Thinking back to 63 years ago
With the escarpment being in the news in recent weeks, I was reminded of the accompanying aerial photo, taken circa 1960.
Latest Letters
We beg you to make dialysis a priority
Born in Edmonton 55 years ago, I have lived in the Yukon for the past 35 years.
Power dilemma has been royally messed up
In his letter published in the Star on Jan. 20th, Currie Dixon points out the obvious: that Yukon has a significant shortfall in electricity generation capacity.
Hunting these bears should be banned in territory
Hunting season opened Aug. 1 in the Yukon.
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April 26, 2024
- City must slow down and plan properly! In addition to the letter to the editor last Friday from Robert Gates,
- The Yukon doesn’t need this type of mining This is a letter to Energy, Mines and Resources Minister John Streicker and Environment Minister Nils Clarke.
- Who benefits, who loses, from the carbon tax? Carbon pollution, the emissions which make the climate heat up, come from burning oil and gas.
- We’re not prepared to trust this minister There is a growing consensus that health care in Canada is in a state of crisis, and how governments should respond is the subject of serious debate across the country.
- Work with us to offer the needed supports Ed. note: this is a letter to Lane Tredger, the NDP MLA for Whitehorse Centre.
April 22, 2024
- Canada’s role is crucial! The World Bank may be a political football as the U.S. and China vie for global influence.
- Provide an accurate portrayal of the context! The April 10 column by Gwynne Dyer, “Why Israel is risking a bigger war”, criticized the recent Israeli air strike on a building in Damascus which killed a number of high-ranking Iranian military officials.
April 19, 2024
- I’ve held a passport two times It’s amazing what you can find on the Internet.
- Just who benefits? Rental property owners? Re. proposed city bylaw 2024-16 – “to allow for a wider range of opportunities for residential development by increasing density in all urban residential areas.”
- Does anyone know of my sister? So sorry to hear that the newspaper is closing.
- Star’s departure is a sad event It was with great sadness that I learned of the pending closure of the Whitehorse Star.
- The platforms they rely on are closed shops A recent article in the Whitehorse Star covered a discussion at Whitehorse city council about the draft bylaw for “vacant and abandoned buildings”.
- Some of the comments were beyond the pale I was at a city council meeting a while back, and, listening to the comments, disagreed with some of them.
- Let’s wish the Royals some good health! With three Royals off work, will the world end, or will it just be the gossip magazines looking for new faces?
April 12, 2024
- An iconic paper is about to pass I was, from 1998 to 2021, an associate judge of the B.C. Supreme Court, originally posted to Prince George, where one of my colleagues was Mr. Justice Eric Chamberlist.
- Here’s how a neighbourhood’s character is built Proposed City of Whitehorse Bylaw 2024-16: “To allow for a wider range of opportunities for residential development (read increased density) in urban residential areas.”
- We go back 62 years .... Thank you for the years you have been making the Yukon a better place to be. Your local and worldwide news, pictures and editorials will be greatly missed.
April 5, 2024
- This nonsense must be stopped! Ed. note: this is a letter to Yukon MP Brendan Hanley.
April 3, 2024
- Victoria was lit up in red for TB Day I am of the age to remember getting chest x-rays in elementary school in Vancouver to screen if I had or carried tuberculosis.