Association of the Yukon, I would like to congratulate the Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon (TIAY) on an informative and entertaining annual general meeting and spring conference.