Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

MPs shouldn't change judges' qualifications Re: "I declare 鈥楴on' to bilingual judges鈥�, by Peter Worthington, Star, May 3.
The sane choice is to regulate ATVs This letter is to join others who have spoken of the growing danger of allowing free access to most parts of the Yukon by those using all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) for purely recreational purposes.
Yukoners need a full judicial inquiry The troubling circumstances associated with Raymond Silverfox's death
Two referendums aren't an abuse of the process Community Services Minister Archie Lang's assurance that the issue of municipal referendums on the subject of Official Community Plans

If we'd done nothing, we'd all be charged The problem I have with the Raymond Silverfox death is that it is not a problem of 10 bad, misbehaving RCMP officers, but a far greater systemic disease.

MLA isn't the chair A letter published last Thursday suggested NDP MLA Steve Cardiff chairs the all-party committee that will study potential ATV regulations and safety issues.
The Games have lost a visionary The Arctic Winter Games has lost one of its original founding members.
Proper care, use and storage of guns are the key elements On Friday on the radio,
I do not want their education to suffer The Department of Education recently announced a new staffing formula for Yukon schools.

Idiocy reigns in Copper Ridge with unlicensed bush bikes Not all owners of ATVs and bush bikes fit the definition of idiots and dangerous people.
Nesting cliff swallows returning to the Yukon Cliff swallows will soon be returning to the Yukon to nest.
Register the damned crooks, not the guns! The long gun registry, despite being utterly useless and grossly wasteful, continues to be of "relevance鈥� to the warped LIEberal mind.
ATVs' damage is 鈥榙estructive, disheartening' Ed. note: this is a letter to Brad Cathers, the independent MLA for Lake Laberge.
This bill has merits and downsides Ed. note: this is a letter to Justice Minister Marian Horne.
A few minutes' damage lasts decades Ed. note: this is an open letter to Environment Minister John Edzerza.

ATV regulation isn't the answer In a May 7 newspaper article, an individual expressed concern that "unless ATV use is curbed, hunters will soon have to wait five years for a permit.鈥�

Truck maker is 鈥楧odging' its responsibilities Re. the famous Dodge "death wobble鈥�.
Outdoor enthusiasts should care about this If you are a hunter, or any other outdoor enthusiast in the southern Yukon, there is something you should know.
You are blessed to have this physician! To the residents of Whitehorse:
Contemplating laws we may not need I see the discussion beginning about the new ATV laws for the Yukon.
The scars will never fade Re. ATV/four-wheeler regulations.

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