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- Comments should be thoughtful, not abusive (9)
- Proposed building called inappropriate for neighbourhood (7)
- Building’s entry system swiftly repaired (3)
- Electric vehicles will shuttle bus drivers to and from routes (3)
- Meters pilfered, damaged beyond repair (3)
- Respiratory illness season is proving routine, MD says (2)
- Games Centre to receive major improvements (2)
- Hoofed animals may come under management protocols (1)
September 24, 2021
- The master of showmanship reclaims the stage And now, on behalf of the charming, soft-voiced politician who gave you the Aga Khan scandal,
- Housing plight needs urgent attention We need to address the housing problem in Whitehorse once and for all.
- Leaders need a pre-winter canal walk The taxpayers of Canada, thanks to Justin Trudeau and his power grab, now have an additional debt of over $600 million in election costs.
September 17, 2021
- Global dilemmas have received short shrift I am dismayed at the policy questions asked by voters and those determined by the press.
- We’ve learned to be skeptical of empty vows Fair Vote Yukon recently sent an open letter to the candidates in this month’s federal election. This is my open letter in reply.
- Give the platform a serious look I want to thank Yukoners across the territory for welcoming me onto their doorsteps over the last five weeks.
- We must unite to defeat PM Trudeau Our nation is at a crossroads as election day approaches.
September 15, 2021
- What about the electoral reform issue? Here are some unasked questions in recent party leaders’ debates.
- Please stop ignoring my questions, Mr. Smith Ed. note: this is an open letter to Jonas Smith, the territory’s independent candidate for Monday’s federal election.
September 13, 2021
- Come and rally for a Basic Annual Income! We need change, substantial change, both in the Yukon and across Canada.
- The independent could wield outsized influence In his Aug. 20 letter to the Star, Murray Martin wrote that he “...would not vote for any of the present leaders,” to which he further lamented with respect to our current PM, “Take Trudeau – please take him ....”
September 10, 2021
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Vanishing wetlands are a sharp warning Wetlands in western Canada and the United States are drying up, according to scientists working with the Delta Waterfowl Foundation.
September 3, 2021
- Beware the power of these proposed passports Some thoughts on the vaccine passports (Star, Aug. 25) you may not have considered.
- We must end this lethal virus everywhere! Canada’s vaccination rate may be breaking records in the fight against COVID-19, but we should be wary to call the end of the pandemic so soon.
- Assembly’s recommendations should be respected This is an open letter to all candidates running in the Yukon in the upcoming federal election.
- Objection to the drug consumption site in Whitehorse Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Sandy Silver, Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee, Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon, Yukon Party MLA Scott Kent, NDP Leader Kate White, NDP MLA Emily Tredger, Mayor Dan Curtis and city council.
- The devastating war was declared on this date On this day, at 11a.m. on Sept. 3, 1939, then-prime minister Chamberlain of England officially declared that England was at war with Hitler’s German Nazism.