Whitehorse Daily Star

June 18, 2008

• Daycare owner's treatment is unfair The daycares in Riverdale all have problems. I should know - my daughter has been in and out of them all in her four years.

June 17, 2008

• Wal-Mart supported us big-time Don't let it be said that big corporation stores do not support the communities they are a part of.

June 16, 2008

• Yukoners' visit was a big success The Vancouver Yukoners Association wishes to thank all those Yukoners who made a special trip Outside to our annual banquet this past April.
• I was inspired by the participants who turned out for the relay I would like to say how proud I am to again be a participant in the annual Canadian Cancer Society "Relay for Life" (Star, June 9).
• Our treatment of our planet needs big changes No longer shall I not take a stand, as I begin to feel deep disgust in my lack of action.
• Programs must adhere to the regulations There has been much concern about the Yukon government's licensing policies in the last several months.

June 13, 2008

• I could 'feel' the sincerity of all who spoke As an adult child of a residential school survivor, my mother survived the Lower Post Catholic Residential School.
• Waste disposal in Carcross needs changes Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Dennis Fentie.
• Accusation: doctoring or distraction? As a Progressive Conservative, I was frequently interviewed by Tom Zytaruk of the Surrey NOW, finding him, if anything, a little too sympathetic to Stephen Harper and James Moore's old party, the Canadian Alliance.
• Thanks for helping us reach 2,600 signatures More than 2,600 Whitehorse residents have signed the McLean Lake Park petition for referendum over the past 90 days.
• We are ensuring compliance with the rules Ed. note: this is a letter to NDP Leader Todd Hardy, the MLA for Whitehorse Centre.
• Unfair wages for our conscientious citizens Plans are afloat to eliminate the copper penny, which costs more to make than it's worth.
• Here's why I find YECL is arrogant Re: Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd.

June 9, 2008

• This warrants your intervention, Mr. Rouble Ed. note: this is a letter to Patrick Rouble, the acting Minister of Health and Social Services.

June 6, 2008

• Let's brighten up those banners! While the sign displays the hours (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.), the banners at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre show a sad state of neglect.
• Animal exploiters' interests are still protected The Animal Protection Act revisions are worth a second look.
• 'Hypochondriac wimps' I watched and read about, albeit in total disbelief recently, a couple of news stories regarding concerns over the mental stability of children.