Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

These girls may never have school in their futures Ed. note: this is a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
You have to forgive them all, right? The Mineral Development Strategy panel recommends the Yukon government take:
This FireSmart plan is a very stupid idea I just received a letter from the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources (EMR) advising me that an application has been made to “FireSmart the forested recreational reserve ... north of Golden Horn Elementary School.”
My vote will come at a price These days, when I open my newspaper, I’m always wondering whether it’s the last time I’ll get to read my favourite column or get a story about what’s happening in our community.
Your decision abandons us, our children Ed. note: this is an open letter to Premier Sandy Silver and Brendan Hanley, the chief medical officer of health.

Fuel wood supply threats loom, Mr. Streicker Ed. note: this is a letter to John Streicker, the minister of Energy, Mines and Resources.

We’re proud to help drive the private sector On June 15, the Dawson Regional Planning Commission released its draft land use plan – On the Land We Walk Together/Nän käk ndä tr’ädäl for an area encompassing 39,854 square kilometres or approximately 10 per cent of the Yukon.
Schools are receiving vital safety measures I am so pleased to see the Holy Family School finally receiving the essential infrastructure needed to ensure the care and safety of our children.
Ronaldo had an important message Most people think of the great soccer player Ronaldo as having God-like skills, and maybe that includes walking on water.
The government has shortchanged Yukon parents Ed. note: the official Opposition Yukon Party released this statement this week.
Speed limit must be bolstered by enforcement I read with interest the editorial in last Friday’s issue of the Whitehorse Star dealing with downtown traffic concerns on Second and Fourth avenues, in particular, the problem of speeding on Second Avenue.
Make your lawn a wildlife habitat With the ever-changing and decreasing nature of wildife habitat through urbanization and industrial sprawl, such wildlife as birds, squirrels, chipmunks and beneficial creatures such as the bees will be on the decline.

It’s high time to get this right! Contrary to a recently published tourist information magazine now circulating, Yukon is not on Pacific Standard Time year-round.
Canada must resolve to help those who are most in need! Earlier this month, Canada announced that 17.7 billion doses of vaccines will be donated to low- to middle-income countries.

Property owners worry about this project Ed. note: this is a letter to John Streicker, the minister responsible for the Yukon Energy Corp.
What happened to the mineral development strategy? Since returning to power with the help of “deputy premier” Kate White and the Yukon NDP, our local Liberals seem to have forgotten all about desperately needed legislative changes to reform Yukon’s mineral development industry.
Many concerns remain, Mayor Curtis Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Dan Curtis and city council.
We have cried, and will many times over Shallow Bay, which is now an ocean of water, is serene, and it is simply beautiful outside.

Take heart: we’re making progress As to the transition of U.S. presidents, we have moved from chaos and disunity to control and working for unity.

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