Whitehorse Daily Star

March 20, 2015

• Sorry for stepping on the toes of the bleeding hearts .... ( Musings ) It would appear the Canadian government’s proposed Bill C-51, the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015, has raised a lot of hackles.
• Celebrate, know your H2O during Canada Water Week This month, your government is pleased to recognize and participate in Canada Water Week.
• Nominate a city volunteer of the year Organizations are invited to nominate a Volunteer of the Year. The deadline for submissions is Monday.
• The final chapters of a memorable rascal’s life ( Comment ) Ed. note: this is the final part of a three-part series published on consecutive Fridays.
• With the men and the money gone, is the city ahead? ( Editorial ) Christine Smith, brought in to manage the City of Whitehorse in 2014,

March 19, 2015

• Why so many Canada-U.S. price differences? Most of us have noted that the sticker price of goods in Canada is much higher than for the same thing in the United States.
• ‘Bibi’ condemns his country to perpetual conflict ( Comment ) Midway through the election campaign,

March 17, 2015

• Musings on Dawson City by the numbers ( Uffish Thoughts ) Listening to long-winded explanations

March 13, 2015

• ‘I don’t think you’ve got an honest bone in your body’ Ed. note: this is the second part of a three-part series being published on consecutive Fridays.
• Let’s put caring for Yukon seniors first ( Comment ) Caring for aging loved ones presents an ongoing and growing challenge for Yukoners and our health care system.
• Cold words in a cold land: frazil ice, candle ice, shore ice ( WordWatching ) Ice wine, black ice, pack ice, ice pack; on ice, ice fishing, ice storm, ice hotel....
• Health care at home is the best health care ( Comment ) In January of this year, we received a new MRI machine for the hospital. That was a great moment.
• Backing fracking: the truth was always out there ( Editorial ) The most surprising element about the infamous Department of Energy, Mines and Resources (EMR)

March 12, 2015

• The longer term should trump the shorter term Nowadays, businesses here seem beset by short-termism, focusing their attention on the immediate occurrences.
• So how long will world oil stay cheap? ( Comment ) I’m in Alberta, the province that produces most of Canada’s oil,

March 10, 2015

• We await a response, minister Kent The content that was found in the draft documents on hydraulic fracturing confirms the Yukon Party is planning to completely disregard the work done by the select committee over the last year and a half.