Whitehorse Daily Star

March 7, 2008

• Musher's destination was wrong I would like to address the issue of the last-place musher (Kyla Boivin) and her demonstration of how much a musher finishing the Yukon Quest really cares for her dogs.
• Ignore these obligations at your peril Ed. note: this is a letter to Brian Love, the Yukon government's pipeline branch director.
• Stay elusive to ensure your survival! The amount of press coverage, especially by the CBC, on a sighting of a cougar is remarkable.
• It is time for a reality check, Mr. Karp Ed. note: this is an open letter to Rick Karp, president of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce.

March 5, 2008

• Let's promote ecotourism, cultural tourism I, as Grand Chief of the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN), recently facilitated a meeting between representatives of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation and Neil McCrank, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) Minister Chuck Strahl's special representative.

February 29, 2008

• Harper's team is definitely attacking wrong windmill Is it possible that our political leaders (and I use the word "leaders" charitably) in Ottawa occasionally sneak off to the boys' room, exchange whatever meds they're on, and then go back in public to see who looks more stupid?
• The first nation has sold out to the Great White Hunter Re: Sheep hunt tag goes for $315,000 (Star, Feb. 27).
• Merging the WCBs would create serious consequences So Rick Karp wants to merge the Yukon workers' compensation board (WCB) with B.C.

February 27, 2008

• Re: 2008 Pee Wee Hockey Yukon Championships This is to the community of Teslin's volunteers, organizers and fundraisers of the 2008 Pee Wee Hockey Yukon Championships.
• I'm far better off without my junk I'm glad poverty issues are being examined.
• Don't give away pets like candy Last Friday, a lady brought a small black pup into the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter.

February 26, 2008

• Chamber is 'a bunch of hypocrites' I was very surprised to hear that the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce wants to merge the Yukon Workers' Compensation Board with B.C. or Alberta.
• We are morally obliged to do more Ed. note: this letter is in response to a Feb. 21 article headlined "Poverty is everyone's business: Dryden" , quoting Liberal MP Ken Dryden and his ideas about fighting poverty.

February 22, 2008

• Notion 'nothing short of absurd' In his letter to the editor, Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce board member Doug Hayward said the workers' compensation board was responsible for the review of the Workers Compensation Act.
• Closed captioning needs improvement The e-mail below was sent to the Mayor Bev Buckway and senior city official Robert Fendrick on Monday night and I have received no response from either to date:
• Bill is making remarkable progress This letter is in reply to Darrell Pasloski's letter regarding the Senate holding up Bill C-2 - the Tackling Violent Crime Act.
• I continue to wait, council Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Bev Buckway and city council.