Opinions Archive
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- Comments should be thoughtful, not abusive (10)
- Proposed building called inappropriate for neighbourhood (7)
- Building’s entry system swiftly repaired (3)
- Electric vehicles will shuttle bus drivers to and from routes (3)
- Meters pilfered, damaged beyond repair (3)
- Respiratory illness season is proving routine, MD says (2)
- Games Centre to receive major improvements (2)
- Hoofed animals may come under management protocols (1)
September 11, 2015
- First Nations and French-language education ( Comment ) With the change in the seasons and students getting back into the routine of going to school, it can be easy to forget the real purpose of education.
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Vote buzzwords: fairness, hard-working and families “Are we there yet? Are we there yet?”
- Tackling crime and supporting community policing ( Comment ) This summer, Yukoners have been deeply concerned to learn about the rash of petty crime that has affected many of us, either directly or through a friend or family member.
- You literally can’t make this stuff up! ( Uffish Thoughts ) There are a lot of satirical news websites out there.
- New political dress wear is now in fashion ( Comment ) There is now custom dress wear for politicians.
September 10, 2015
- Syria: will it be Russia to the rescue? ( Comment } .S. Secretary of State John Kerry has just phoned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warning him not to “escalate the conflict” by increasing Moscow’s military support for the beleaguered Syrian regime.
- Are we contemplating an economic nightmare? Every now and then,
September 9, 2015
- Harper is ready to throw the YP under the bus ( Comment ) While visiting Whitehorse last Friday,
September 8, 2015
- Yet another broken Yukon government relationship ( Comment ) As three Yukon First Nations prepare to defend the negotiated treaty rights undermined by Bill S-6 in yet another court battle,
September 4, 2015
- Walking and learning with Jack Van Den Bogaard ( Comment ) Earlier this year, the City of Whitehorse and the Kwanlin Dün First Nation hosted a vulnerable persons forum.
- A venerable slogan proves true yet again ( Comment ) You can take you out of the Yukon, but you can never take the Yukon out of you.
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Mayo seniors’ residence is officially opened ( Comment ) I was honoured to open the new seniors’ residence in Mayo last week with Premier Darrell Pasloski and several members of the community, including Mayor Scott Bolton and local seniors and elders.
- How airlines and kids make for ‘pleasant’ travel ( Musings ) Today’s column does not have a particular topic.
- Yukon First Nations were given no option ( Comment ) It is disappointing but predictable that Yukon First Nation governments have once again been forced to resort to court action to have their final agreements respected and upheld.
- A simple gesture for those who risk their lives ( Comment ) A year ago, I wrote an article about a military person returning to his home in Whitehorse to go hunting big game.
September 3, 2015
- Politicians lack the courage to act correctly In response to the financial crisis of the previous decade,
- The good, the bad and the ugly of the crisis ( Comment ) Refugees from the wars of the Middle East are pouring into the European Union at an unprecedented rate.