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September 26, 2014
- Premier is dismissing Yukoners鈥 legitimate concerns Changes to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act (YESAA)
- Let鈥檚 all shout,鈥楪o to hell with your greed!鈥 I would like to present this as an open letter to the select committee about the risks and benefits of fracking and the Pasloski government as a whole.
- Why is slaughtering the bear always the first resort? Re: 鈥淕rizzly鈥檚 death was preventable: WildWise Yukon鈥 (Star, Sept. 23).
- Will Capt. Pasloski go down with the ship of state? Premier Darrell Pasloski may not understand how the 鈥淏ig Bang Theory鈥 applies to politics yet, but I think he can feel his universe collapsing in on him now.
- We contemplate an utter catastrophe We watch,
- Atop its high horse, the city meddles in the market The mayor and council are back on their high white horse (Whitehorse Star, 鈥淢ayor raps government over housing cancellation鈥, Sept. 23).
September 25, 2014
- A magnificent enhancement to our fine city One activity I particularly enjoy in Whitehorse during the summer months
- Qualified Liberals can help oust the Yukon Party Can the Liberals win a majority on a platform of promised change only?
September 24, 2014
- Canada鈥檚 commitments and arguments for more Some argue that support to Ukraine flows from there being voters of Ukrainian heritage.
September 23, 2014
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Is YTG resorting to sneaky tactics? I saw a poster Monday afternoon announcing an information session on Oil and Gas 101 hosted by the Yukon government鈥檚 oil and gas steering committee.
- Crisis should not be named 鈥業sis鈥 鈥淚sis鈥 is goddess of protection, and to add the meaning of terrorism is unnecessarily disrespectful.
- Six thousand support our cause! Ed. note: this is a letter to the Yukon legislature鈥檚 Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing.
- A Caliph doesn鈥檛 try to be dictatorial The leader of ISIS has made quite an ambiguous claim to Caliphate.
September 22, 2014
- Conservatives鈥 EI plan fails on jobs, growth Over the summer, Canadians at community events across the country gave Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau a clear message: they are not feeling any relief from the feeble economic recovery.
- Higher deposit fees bring benefits We are pleased that the beverage container regulations have finally been released for public consultation.
- MP鈥檚 soapbox mounting is 鈥榠ronic鈥 I was glad to see in last Thursday鈥檚 copy of the Whitehorse Star
- The YP鈥檚 platform: incompetence and inaction Friday morning, as usual, I was innocently enjoying coffee at the Java Connection with my peers.
September 19, 2014
- Please join us for the creek cleanup! Friends of McIntyre Creek have set 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
- Let鈥檚 stop denying our proud past The pecking order of the globe has been changing quite a bit, and it鈥檚 not in our favour.
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Please recommend 鈥榥o鈥 to fracking in the Yukon Ed. note: this is a letter to the Yukon legislature鈥檚 Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracking.
- As our costs spiral, you dismiss a possible solution This is an open letter to Bruce McLennan, chair, Robert Laking, vice-chair, and members N. Prasad and A. Fortin of the Yukon Utilities Board.
- What the 鈥榟echt鈥 is going on? I鈥檓 not pleased with the surprise announcement that the Second Opinion Society is to start a late-night telephone distress line (Star, Sept. 11).
- Who鈥檚 in charge of running mining in Yukon, anyway? The Yukon Water Board or YTG, so who is really in charge of mining?
- Yukon鈥檚 Titanic safe? What鈥檚 safe? A steamship line once sold its tickets to unwitting passengers,
- Panel鈥檚 typo 鈥榓ppalling鈥 In your Sept. 11 issue,
- The world鈥檚 real reality show is unfortunately called Life Dear Julius Debuschewitz, Star columnist: thank you for giving me a new old idea to talk about the real reality show, Life.