Whitehorse Daily Star

March 27, 2012

• Improvements to land titles system set The government is taking steps to improve the Yukon's land titles legislation, Justice Minister Mike Nixon announced recently.
• New deputy minister is appointed Joe MacGillivray will be the new cabinet secretary and deputy minister of the Executive Council Office, effective this summer.
• Discussing Mental Health Sue Edelman speaks to Education Minister Scott Kent during Saturday's10th annual disABILITY Awareness.
• City manager plans to retire in June City manager Dennis Shewfelt announced this morning he will retire from the city June 1.
• Dropping It In Darrell Tait organized the wheelchair basketball at last Saturday's 10th Annual disABILITY Awareness Expo in Whitehorse.
• Grants to help artists find new audiences Five professional Yukon artists will share $30,394 through the Touring Artist Fund to present their work at national and international venues.
• Campaign aims to end the scourge of violence The Yukon government launched a social marketing campaign today to raise awareness about violence against women and girls.
• Riverdale triplex receives council's blessing The proposal for a triplex on an undersized vacant residential lot in Riverdale received rousing support from city council at its meeting Monday night.
• ‘There's a future leader' in Cullen, Hanson believes Yukon NDP Leader Liz Hanson says she's pleased with the results of the federal NDP leadership vote, which made Thomas Mulcair the new leader Saturday night.
• ‘No one makes minimum wage': chamber NDP MLA Kevin Barr is calling on the Yukon government to immediately raise the minimum wage to at least $10 an hour.

March 26, 2012

• First Nations origin must be a factor in sentences: court The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that aboriginal background should be a paramount consideration when sentencing violent offenders who have breached long-term supervision orders.
• Defending The CBC Amber Church hands over a national petition with almost 30,000 names on it at noon last Thursday
• Whitehorse Correctional Centre adopts ion scanner The Whitehorse Correctional Centre is now using new technology to help prevent illegal drugs, including cocaine and marijuana, from being brought onto its premises.
• Retirement Home? A raven family is constructing a home
• First Yukon Cultures Connect event set for Friday at college Mitch Miyagawa has an unusual job description.
• Circles Of Fire The fire dancer was among the performers seen by those who flocked to the 14th annual Burning Away the Winter Blues event held Saturday at Robert Service Park.
• Company renews sponsorship at Games Centre The ATCO Group of Companies, which includes Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd., has renewed its sponsorship of the ATCO Ice at the Canada Games Centre, Mayor Bev Buckway said Friday.
• Land available for affordable housing The Yukon government has taken another step toward the development of new affordable housing in Whitehorse.
• Whitehorse musher wins mid-distance DeWolfe race Gerry Willomitzer added to his list of Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race wins with a finishing time of 24 hours and 14 minutes on Friday evening.
• Tories never made robocalls, Leef insists Yukon MP Ryan Lee has released his official position on robocalls in his riding: "It wasn't me.”

March 23, 2012

• Tribute presented to Yukoners for generosity after attacks U.S. Consul General Anne Callaghan presented a bronze plaque to Premier Darrell Pasloski on Thursday in appreciation of Yukoners' support following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S.
• Teachers program won't take students this fall No new students will be admitted to the Yukon Native Teacher Education Program in September, Yukon College announced Thursday.
• Cutting For A Cause Porter Creek Secondary School students Rebecca Dunstan (standing) and Nikki Thomas will be helping out at Kutters Hairstyling from 10 a.m. To 5 p.m. Sunday for their substance-free graduation fund-raiser.
• Slimmed-down DeWolfe race starts in brisk weather It was about -17 C at the corner of King Street and Third Avenue at 10 a.m. Thursday.
• Building breaks rules, city finds Maybe it's time the city put its foot down, says Mayor Bev Buckway.
• Pushing Old Man Winter Aside Amber Church is seen with one of the effigies for Saturday night's 14th annual Burning Away the Winter Blues event.
• Triplex can't be linked to bridge traffic: Pillai Concerns over more traffic across the bridge to Riverdale are not really valid when considering the application for a new triplex on McQuesten Road, says city councillor Ranj Pillai.
• Able-bodied drivers still taking spots City bylaw officers have issued more than 60 parking tickets to able-bodied drivers parking in accessible spaces reserved for persons with disabilities, Mayor Bev Buckway said today.
• Yukoners attending NDP convention Yukon NDP Leader Liz Hanson won't say which federal NDP leadership candidate she's backing, but says she's confident any of the front runners would do well as leader.
• Zoning bylaw to be out Monday The city is officially kicking off the final phase of rewriting its zoning bylaw – and backyard chicken coops will be addressed.
• Need for homeless youth shelter hits legislature The ongoing concern over the community's lack of a permanent youth shelter was once again brought to the forefront in the territorial legislature this week.
• Sauna contained drug price list, scale, court told A 2008 murder victim sold marijuana on an honour system, Yukon Supreme Court heard Thursday.