Whitehorse Daily Star

March 19, 2012

• Ex-Yukoner is appealing his conviction of 1975 slaying A former Yukon resident man convicted in the 1975 killing of a fellow American Indian Movement activist from Nova Scotia says the U.S. government should not have been allowed to move his case from federal to state court after his extradition to the States.
• Thaw di Gras anticipates the welcome arrival of spring Dawson celebrated another Thaw di Gras over the March 10-11 weekend.
• Winging The Dance Steps Throw your running shoes away and dance!
• Students have high marks for their college Amy Andison is a typical Yukon College student – she's happy learning at the institution.
• Budget is a litany of empty promises, Liberals charge The new $1.16-billion territorial budget is not believable, and breaks many of the promises the Yukon Party made to Yukoners, say the two Liberal MLAs.
• KFC to reopen this summer Kentucky Fried Chicken, the greasy cornerstone of the southern-style fast food market, will reopen its doors in Whitehorse this summer.
• Neighbours leery about triplex proposal Erica Heuer wants to build a triplex in Riverdale, but she's facing some opposition from her neighbours.
• Prospective buyers say thanks but no thanks to $200,000 lot There were no takers for the lone country residential lot in Friday's public tender for the last property in the Whitehorse Copper subdivision.

March 16, 2012

• Special presentations provided highlights of KVA's AGM A couple of special presentations were highlights at the annual general meeting of the Klondike Visitors Association (KVA) held Feb. 20.
• Klondike Visitors Association showed small profit in 2011 The last couple of years have been a bit tough for the Klondike Visitors Association (KVA).
• Officials still trying to round out jury Even after questioning 167 potential jurors this week, the jury for an upcoming murder trial is still two members short.
• Inmates make uneventful shift to new digs Inmates and staff moved into the new Whitehorse Correctional Centre on Thursday.
• Opposition parties underwhelmed by budget Opposition parties say the Yukon Party has delivered little new in the $1 billion-plus budget for 2012/13.
• Water main fix proved difficult, time-consuming A burst water main that left several Hillcrest homes and apartments without service for up to 37 hours was back in operation at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
• Cathers showed ‘utter disrespect,' protester says Yukoners concerned about the fate of the Peel watershed didn't get the answers they were looking for during Thursday's question period.
• Spending: momentous. Tax increases: nil Premier Darrell Pasloski delivered a record territorial budget Thursday, unveiling plans for spending $1.16 billion in the upcoming 2012-2013 fiscal year.

March 15, 2012

• Avalanche claims second victim The second person buried in an avalanche Tuesday near Haines, Alaska has died.
• Collection acquisitions feature tradition, innovation Audiences attending the recent Arctic Winter Games cultural events at the Yukon Arts Centre had the chance to see Surface, an exhibit of new works recently acquired for the Yukon Permanent Art Collection.
• Chicago blues comes to Whitehorse When Jimmy D. Lane takes the stage tonight at Foxy's Cabaret, he'll bring the legends of Chicago blues along with him.
• New solid waste management system is closer to fruition The Yukon government continues to make progress on the Yukon Solid Waste Action Plan and will put forward a number of new projects for 2012-13, Community Services Minister Elaine Taylor said last Friday.
• CBA to carefully monitor crime bill's impacts The president of the Canadian Bar Association says her organization will be monitoring the effects of the Harper government's new omnibus crime bill.
• Intensive filmmaking workshop continues The Yukon Film Society and the National Film Board have teamed up to organize Yukon Voices, an intensive filmmaking workshop taking place this week at the Sundog Retreat.
• NDP seeks serious debate Official Opposition Leader Liz Hanson has called on Premier Darrell Pasloski to bring a no-nonsense approach to the debate on the territorial budget before the legislature reconvened this afternoon.
• I'm listening, premier says on eve of budget Concerned Yukoners flooded the legislature's public gallery this afternoon to protest what they're calling the government's "undemocratic approach to planning the Peel”.
• Yukon is booming, but population is aging There is a hot spot in Canada's lacklustre economy — the North.
• Man's death is not considered suspicious A 50-year-old man is dead following a fire in Riverdale this morning.