Whitehorse Daily Star

March 1, 2012

• Ross River to have new recreation centre by 2013 Construction will begin this summer on a new $7-million Ross River recreation centre, subject to legislative approval, Community Services Minister Elaine Taylor said Wednesday.
• More Condos Coming Excavation work on the Mah's Point condominium project began in earnest this week.
• Roadshow ready to pay for Yukoners' valuables The Canadian Collectors Roadshow will be in Whitehorse from this afternoon until Monday at the High Country Inn.
• Leap Year Baby Oliver Cull of Whitehorse celebrated his fourth birthday Wednesday.
• Opposition ready with quiver of issues for spring session The Yukon Legislative Assembly will reconvene for its spring session on March 15, with issues such as the future of the Peel watershed, the territory's dire lack of housing and oil and gas exploration in the Whitehorse basin taking centre stage.
• Carbon monoxide caused deaths, report confirms The territory's coroner has confirmed that carbon monoxide killed three of the five people who died in a Porter Creek home in late January.
• Residents debate Old Town's future character Everybody, including city council, wants clearer rules for residential developments in the city's Old Town district, says the city's manager of planning.
• ‘Why are we racing to have this gas and oil?' The Yukon government is moving too fast exploring oil and gas possibilities in the Whitehorse Trough, according to the majority of Yukoners who attended a public meeting Wednesday night.

February 29, 2012

• Myth and Medium returns to Dawson after long hiatus The Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre was a hive of activity Feb. 21-23 as the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Heritage Department revived its long dormant Myth and Medium program.
• As the days lengthen, the fingers become more restless Children and long-time gardeners have one thing in common: they love playing in the dirt!
• Whitehorse rocked a receptive audience at Dawson City gig Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland thought they ought to practise for their appearance in the capital city when they played in Dawson.
• Did you know? On the trail of history! Ed. note: these historic items, submitted by the Whitehorse History Book Society, are published every second Wednesday.
• Yukon out of step with other territories on crime bill: NDP NDP justice critic Lois Moorcroft is calling on Justice Minister Mike Nixon and Premier Darrell Pasloski to stand up for restorative justice.
• Exhibit Continues Melting Ice: An Erotic Thawing of the Winter Blues opened at Gallery 22 last Thursday.
• Author promotes his passion at local school Lawrence Hill tells stories about meeting the Queen of England.
• Steaming Assignment Jaeson Henderson, right, and Jim Petelski steam the tailrace gains today
• Hospital corporation, union find labour peace The Yukon Hospital Corp. (YHC) and the Professional Institute of Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) have reached a three-year collective agreement which has been ratified by the affected employees.
• Klondike Inn may be on verge of selling An interested buyer has been found for the Westmark Klondike Inn.
• Major painkiller being removed from shelves this week The withdrawal of the drug OxyContin in Canada this week has sparked renewed local interest in the abuse of prescription medication and the best method to curtail its spread in the Yukon.
• Bottom won't fall from housing market: realtor Yukoners are downsizing.

February 28, 2012

• City to extend bus service for Games The City of Whitehorse is extending the regular Friday bus schedule to include Sunday, March 4 and Saturday, March 10, Mayor Bev Buckway said today.
• Chamber supports ‘responsible development' Amid many negative comments from the public, the Yukon government has found a supporter of its eight principles regarding the management of the Peel watershed.
• ‘He was so out of it,' officer says of impaired driver While revellers enjoyed the many events of last week's Sourdough Rendezvous festival, the territory's traffic services officers were kept busy trying to keep unsafe drivers off the roads.
• Leef spent busy week in his Yukon riding Yukon MP Ryan Leef is reflecting on a busy first break week of 2012 in his riding.
• Surveying The Scene This pine marten, living under a woodpile, emerged to check out the neighbourhood recently in Teslin.
• Food co-op planned for Haines Junction Members of the community of Haines Junction are setting up a food co-op to serve the rural Yukon community, following the foreclosure of their only grocery store last year.
• Trio of history projects get funding injections The Yukon Historic Resources Fund is contributing $17,850 to three projects which further the preservation, interpretation and appreciation of the Yukon's historic resources.
• Local woman plans parody of Peel principles A Whitehorse woman is urging Yukoners to think about their democratic rights through a parody of the government's recent Peel watershed advertisements.
• KVA must surrender surveillance tapes A Yukon Supreme Court judge has ordered the Klondike Visitors Association (KVA) to hand over surveillance tapes in a lawsuit accusing Dawson City bars of over-serving a woman who drove drunk and injured an American man.
• Trail plan amendments encounter an impediment City council has put the brakes on proposed amendments to the city's 2007 plan to establish a network of trails in the city.
• Snowmobilers to be tested for safety card Whitehorse residents who have a driver's licence should be able to write their snowmobile operating test by June 1, says the city bylaw manager.