Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

Let's stop being passive on taxes Ed. note: this is an open letter to Yukon MP Larry Bagnell.
California has an assessment solution This is an open letter to the Yukon Party re. the increases in property assessments.

Be up front' with the residents! Subject: city budget.
Can we afford safe neighbourhoods? It is with grave concern that I read of the 'safer communities legislation' initiative (Whitehorse Star, Jan. 17). It seems based on several very shaky premises that could bear some scrutiny.
Oil has now spoken Ed. note: this is a letter to prime minister-designate Stephen Harper.
We need a hero to pare city bureaucracy I write to protest the excuses and incompetence of the semi-useless bureaucracy in middle and senior management positions in the City of Whitehorse.
This U.S. military activity is a dangerous experiment Your readers might be interested in knowing that a growing number of concerned Yukon and northern B.C. residents have been noting very unusual and abrupt changes in Northern Light displays, bush radio communications, and long familiar weather patterns here at home and around the globe.
Please support Heart Month Nearly 50 years ago, February was designated as Heart Month in British Columbia.
How could one vote Conservative? Ed. note: this letter was submitted too late for publication before last Monday's federal election.
Will new PM launch a war? The thing that we cherished has become a lost thing; the thing that we embraced was our illusions.
Card issue no laughing matter When I read that the U.S.A. will soon introduce a new ID card especially for border-crossing, I was not impressed.

Count on spending more for the Games Ed. note: this is an open letter to Mayor Ernie Bourassa and city council. Subject: City budget/Canada Games.
Abortions are a legal medical procedure I am writing in response to Mr. Cyril Aucoin's letter published on Jan. 18. First, I am offended by the sensational headline the Star chose to place above his letter 'Clamp down on evil, crime'.
Minimum wage should be raised, indexed Ed. note: this is letter to the Yukon Employment Standards Board. Re: minimum wage review.

All we seek is respect and dignity We must respond to recent media coverage of our land applications at Shallow Bay.
The former leader is wrong A couple of things have piqued my interest in local campaigns.
Why is tactic seen as negative? Re: Bagnell's voting record.
This may be a recipe for accidents Subject: City budget to mayor and council.
Let's help Larry finish last in this race! Thomas Jefferson (signer on the U.S. Constitution), once said: 'In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current.'
You've lost me, Mr. Bagnell Ed. note: this is a letter to Yukon MP Larry Bagnell.

Territories deserve a share of resources Ed. note: this is a letter to Dennis Fentie, Joe Handley and Paul Okalik, the premiers of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut respectively.
Clamp down on evil, crime As Canadian citizens, we must love and be in the service of our country. We must never obey laws that are contrary to God's law. In fact, we are to work for the change of such laws.

We help save lives! I am writing on behalf of the 'other emergency services'. That's a term you use in your paper when you report on motor vehicle crashes, Jan. 12, p. 3. The fire department and RCMP are noted to have responded.
Our party is committed to the North Ed. note: this is a letter to Dennis Fentie, Joe Handley and Paul Okalik, the premiers of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut respectively. I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your recent correspondence.
U.S.-bashing is disrespectful There are two issues that really bother me in this election campaign.
Our MP doesn't represent me Larry doesn't represent me!

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