News archive for June 12, 2009
‘I know it was wrong, but that’s what I did’
June 12, 2009 at 5:47 pm
A British Columbia man who came to the Yukon to help his father bag a moose has been handed a $7,500 fine instead, after conservation officers caught him hunting without a licence.
‘They came, they saw, they blew up, they left’
June 12, 2009 at 5:45 pm
The bombs went off in Watson Lake this week, when staff from the Department of National Defence arrived in the town on the B.C./Yukon border to inspect a pair of Second World War explosive devices.
Bentleys due back in city on June 18
June 12, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Millions of dollars worth of vintage Bentley touring automobiles arrived in Whitehorse on Wednesday afternoon as part of the Bentley Drivers Club Alaska Tour 2009.
Parking plans don’t embrace downtown parkade: resident Subscribers only
June 12, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Proposed changes to downtown parking regulations seem to be ducking the need for a multi-level parkade in the city's core, says Johan Groenewegen.
Investigation begins into major downtown fire Subscribers only
June 12, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Whitehorse RCMP are leading the investigation into a downtown blaze Thursday evening that heavily damaged an abandoned warehouse while scores of people looked on.
Premiers head to Dawson next week Subscribers only
June 12, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Canada's western premiers will gather in Dawson City next week to discuss issues of common interest, ranging from strengthening the west's competitiveness to Canada's energy future.
Trolley plan would turn campers into tourists Subscribers only
June 12, 2009 at 5:29 pm
As early as this summer, Whitehorse could see rubber-tire trollies running routes along the Alaska Highway, turning overnight campers into tourists about town.
D-Day anniversary unleashes flood of memories Subscribers only
June 12, 2009 at 5:25 pm
DAWSON CITY - John Gould recalls just where he was on June 6, 1944, at the beginning of the D-Day Invasion, celebrated extensively on television last weekend.
Lightning strikes spark more forest fires Subscribers only
June 12, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Close to 700 positive lightning strikes across Yukon Wednesday afternoon and evening sparked nine new fires in the territory, Wildland Fire Management officials said Thursday.
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