Whitehorse Daily Star

February 9, 2009

• We did not breach any confidentialities Re: recovery of lost wages in the Feb. 5 edition of the Whitehorse Star.
• Name spelling shouldn't be fiddled with It saddens me to see Brian Fidler's name constantly spelled wrong in the Whitehorse media.
• City is peddling revisionist history City officials sure have revised local history by distorting their role in the escarpment program more than 30 years ago (Star, Feb. 3).
• Newspaper offered an incorrect story In recent weeks, Whitehorse Transit has been the subject of considerable media attention.

February 6, 2009

• Please spare us this stress and anxiety Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Dennis Fentie, who is also the MLA for Watson Lake, and Community Services Minister Archie Lang.
• Music students excelled at RCM exams Every year in June, dozens of nervous music students wait their turn to enter the examination room.
• This is a crime against biodiversity! Re: "Letter was much on words, little on fact" (Star letters, Feb. 2).

February 5, 2009

• Plow's mess was totally unnecessary To call whoever it was who plowed the snow on Soapberry Lane Wednesday a mental midget would be being too kind.

February 4, 2009

• Don't overlook these vital volunteers The Yukon Territory takes pride in distributing awards and special mentions to volunteers each and every year, and with good reason.
• Number of siblings was wrong There was a big mistake in my letter in Monday's Star.
• Let's help these children survive With the severe economic recession in the last year, our governments have been exploring incentives to increase consumer spending and to prop up struggling industries.
• I demand that you justify these high bills Ed. note: this is a letter to Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. (YECL).

February 3, 2009

• Power consumers are being held ransom Ed. note: this is a letter to the Yukon Utilities Board.
• Their kind help made a tremendous difference Last weekend, I was heading up Long Lake Road with my car full of kids and dogs, following a friend in another vehicle.

February 2, 2009

• It's a powerful tool against poverty The federal government's $35-billion deficit budget is broad but lacks the focus to truly meet Canada's international obligations.
• Letter was much on words, little on fact Mike Grieco's condemnation of Yukon Fish and Wildlife: A 20:20 Vision (Star letters, Jan. 30) is much on words but little, if any, on facts.
• They're imposing machines I had words with some people on snowmobiles towing their kids up the toboggan hills behind Hillcrest Sunday afternoon.