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Miners Reign Supreme
Consider this scenario if you will. On a warm summer weekend, you are lounging in the shade on your patio sipping on a lemonade, lulled by the calming rustle of leaves and the singsong of kids playing in the yard. Without warning, as if struck by lightning, your back stiffens as you sit upright with... »
A Case of Entitlement?
Some business owners are ineligible to vote at city or town council elections because their principal residence is out of town. With support from various Chambers of Commerce a few of these people are now suggesting that because they pay municipal taxes and rates through their business it should qualify them for a voice... »
Special Consideration Requested
The Yukon Chamber of Commerce would like to change the Yukon Municipal Act to allow voting at a municipal election for those that pay municipal taxes but happen to live outside the boundaries. What about other people in the satellite communities surrounding the municipality? Like the working stiff employed by one of these establishments but... »
When Will We Prorogue Harper?
I find it difficult to abide cowardice, a characteristic that we all share to one degree or another. I hate it when on occasion it appears in myself and in others. I can’t think of a more debilitating and demeaning condition than having to cower in the face of a perceived threat, grasping at the... »
It’s All About Service
I’ve been enjoying my art practice immensely since the election in October. I can’t wait to rise in the morning, usually around 6:00 AM, and get at it. Between maintaining my web hosting/design business, filling orders and learning a new bookkeeping program, the day becomes slammed with tasks. As the household’s chief cook and bottle... »
Who Does Dawson Belong To?
Dawson seems to rank at the top of the list when considering the uniqueness of small towns on the planet in terms of flavour and location. Arguments go back and forth about the attributes or shortcomings of our town. One thing that can be defended remains the ability of a small community like Dawson to absorb... »
Musical Chairs Anyone?
If ever there existed a case for doing away with party politics, the moment appears nearer than we think. An already tenuous faith in our legislative political system teeters on the brink of the absurd while some members dance back and forth across the floor at will for the sake of convenience, not conviction or... »
Good News ~ Bad News
First, the bad news – avenues for challenging the election result have pretty much evaporated. I could file an affidavit asking for a judicial recount based on the slim eight vote margin in favour of my opponent. Unfortunately, that would constitute expensive grandstanding on my part because little evidence exists that the count and subsequent... »
Keeping Them Honest
The following is a YTG press release issued today regarding the paving of Front St. in Dawson City. I have to take issue with some of the statements made in it and have commented at the appropriate places. The point of this exercise is to keep everyone mindful of the fact that the Territorial Government isn’t... »
Who’s your Daddy?
It used to be that a husband as the ‘leader’ of his family would declare how things will be and in what direction the family will go. The wife and other family members may have protested or offered resistance but the final decision always rested with the ‘father’. This analogy applies to some aspects of... »