Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

It was cleaning day at the old CIBC Building ( Uffish Thoughts ) Last Saturday's cleaning bee at the old CIBC Building on Front Street was advertised to run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., but it didn't really take as long as that.
We can never underestimate infrastructure's importance Maintaining safe and reliable infrastructure is one of the most important priorities for Canadians.
Another summer, another desperate room shortage (Comment ) The phone jars me out of a deep sleep on the recent long weekend.
A decade of inaction is costing Yukoners lots Unsettled land claims in the Yukon continue to cause uncertainly for First Nations and industry alike.
LNG hearing presentations promoted gas fracking 1. Equipment orders are under way for new liquefied natural gas (LNG)-burning generator units at an about $40-million cost.
Do not embrace LNG with such haste! This is an open letter to David Morrison, CEO Yukon Energy, and Piers McDonald, chair, Yukon Energy board of directors
Mt. Sima: a realistic and equitable solution ( Comment ) I would like to point out that this letter is a personal reflection on the Mt. Sima situation and in no way represents the opinion of council.
Taxpayers shouldn't be on the hook for Sima ( Musings ) Just when you think that the Mount Sima ski hill issue has finally been laid to rest, some people are determined to raise it again on the radio and in the newspapers.

We need more women in economic management Recently, there have been heated discussions about women's experience in the workplace and in the overall economy.

It's time to put an end to floor-crossing ( Comment ) In the wake of the Pasloski-Elias political marriage (Star, July 8, 9), I am calling for an end to the practice of floor-crossing.
The Elias express calls on the Yukon Party ( Editorial ) Darius Elias' latest political metamorphosis was as unsurprising as the light snow that will gloss this October's pumpkins.

Government must restore the balance on the committee Ed. note: these remarks were made before the release of Premier Darrell Pasloski's open letter to MLAs on the composition of the legislature's select committee on fracking.

The Dike Has Broken For The Conservatives ( Comment ) Finally, an elected representative of the government has gotten up off his back legs and spoken out against being handcuffed by the chess master.

When we make promises, we act to keep them In 2011, the Yukon Party was re-elected following a campaign in which political candidates of all stripes put forward their vision of Yukon's future to the electorate.
Outhouses are a ubiquitous part of our culture (Comment) I recently read an article where a young individual stated that his great-grandfather had come to the Yukon for the Klondike Gold Rush.
Mount Sima: proposing a community solution (comment) To ski hill, or not to ski hill – that is the question.

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