Whitehorse Daily Star

May 4, 2012

• College surprised by demand for grad tickets Staff at Yukon College work hard each year to encourage more graduates and their families to attend the May 12 graduation ceremony.
• Noh workshop coming to Whitehorse on Tuesday A troupe of five Noh artists and two assistants, direct from Japan, will be offering a Noh lecture/demonstration on Tuesday at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Carcross-based Rangers showed off marksmanship Ten Junior Canadian Rangers (JCRs) from the Yukon, Northwest and Nunavut Territory, members of the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (1CRPG), travelled to the Albert Head Training Facility in Victoria to participate in the JCR National Marksmanship Championship April 27-29.
• Builder to team public consultations with fund-raising The people who brought Whitehorse "the View” on Main Street have invited the entire city to attend a unique event Saturday aimed at gaining public input on the look of their newest community, Central Park, located in Takhini off Normandy Road.
• Pirates Ready To Plunder Your Attention he final presentations of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzancewill take place tonight through Sunday at the Wood Street Centre.
• Brief investment course to take place tomorrow "Being poverty-stricken at 21 might be a character-building experience,” says Tom Grainger. "But at 60, it is devastating.
• Youth Peel off regular duds to don message outfits A group of young Yukoners dedicated to protecting the Peel watershed unveiled new uniforms for members of the Yukon Party on Thursday afternoon in the legislative building.
• Yukoners helped build home for impoverished family A group of seven Whitehorse friends have travelled nearly 3,500 kilometres to build a home for an impoverished family living in a slum in coastal Mexico.
• Cap cell phone cancellation costs, NDP urges Yukon NDP MLA Lois Moorcroft has called on the Yukon government to introduce rules to make cell phone contracts fair for consumers.
• Dessert Delicacy Nadia Petriw works on her lemon meringue pie Thursday afternoon at F.H. Collins Secondary School.
• Whitehorse is first Canadian city to host conference The Yukon government and several local NGOs are taking part in a U.S. government initiative to co-ordinate and fund environmental science and conservation efforts on both sides of the Canada/U.S. border.
• Something's Missing A raven nesting on the shores of Teslin Lake
• Swans, ducks are still a force Swan Haven off Marsh Lake may be closed for the season, but you can still drop by for a picnic and visit the more than 400 swans and 2,100 northern pintail ducks that have suddenly arrived.
• Bush Fire Season Igites The Whitehorse Fire Department, Wildland Fire Management and the RCMP responded to a brush fire by the Magnuson trail head,
• MLAs hear cheezie tribute A tribute to the creator of Cheezies stood out in the legislature Thursday among more typical tributes to Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month and World Press Freedom Day.
• Aim to develop land parcel has stalled The government's "innovative” approach to solving the Yukon's housing crisis appears to be flailing as private sector interest remains tepid.
• Parks Canada cuts will hurt, proponents warn For one Yukon-based Parks Canada employee, this week's announcement of federal job cuts means the end of a 20-odd year career as a seasonal interpreter.
• Accused squealed at cache of handguns, trial told Christina Asp once told an undercover officer investigating her for murder that she didn't know why the government has such harsh punishments for killing, calling it a "natural instinct,” the officer testified Thursday.

May 3, 2012

• City releases its Summer Fun Flyer The City of Whitehorse has released its Summer Fun Flyer,
• Marking A Special Day About 16 people turned out last Saturday at Shipyards Park for World Tai Chi and Qigong Day.
• Archives marks milestone with book, vault The Yukon Archives is celebrating its 40th anniversary with the publication of a commemorative book, For the Record: Yukon Archives 1972-2012.
• Digging Deep This huge hole off Clyde Wann Road in Porter Creek was dug to replace the Clyde Wann sewage lift station.
• Air North is out to determine Yukoners' favourite NHL team Air North, Yukon's Airline, wants to identify the territory's favourite NHL Team.
• New Democrats debate policy on several fronts Energy and collaborative health care were among several topics of new policy resolutions adopted by the Yukon NDP last weekend during their annual convention.
• Premier, ministers to attend AYC event Premier Darrell Pasloski, four of his ministers and an MLA will meet with mayors and councillors at the 37th annual general meeting of the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC), on Friday through Sunday in Dawson City.
• Pirates Take The Stage Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance opened Wednesday evening at the Wood Street Centre.
• Accused spoke of secret about dead man The undercover officer who would become closest to Christina Asp during the investigation that led to her arrest for murder says the accused told her she had a secret about a dead man.
• Many Rivers strike is over A new collective agreement has been reached between Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services and its employees.
• Disease-stricken horses to be put down Five wild horses captured near Haines Junction will be euthanized after testing positive for an incurable infectious disease.
• Carving program has helped save young lives A local carving program for at-risk youth is in jeopardy after the Yukon government committed to provide only half of the organization's required core funding.

May 2, 2012

• Strikers to vote on tentative deal Staff at Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services and the union representing 18 striking staff members have come to a tentative agreement.
• An Early Look At Employers Last week's Yukon College Speed Dating Job Fair enabled students to gain experience and confidence talking to potential employers.
• Cracked valve leads to fuel dribbling into river Environmental protection officials were called in after a small amount of fuel was found in the Yukon River last week.
• Travel fate disappoints competition winner Steve Bullers placed first in the electrical Skills Canada Yukon competition last week, but he won't get to go to the nationals in Edmonton.
• Hit-and Run Investigated Some beer cans were left at the scene of a hit-and-run near Goodies Gas Bar in Porter Creek Tuesday afternoon.
• Did you know? On the trail of local history! Ed. note: these historic items, submitted by the Whitehorse History Book Society, are published every second Wednesday.
• Dawson celebrates a May Day breakup Break-up on the Yukon River in front of Dawson occurred at 9:42 on a misty Tuesday morning.
• Clerical error spurred questions based on false premise An access to information error led to false accusations and an apology in the legislative assembly Tuesday.
• Asp was drawn into ‘crime family', court told Like an episode out of a television crime drama, Christina Asp was slowly welcomed into the fold of a powerful criminal organization.
• Job slashes branded ‘incredibly disappointing' The Yukon can expect to lose about 27 per cent of its Parks Canada staff by next summer, as more federal job cuts were announced this week.