Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

See the light about daylight saving time Every year, millions of people around the world voluntarily subject themselves to sleep deprivation and loss of productivity.
Newsflash to both parties: wildlife are not ‘resources' Wildlife body parts are once again up for grabs at the annual government fur sale on Saturday.
We need the accurate truth from our politicians The travelling road show promoting oil and gas development that has been going around the southern Yukon reached Mt. Lorne on Monday.
Look around with open mind and open heart Since the meeting in Tagish on Feb. 16, a growing and heated debate is going on in regards of the planned oil and gas development/exploration in the so-called Whitehorse Trough.
How will you commemorate this day? Bearing in mind the request from 26 organizations and First Nations governments that the City of Whitehorse sign on to the Canadian Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination:
Show our values to the broader community Ed. note: this and the inset letter are to Mayor Bev Buckway and city council.
You are caring for our city's heart and soul Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Bev Buckway and city council.
Rejection would send a gravely negative message To join or not to join: that is the question!

Repeal this second travesty of justice! One of the most sardonic episodes of the criminal justice system in Canada was the institution of the handgun registry in 1934.

‘Dirty tricks' should be investigated Ed. note: this is a letter to Yukon MP Ryan Leef.
Don't squander this chance to denounce racist behaviour Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Bev Buckway and city council.
Yukoners have a fear-mongering MP Yukon MP Ryan Leef is fear-mongering about your old age pension, claiming it "will be absolutely too expensive and unsustainable” in the story "MP onside with planned pension reforms”, Whitehorse Star, Jan. 31.
Who else must you hear from, Councillor? Ed. note: this is an open letter to city councillor Dave Austin.

We look forward to your next visit Ed. note: this is a letter to singer Gillian Campbell, who visited the territory during the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous festival.
Proposed law carries big problems Despite being very outspoken on the question of crime, Prime Minister Stephen Harper seems far from eager to discuss the legislation he's promised to pass within 100 days of taking office — legislation that will allow online spying without a warrant.
If this is development's price, I don't want it Re: oil and gas exploration in the Whitehorse Trough.

City's priorities for roundabouts are skewed Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Bev Buckway. The writer has asked her to forward it to the councillors.
For our kids and ancestors, protect the Peel My name is Jimmy Johnny. I've been hunting and guiding in the Peel River watershed from 1958 up until last year.
Twenty years later, what have we learned? On March 1, I joined with many people in Yukon and elsewhere as we recalled where we were when we heard that a friend, a colleague, an irrepressible free spirit was murdered in her own home 20 years ago.
We salute Air North's contributions The board of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce, in response to the recent discussions and announcements about WestJet introducing additional air carrier service into our market, comments:
MP should defend our public services Re: cuts to public services.
Designation process has become a joke City council just passed a new snowmobile bylaw that provides essentially the same broad allowances as the old one, and even broader in some cases (Star, Feb. 28).
Lengthening the school year? Bureaucratic lunacy! Ed. note: this is an open letter to parents of Yukon elementary school students.

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