Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

Refusing vaccinations is pure folly and anti-science From the world of stupid ideas comes a stunningly stupid idea: not vaccinating pets because they may get autism.
Just who do you propose to pay for this? Ed. note: this is an open letter to Yukon MP Larry Bagnell; Ranj Pillai, t
Street drinking is intimidating Whitehorse visitors The Yukon long ago beat Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s recent legalization of drinking alcohol from 9 a.m. through the day, and in the parks.

Our personal civil liberties are being eroded The Yukon Prospectors Association (YPA) would like to address the gradual but inexorable erosion of Yukon’s land base for responsible exploration.
Heaving a spontaneous collective sigh On April 10, I heard a spontaneous collective sigh of relief sweep across our grand land.
Biomass: green energy or renewable pollution? Biomass energy in the Yukon is produced by burning either wood chips or pellets.
Congratulations for a ‘promise’ kept When Justin Trudeau said his government would be “doing politics differently,”
Why hunting is part of wildlife management The subject came up the other day with a person who was hell-bent on stopping all the killing of all wildlife, and the word was, “We must preserve what we now have and stop killing the animals.”
Street gets a whole new moniker I see where Wood Street will soon be Weed Street.

Yukon’s voice is absent from Canada’s firearms issue A couple of months ago,
Where is the Yukon’s renewable energy plan? Yukoners Concerned applauds the Yukon government’s rejection of the extravagant and reckless $1.6-billion plan to join the B.C. grid (Star, Apr. 5).
Is the Stockholm syndrome at fault? It seems the federal Liberal party just can’t come to grips with credibility lately.

If they don’t hear from us, we don’t exist To responsible users of ORVs in the Yukon Territory: we are being railroaded!
Welcome to the perils of climate change, everyone! I was pleased to see Chuck Tobin’s article about the recent Yukon Development Corp. discussion document called the Biomass Fuels Development Strategy by Mr. David Loeks (Star, April 5).
Speaking of perilous noises ... What is infinitely more dangerous t
The Conservatives made the wrong choice During the 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership race,
Please vote against this bill, Senator Duncan Ed. note: this is a letter to Yukon Senator Pat Duncan.

The risk of fire is a potential emergency in our dry city Re: “Fire risk to city can’t be overstated: report,” Star, April 5.
Do you see the sense of irony here? Isn’t it ironic that while Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services generated a lot of controversy lately,
When you alter democracy, all should get a say Re: electoral reform.

Our museum has received a massive donation The Yukon Transportation Museum (YTM) is delighted to announce an enormous donation to create a permanent endowment in support of the museum.
Report on seniors is chock-a-block full of data Ed. note: this is a letter to Dr. Brendan Hanley, the Yukon’s chief medical officer of health.
Talk about the bum’s rush Justin Trudeau just blew it. Sometimes an apology is not enough to make up for too darned stupid.
We need proportional representation Our current voting system is the problem with our limited democracy.
You can no longer play with us, Jody Sorry, Jody, you have to go.
Liberals paring support for home buyers Ed. note: the official Opposition Yukon Party has submitted this item.
Once again, MP’s talk doesn’t match the walk As the SNC-Lavalin saga has continued to rage for over two months now, we have come a long way from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s initial robotic and legalistic nothing-to-see-here denial.

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