Whitehorse Daily Star

January 19, 2005

• Do not lose your chance, Mr. Jenkins Ed. note: this is a letter to Peter Jenkins, the Minister of Health and Social Services.
• Get the monkey off your back, council Subject: city council election issues.
• He neither invited nor deserved this attack A heavy pall of gloom has descended on our town in the wake of Bob Olson's hideous murder. It will take time, justice and a concentrated effort to clear the air again.

January 18, 2005

• Court's judicial activism' must be reined in The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not protect 'sexual orientation'.
• City officials should reimburse taxpayers Ed. note: this is a letter to Whitehorse city council.

January 17, 2005

• Mad cow disease: the worst is yet to come This latest case of BSE ought to make everyone quiver all over.
• McKenna is the wrong choice I wanted to express my deep concern about Frank McKenna's appointment as Canadian ambassador to the United States.
• Have a referendum on the issue Here I sit with 50-plus years under my belt, and for the first time, I am hearing a 'new' idea in regards to politics.
• Many activities set for Heart Month Heart attacks and strokes are still the number one killer in Canada.

January 14, 2005

• Why are mine lobbyists getting access? Ed. note: this is a letter to Geoff Regan, the federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. I am writing you to request that you call a halt to the draft screening assessment of the Tulsequah Chief mine and refer the matter to a panel review as permitted under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA).
• Drunk with power, council mothers us It should be abundantly clear by now to most, if not all, that specific bylaws are starting to infringe on our Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
• Imagine the gnashing of teeth Re: understaffed RCMP can't fight terror.

January 13, 2005

• A fumbling Edzerza has made things worse John Edzerza is sadly mistaken if he thinks his latest attempt to bury the controversy surrounding the roles he and Jim Kenyon played in reinstating government funding for a seat at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine will put an end to the matter.
• Our access should be improved Subject: wheelchair access. I would like to and thoroughly understand why the present territorial government will not make the access to the public library more accessible from the foyer of the main Yukon government administration building to the public library more accommodating for people who use wheelchairs.

January 12, 2005

• Acknowledge your municipal boundaries Ed. note: this is an open letter to city council.
• He deserves a failing grade So Patrick Rouble is complaining that the time he spends in the legislature takes away from his work reviewing the Workers Compensation Act (Star, Dec. 31).
• Do-gooding socialists' dominate council As we get ready for a byelection for Whitehorse city council, I would like to address the candidates.
• We did the right thing for this student I would like to take this opportunity to clarify the circumstances surrounding the Yukon government's funding of a seat for a Yukon student at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatchewan.