Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

British Columbia visitors praise Yukon’s amenities Ed. note: this is a letter to the Yukon Visitor Information Centre.
Clearing the air on Smoke-Free Places Act On Nov. 7, the Yukon legislature debated a motion calling on the government to make changes to the Smoke-Free Places Act to include rules around vaping.

Where’s the respect for these butchered animals? I have just sat through a three-hour presentation of the Yukon Grizzly Bear Conservation Plan hosted by the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board together with their coterie of biologists and specialists.
A better solution is to get rid of the Liberals Criminal use of firearms in Canada in the last year or two has made many people begin once again clamouring for the government to do something about guns and gun violence.

Don’t gamble with Yukon citizens’ clear intent – protect the Peel Political changes in the U.S., Ontario and Brazil have installed figure head politicians who view the unsustainable plunder of natural resources as economic growth.
Thoughts while crossing the border .... Re. this Oct. 14 article from CTV News: “With 72 hours until legal cannabis, is Canada ready?”
Order a stop to the killings of the beavers; it’s unlawful Ed. note: this is a letter to Highways and Public Works Minister Richard Mostyn.
The ‘uninvite’ movement menaces free speech In certain minority quarters in Yukon and elsewhere, CBC celebrity journalist Rex Murphy is now in trouble with politically correct (PC) members of Canada’s growing and powerful #MeToo movements (Star, Nov. 13, 15).
Getting around is difficult I am concerned about the amount of snow piled up on the front of the sidewalks.
Step off your podium and ask some questions At 1 p.m. Saturday,
Please review the panel’s terms of reference Seniors Action Yukon is an independent voice for older Yukoners (55+) committed to speaking out or opening dialogue about issues that affect the well-being of older Yukoners.

Liberals overlooked a major question Ed. note: the official Opposition Yukon Party has submitted this item.
Yukon residents’ safety is your job, Mr. Mostyn Highways and Public Works Minister Richard Mostyn:
City’s poor response to storm was mind-boggling Yesterday, Whitehorse had its first significant snowfall, and the response by the city was underwhelming, to say the least.

The power of ‘non-linear thinking’ hen the F-22 fighter jet first came into squadron service at Langley Air Force Base in Langley, Virginia,
Less hyperbole and a more polite exchange of ideas please While in Paris on another of his many trips abroad,

‘I guess you didn’t see me, it’s your merry time of year’ In the early 1970s, my brother was killed shortly before Christmas by a drunken driver. His wife had died of cancer two years previously.
Please open your door, listen and remember I said this in 2006:
A poem called ‘Hunters,Trappers, Patriots, Soldiers’ Young First Nations, Inuit and Métis, many still boys,
OK, I raised my voice .... There’s a new moon, and I’m thinking deep.
What’s taking place in Canada today? As the Star reported last month, interest rates in Canada are going up, costing Canadians more for debt.
Send them to those smarter than editors After the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City in April 1995,
I came away with a real education! Re. “Wood Street School offers invaluable life skills”, Star letters, Nov. 5.
This group is very confused about setting real priorities I read the letter from Fair Vote Yukon (Star, Nov. 5) with a feeling of disbelief.

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