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- Respiratory illness season is proving routine, MD says (2)
- Games Centre to receive major improvements (2)
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June 10, 2019
- Yukoners may have to give up their guns! Yukoners use their guns to gather food and to protect themselves, because we live in a wild, untamed part of Canada and need our weapons.
- The MP hasn’t answered my question Further to Murray Martin’s letter that was published in Friday’s Star, “asking candidates: do you support a hand gun ban?”
- A vital ingredient was missing I attended the June 6 “D” Day memorial at the Whitehorse Cenotaph last Thursday (Star, June 7).
- The summit should proudly display our Canadian flag! I just came off the Chilkoot Trail late last week, having started on Saturday, June 1.
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The paved runway will help industries take off The Dawson City Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate the Yukon government (YG) for delivering on its promise to pave the Dawson City runway (Star, May 24, 27, 31).
June 7, 2019
- When democracies are failing, tyranny will rise again It seems that people are growing evermore discontented with liberal, social-democratic governments and institutions around the world.
- Asking candidates: do you support a hand gun ban? The Liberal Senate recently voted to add even more prohibitive legislation to the honest, law-abiding hunters, farmers, target shooters and collectors who want to purchase legal firearms to enjoy their legal sport.
- We must reduce, mitigate adverse drug reactions Ed. note: this is a letter to federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor.
- The risk of a serious fire has risen significantly Re. the May 24 republication of a July 2000 Jane Gaffin story from the Yukoner Magazine.
- Is China making a big mistake? China is playing hardball with Canada and any country in the world that does not work with them under their terms.
- Kicking educators out of staff housing is folly The challenges faced by children, families and communities in accessing quality education in rural schools are real, and the government just made it a whole lot worse.
June 5, 2019
- Reopen the RCMP Auxiliary Constable Program in the Yukon I’m writing this open letter to you today as our ministers of Justice and Community Services in the Yukon
June 3, 2019
- Government spending creates thousands of jobs Does the Yukon have too much government, as stated by Conservative candidate Jonas Smith? (Star letters, May 31).
- Yukon’s tourism industry has a lot to celebrate May 26-June 1 was National Tourism Week.
- This approach defies common sense, Mr. Pillai Ed. note: this is a letter to Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Ranj Pillai.
- Was it one chance in a million? Being 86, I often have the problem of remembering names.
May 31, 2019
- Liberals are scapegoating firearms owners, plan to criminalize handguns It is clear now that the Liberals do plan to criminalize the possession of legally-owned handguns.
- Old trends return to people of Canada Because the cost of living has gone through the roof in Canada over the last four years, kids are having to live with their parents longer.
- Yukon Energy wants to add to carbon footprint Leafing through the Star on Monday,
- The Yukon has too much government There’s really no subtle way to say it: the Yukon has too much government.
May 29, 2019
- Despite it all, Trump is getting results! You industrial engineers are very busy in the United States these days, designing and developing new car plants.