Whitehorse Daily Star

October 20, 2023

• Americans laughing at our tattered flags Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Ranj Pillai’s office staff.
• Take a look at the hard reality Like it or not, the Nazi spectacle in the Canadian Parliament was agreeted by shock around the world.
• Where’s the support for our children in crisis? Ed. note: this letter has been sent to Education Minister Jeanie McLean, senior departmental officials, the two opposition parties and the Yukon Association of Education Professionals.
• 100-year-old veteran remembers the fallen I lost my right arm on October 18, 1944, while serving with the Loyal Edmonton Regiment in Italy.
• For the love of the people and our community The situation at the 405 Alexander St. shelter will not change until the Yukon government and the shelter’s Connective management change their enabling policies and ways.

October 13, 2023

• Talk about a head-shaking exercise .... This week, following several failures while trying to gain some simple information from a department at YTG, I came to a realization.

October 11, 2023

• You have alienated and enraged many people Ed. note: this letter to Premier Ranj Pillai has been signed by 130 residents of the Silver City region. NDP Leader Kate White tabled it Tuesday in the legislature.

October 6, 2023

• Why stop with mental competency tests? The ages of both Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the likely candidates for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, are a matter of concern.
• This area is being abandoned to lawlessness As a downtown resident and a customer of the Alpine Bakery for 28 years, I have been dismayed by the situation in and around the emergency shelter over recent years.
• Bakery’s plight is ‘an unacceptable situation’ Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Ranj Pillai.
• Lawmakers: please resolve this safety hazard! Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Laura Cabott and city council.

September 29, 2023

• Help us tell the scourge of hunger to ‘stuff it!’ Stuff the Bus is one of the most successful events the Mountainview Church is able to facilitate each year.
• YG’s claim of inaccuracy is groundless Let’s examine the Yukon Government (YG) response claiming the Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) newsletter “unfortunately contains some inaccurate information” and “it would be a violation of ATIPP legislation to get into the specifics of the requests.”
• Some thoughts on the PM’s ‘apology’ Justin Trudeau exhibited a rare moment of honesty when he publicly honoured the Ukrainian SS Division that Canada welcomed with open arms after the Second World War.
• Remembering the Battle of Billings Bridge On Feb. 13, 2022, there was push back against the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa.
• We can agree to disagree Reading Norman Hajian’s letter (Star, Sept. 22) reminded me of an experience at university.
• This intolerable injustice makes me very angry Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Ranj Pillai.
• Downtown’s deterioration must be stopped! Ed. note: this is a letter to Yukon MLAs, Whitehorse city council and Yukon MP Brendan Hanley.
• At one time, the customer was a valued person At 88 years old, I have seen much history: the awful depression of the ’30s, the Second World War, the swarm of the baby boomers and now, an endless parade of protesters (who have never had it so good).
• Making a case for less tolerance Earlier this week, while on a walkabout with Hubby on the clay cliff over downtown (the part that is, wisely, not being made into an airport runway extension), we came upon a bear.

September 22, 2023

• It appears the legislation has been violated Re. ensuring transparency and compliance: YEU addresses ATIPP concerns.
• Tow it out of here! To whom it may concern:
• This agenda shouldn’t be pushed onto students The gist of my conversation with your reporter at Wednesday’s March for Children was that we are not the fringe lunatic hateful people the media (and, unfortunately, the City of Whitehorse) like to portray.