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February 14, 2020
- We seek informed public comment on this issue In recent weeks, the RCMP have constructed militarized exclusion zones preventing Wet’suwet’en and invited guests from accessing their unceded territory.
- Is the CBC playing fiddle to the industry? Propaganda mush is on the run – media style!
- Answers are needed about this mining application1 For the past three years, Newmont GoldCorp has been exploring the possibility of building a gold mine in the White Gold area.
- We are truly a wilderness city Folks, I have such enjoyment watching foxes in our city.
- I welcome your engagement on this proposal New Democrats are proud to be beginning 2020 by bringing forward groundbreaking new federal legislation
February 12, 2020
- ‘Incredibly awesome’ people assisted me On Feb. 3, I was driving home on the North Klondike Highway with my two dogs.
- A lost cause Anyone close to Stephen Harper
- Shame on those involved in this personal attack My name is Telek Rogan, and I was the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Queen in 2017.
- Liberals’ firearms plan leaves many questions The Trudeau Liberals’ plan to confiscate legal firearms and ban other registered and legal firearms from within municipalities leaves many questions unanswered – and legal challenges to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government on the subject.
February 7, 2020
- This area needs a sidewalk! Every once in a blue moon, I decide I’d like to have some fresh beer, and I walk out to Yukon Brewing to see what is on tap.
- Shouldn’t we be preserving some spaces? We humans have wiped out, by weight, one-half of life on Earth.
- Caution: take with a grain of salt What an annoying Troy Media opinion piece you just ran: “CPP doesn’t need an overhaul, it needs to be killed” (Star, Feb. 3).
- Trump is simply outsmarting Trudeau In the eyes of a lot of people, U.S. President Donald Trump may be dumb.
- Why would our MP oppose fiscal accountability? In case you missed it, our country’s elected officials returned to the House of Commons last week as Parliament resumed, and members wasted no time getting down to the business of the people.
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Gillian Campbell has earned her niche in history Happy 2020 Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous to all Yukoners.
January 31, 2020
- Putting things on the right track Just read your article about the White Pass railway’s new locomotives (Star, Jan. 24).
- Don’t turn firearm owning, law-abiding Yukoners into criminals Ed. note: this is a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- A handgun ban wouldn’t curb the violence With the government proposing a ban on handguns, perhaps it’s worth considering the unanticipated consequences of other bans.
- Gangs have no respect for our laws According to data from different agencies,
- We Canadians are literally being taxed to death Last week, I received my bill for one tank full of gas.
January 29, 2020
- It’s nice to live in a real community Thank you for your much-needed help last Sunday afternoon when I was told that a tow truck wasn’t available until Monday morning.
- A few more thoughts about traffic ‘exSpeediency’ Much has been written and discussed lately regarding the conflict with traffic and pedestrians downtown.
January 27, 2020
- Please respond to us, Mr. Larry Bagnell This is a letter to Yukon MP Larry Bagnell that will also be sent to him directly, requesting a reply to the voters of the Yukon Territory.
- Greta Thunberg is shouting out a warning Greta Thunberg, the 17-year-old environmental activist,
- It’s 2020, and I find myself up the creek As a Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (VGFN) citizen of 70 years of age, I found myself up the creek with my monthly rent.