I’ve come to appreciate that one of the highest callings in life is public service. While we all scurry around padding our nests and filling up our cache for the future there are those that go out on a limb to defend the interests of everyone. Todd Hardy was such a person. He wasn’t... »
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Municipal Government ~ Why Bother?
When I consider our town council I see a group of people with their hearts in the right place – apparently. In reality they are emasculated and powerless to provide an adequate level of self determination for our town. Regretfully this was also true... »
Cheating at gas pumps unacceptable: Clement
Here’s a government action that will hopefully protect consumers at the pumps. Some gas stations already charge hyper-inflated prices for fuel which are completely out of sync with market prices. The captive market of unwary tourists in our town continues to be shamelessly gouged... »
A Sigh of Relief
I finally took the time to attend a full town council meeting in chambers last Wednesday evening. It was a relief to see that the procedural bylaw was being... »
Miners Ignore Authority ~ Injunction Sought
Last Friday this picture would have shown a thicket of mature trees obscuring the hills in the background. Today, despite a stop work order issued by the city last... »
Happy Mining the Earth Day!
I am deeply disappointed with the Yukon Party and Minister Rouble’s three hour filibuster in the legislature last week in reply to MLA Steve Cardiff’s motion to overhaul Yukon’... »
