Whitehorse Daily Star

April 17, 2012

• Government will withhold payment from company Han Construction Ltd. was hired by Corix Water Systems Ltd. in December 2009 as a major subcontractor for the construction of the Dawson City waste water treatment plant.

April 16, 2012

• Liberals have chosen reckless fear mongering Re: Bob Rae and the Liberals fear mongering on Old Age Security (OAS) changes (Star letters, Apr. 13).
• Kudos to you, Sir I arrived into town from the bush to read the news,
• Thank you, Mr. Cathers Thank you, Brad Cathers, for your recognition that the disposition process in favour of oil and gas in the Whitehorse Trough should not proceed.
• Blame this misstep on those who fell silent The Yukon Territory is one of only two governments in Canada without a net debt, an honour we share with resource-rich Alberta.
• The CBC helps bind Canada together I am deeply concerned by the Conservative government's plan to cut over $100 million from the CBC.
• We were shocked and concerned for our colleagues The federal budget has reduced the staff of the Natural Resources Canada's Surveyor General Branch (SGB) office from nine people to three.

April 13, 2012

• It's mean-spirited and it's wrong Are you prepared to give up $13,000 during your golden years?
• You just hit the nerve of the Yukon population Ed. note: this is an open letter to Ron Sumanik, acting director, oil and gas branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources.
• Pornographic predators are always out there Ed. note: the Whitehorse writer's name has been withheld by special arrangement to protect the identity of someone who was a minor at the time of this incident.
• Would you rather have geese defending the nation? I am sick of listening to the NDP and Liberals crying about the cost of F-35 fighter jets like they are the ones paying for them.
• I will continue to expose these injustices Due to its geographic location, the economic importance and future of Watson Lake was never in doubt.

April 12, 2012

• The solution to fight TB is easily at hand Drug-resistant tuberculosis can be contained, and Canada is very well-positioned to lead the way.

April 11, 2012

• Harper government got it right The Conservative Party and Stephen Harper's government are to be commended for following through on a longstanding promise to eliminate the burden that was unfairly imposed upon law-abiding firearms owners in the name of combating crime (Star, Apr. 10).
• Caribou population is being threatened again Re: Yukon Environmental Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) Project Number: 2012-0023 Quartz Exploration – Etzel Property.
• I cannot be a co-conspirator to stall tactics If, as a government employee, you discover gross mismanagement of programs, public money or safety issues, you cannot publicly disclose it without fear of losing your job.

April 9, 2012

• Please help us save Katimavik, Mr. Leef Ed. note: this is an open letter to Yukon MP Ryan Leef.
• How to prevent the manipulation of power If nothing else, this Yukon Party government of ours, by its blatant abandonment of the democratic process since taking office, has galvanized so many of us into action.