Opinion

When we presented the first nine years of the Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival in the Grand Hall of the Haines Junction Convention Centre, we struggled every year to get the acoustic sound right. We experimented with different speaker configurations, microphones, monitors, sound engineers, and even tried relocating engineers in the theatre. In the end, we never really got it right, realizing the acoustics were problems we could not solve.

It’s high school graduation time. Even if you didn’t get invited to make the inspirational grad speech at your old high school, you should still prepare a few words of wisdom for the next generation. Teenagers love to get career and life advice from adults, so don’t hesitate to share your life experience next time you spot a future leader in a restaurant, motor vehicles lineup or even at the home dinner table.

Pushback against the city’s infill proposal smacks of selfishness

I’m sure you know about the movement afoot (www.recognition2action.ca) to recognize Indigenous Canadians as equal founders of Canada, in addition to the currently recognized English and French. When I learned about it, I felt that there was amazing rightness to it.

There are better ways to ensure daycare is available to families who need it

One of the wonderful qualities of Whitehorse is its inclusive way of being. We at the Yukon Transportation Museum are proud to be part of this community.

Dogs need more than walks and open windows to be comfortable in cars

As a pensioner, one who has chosen to retire here after more than 45 years in the Yukon, I am alarmed that this government is about to reduce my income in order to fund a Liberal spending spree of unprecedented proportion.

The revolving door for upper management of the City of Whitehorse continues to spin after years of relative stability.