Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

Presenting questions about our firehalls 1. Who was Fred Blaker?
Will someone please help our seniors? Ed. note: this is a letter to Yukon MP Larry Bagnell.
A welcome oasis in a tense world What a treat to read Peter Steele’s vignettes about the arrival of spring in the Yukon River Valley, published last Friday and Monday.
Reflections on the plague that rules our lives Here are some of my thoughts on the coronavirus to date.
Aspects of this crisis make no sense! Ed. note: this is a letter to several politicians and media organizations.
Regretfully, we’ve cancelled the Canada Day fete The Whitehorse Legion has been the organizing force behind the Canada Day celebrations in Whitehorse for many years.
Don’t be quick to scapegoat the RCMP Recently, Canada has suffered through the worst shooting tragedy in modern times.
Enforce the existing speed limit! Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Dan Curtis, city council and city officials.
Quarantining healthy people is not normal Now more than ever, as citizens begin to grow weary of the continuing COVID-19 shutdown, the Yukon needs leadership.

The Day of Mourning in this era of COVID-19 Ed. note: Steve Geick, the president of the Yukon Employees’ Union, released this statement Tuesday, the National Day of Mourning.
While Yukoners struggled, you talked music Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Sandy Silver.

A month later, we’re assessing our options It has been a month since the Raven Recycling Society closed our public drop-off and bottle depot.
Democracy cannot be placed in abeyance We have heard a lot about the decline of democracy in the United States. Maybe it is time to look closer to home.
Beef up the fines too Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Dan Curtis and city council.

Stop recycling cop cars! Why don’t we pass a law
A black market adventure tale Believe it or not, I’ve never had any transactions with black market dealers before.
Here’s the right way, Mr. Bagnell Ed. note: this is an open letter to Yukon MP Larry Bagnell.
Are we free from authoritarian encroachments? The First Nation of Na-Cho Nayak Dun (NND) was recruited by the RCMP detachment in Mayo (Star, Apr. 6).
A slice of community cardboard cake, anyone? Isn’t that surplus wealth of cardboard from Outside an invitation to look at our isolated situation from this vast country?
Child care ‘shock’ was poorly communicated Ed. note: this is a letter to Pauline Frost, the minister of Health and Social Services.

Mining industry must do its part After four weeks of lockdown, the number of COVI-19 infections in Canada is still rising.
Please expand your limited COVID-19 testing Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Sandy Silver and Dr. Brendan Hanley, the territory’s chief medical officer.

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