Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

This major pipeline deal could be problematic At the height of the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) application process in 2008, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin became concerned about obstacles for the Alaska Highway gas pipeline project in Canada and hired a Canadian law firm for advice.
Please slow down! I am absolutely amazed this doesn't happen more often!
The Peel watershed is the reason I live here After reviewing the draft plan, I urge the commission to protect at least 50 per cent, if not 100, of the Peel watershed.
You're not charged with making mining work Ed. note: this letter and the one below it are to the Peel Watershed Planning Commission.
We endorse reducing the harvest The Yukon Fish and Game Association is in full support of the Department of Environment decision to restrict the harvest on the Porcupine caribou herd
'Gigantic experiment' could prove destructive A number of statements about the Carmacks Copper project were made in a letter to the editor on June 12 titled "Mining is making a durable contribution to Yukon".

'Interference' charge is patently absurd In response to the letter from Dave Loeks in the June 29th issue, Kevin Brewer is entirely correct, and it is clearly Mr. Loeks who is confused.
'Eccentric preservationists' don't reflect Yukon Ed. note: this is an open letter to Reg Whiten, senior planner, Peel Watershed Planning Commission.
Here are some facts about the YEC chair The recent resignation of Willard Phelps as chair of the Yukon Energy Corp. (YEC),
Don't include bias in your presentation This is an open letter to Karen Baltgailis and the Yukon Conservation Society.

We're not dealing with that type of miner anymore The Peel watershed received a lot of public attention from both ends of the spectrum (pro-industry and pro-conservation),
Free-entry mining times are gone Submission to the Peel Watershed Planning Commission re. draft management plan, spring 2009.
Let's not return to those dark, dismal days Here we go again! More of the Yukon land base removed from mineral and oil and gas exploration.
Letter writer has the issue confused In last Wednesday's paper, Keven Brewer took me, and by extension, the Peel Watershed Planning Commission,

It's highly unlikely the premier would sell the farm Re: privatization of Yukon Energy Corp.
Premier did not comment on the memo's details We are writing in response to Yukon News reporter James Munson's June 19 article "Fentie Interfered in the Peel Watershed plan".
Protecting the watershed would not kill off mining Tuesday, June 30th, is the last day for the public to submit comments on the draft Peel Watershed Land Use Plan.
I'd like your views on the YEC issue Ed. note: this is a letter to Ted Staffen, the Yukon Party MLA for Riverdale North.
Canine lice are here in the Yukon There has been talk lately about canine lice and the fact that it is present here in the Yukon.
You have failed Yukoners Ed. note: this is an open letter to Premier Dennis Fentie.

A more representative democracy is within reach Report on: mock election at the Fireweed Market, Whitehorse, June 11.
Article was appreciated On behalf of The War Amps and our Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program,
HIV testing: know, prevent, care, cure The Blood Ties Four Directions Centre is promoting National HIV Testing Day on Friday, June 26, with a free barbecue and confidential HIV testing from 12 noon to 3 p.m.

These sheep are very vulnerable to overhunting This is the response of the Laberge Renewable Resource Council (LRRC) to Environment Minister Elaine Taylor's rejection of two proposed hunting regulation changes.
Glue traps for mice are totally wicked things My garden has been very troubled by voles, mice, etc., this spring, and I have heard others complain of the same problem.
There's been no indication YEC is for sale This is an open letter to our customers.
Premier reborn as executive? Perhaps the premier,
The premier is doing his job very well Lately, it has been asserted by environmentalists,
YEC is an embarrassment to Yukoners This is a short blurb regarding the whole Yukon Energy Corp. (YEC) fiasco.
We are overwhelmed by the community support Ed. note: this is a letter to Brad Cathers, the minister responsible for the Yukon Lottery Commission.

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