Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

Canada needs a spring vote The Liberal Party of Canada has morally sodomized the good people of Quebec.

Thanks but no thanks to P3s If the government pays a business to finance, construct and operate a facility or service that would have normally been in the public realm, i.e. schools, hospitals, bridges, etc., that is a public private partnership (P3). These facilities are then leased back to the government for 25, 35 or 99 years.
Article read like propaganda Re: 'Election could put gas tax deal at risk', Star, April 29.

This isn't an isolated incident Over the last three years, the Plumbers and Pipefitters 310 have worked with first nations in the Yukon, building relationships and helping to build capacity within the mechanical trades.
YTG on right track with study The Yukon Chamber of Commerce enthusiastically applauds the recent joint announcement by Yukon and Alaska to proceed with the Canada-Alaska rail link feasibility study (Star, April 26).
Once again, ski hill users, you've outdone yourselves Greetings and congratulations to all you Yukoners who participated in the annual Mt. Sima trashathon.
I would love your old postcards I wonder if you would be so kind as to publish this letter in your paper for me.
I challenge the Quest to address this issue This is a reply to Sebastian Schnuelle's letter (Whitehorse Star, April 22). Yukon musher Sebastian Schnuelle has given his version (Mr. Schnuelle has a very selective memory, in my opinion) of our one-hour telephone conversation on Sunday evening (April 17).

The slander of our members is unjust As president of the Yukon Real Estate Association (YREA), I feel it is incumbent on me to reply to the article published in the Yukon News on Friday, April 22.
Partnerships BC's role is proper The use of public private partnerships (P's) is not a new phenomenon. Governments have been using co-operative type ventures for years to aid them in their efforts to meet their responsibilities in providing public infrastructure.
Be wary of Partnerships BC I see that Partnerships BC has now crossed the border into your neck of the woods to flog its P3 (public private partnership) snake oil ('These partnerships are not failures', Star letters, April 21).

These Bible-thumping fanatics scare me How often in life does one experience being amused, mystified and angry all at once over the same subject matter?
Again, the RCMP have it right I would like to applaud the Whitehorse RCMP for putting so much effort into policing the roundabouts.
State the contract's value In Steve Hollet's letter to the editor (Star, April 21), he states that 'Partnerships BC appreciates the opportunity to set the record straight' (on public private partnerships).
Let's restore our city's pride! Attention: to the people of Whitehorse:

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