Whitehorse Daily Star

February 27, 2012

• How do you Rendezvous Part 4 Part 4
• How do you Rendezvous Part 3 Part 3
• How do you Rendezvous Part 2 Part 2
• How do you Rendezvous Part 1 Part 1
• Arctic Winter Games volunteers to ride free Accredited volunteers for next week's Arctic Winter Games (AWG) will be able to ride the city's transit system free of charge, Mayor Bev Buckway said last week.
• Low Impact housing solution touted for Dawson The space between the Dawson Daycare and the Anglican Thrift Store is not that large.
• Spinning A Spectacle Fire spinners entertain at Shipyards Park on Saturday evening
• Consultant to study development at Keno City The Yukon government has contracted an independent consultant to conduct a health impact assessment in Keno City.
• Trail plan is on council's agenda City council will vote this evening on whether to adopt amendments to its 2007 trail plan, one of which has raised the ire of some residents.
• Forgotten treasures find haven in Porter Creek Fritz Mandl's place in Porter Creek is where the outdated, the unwanted and the obsolete of popular music go to retire.
• President reflects on a ‘stunning' Rendezvous The garters and feathers have been tucked away for another year.
• Man's body is discovered downtown The territory's coroner's service is investigating after a body was found Saturday morning in downtown Whitehorse.
• Man faces charge of armed robbery A 27-year-old man has been charged with armed robbery after someone armed with a pen flare demanded drugs from a Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy.
• Gunfire incident wasn't random, RCMP say Whitehorse RCMP are investigating after shots were fired at a house in Whitehorse while a young child was inside.

February 24, 2012

• The vital missing link between the hunter and the hunt When I was only five years old, my father took me on his trapline along the shores of the upper Thames River in St. Marys in southwestern Ontario.
• Former Star reporter searches for everyday epiphanies ( Bookends ) While there is quite a bit of resistance to it, it does seem true that there is a resurgence of interest in spirituality in the world.
• Be sure to mount The 39 Steps of laughter before tomorrow ( Review ) On opening night of The 39 Steps, I found myself doubling over with laughter and struggling to find further air.
• Performers delighted to stage house concert in Dawson Dawson's house concert season continued Feb. 15 with a joint concert by Colleen Eccleston and John Gogo, held at the home of Tara McCauley.
• City moves foward on Black Street rebuilding The City of Whitehorse has issued a tender for work to be completed on Black Street, engineering and environment manager Wayne Tuck said recently.
• Ottawa sweeps money into airport equipment Two Yukon airports are getting some shiny, new machines, thanks to the federal government.
• End-of-winter celebration begins in earnest Marj Eschak, the president of the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Society, says all she needs every night is a "quick, six-hour sleep.”
• CGC schedule to change for Games The City of Whitehorse will need to slightly alter its schedule at the Canada Games Centre (CGC) due to activities taking place for next month's Arctic Winter Games.
• NDP echoes public's concerns on potential oil, gas proposals NDP MLA Kevin Barr is calling on the Yukon Party government to listen to the concerns of residents regarding proposed oil and gas exploration in the Whitehorse Trough.
• The Kops Always Get Their Woman The Keystone Kops were out in force this week.
• Athletes' invasion to begin next week By this time next week, the 126 athletes and artists from Greenland and Sapmi will have landed.
• MP opens an office in Haines Junction Yukon MP Ryan Leef was in Haines Junction onWednesday opening his fourth constituency office in the territory.
• Date is chosen for teenager's sentencing A date has been set for the sentencing of the second young girl who has admitted to setting last year's multimillion-dollar fire at the Canada Games Centre.
• Murder victim's spouse embraced positive synergy Katy Hutchison's husband was murdered by a teenager who gave him four "soccer-like” kicks to the head.
• Telling The Spelling Yukon students take part today in the annual Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Spelling Bee.
• Yukon Police Council unveiled A former deputy minister, a former Public Service Commissioner and a former Carcross-Tagish First Nation chief are among the citizens appointed to be part of the new Yukon Police Council.
• PSAC event on job cuts turns nutty for MP You may have seen a giant squirrel around town Thursday.
• Lawyers for firms charged after fatality seek more information Lawyers for firms charged after fatality seek more information
• Wind frustrated attempts to find teens' tracks Three Good Samaritans are being thanked for helping two teens stuck in the snow for 10 hours earlier this month.

February 23, 2012

• Canadian Forces to have presence for Rendezvous This year's annual Sourdough Rendezvous Festival will include almost 200 Canadian Forces Navy, Army and Air Force members, Canadian Rangers, civilian employees and cadets.
• Pleasurable Assignment The Sourdough Sam known as the Real McCoy removes a garter from a Yukon Sourdough can-can girl Tuesday evening at the Karaoke Sam event.
• Students turn prison proposals into an art form Who says art can't be political?
• Meeting is set on future of city's Old Town area The City of Whitehorse will host a public meeting next Wednesday evening to discuss multiple housing in Old Town, Mayor Bev Buckway said Wednesday.
• PM announces northern education funding The Yukon will have access to a pot of $27 million earmarked for northern adult education.
• Public hearing date set for three-plex proposal The table is set for discussion around the proposal for a three-plex residential development on an usually small single-family lot in Riverdale.
• Manage ORVs, group urges Several local interest groups are recommending off-road vehicles (ORVs) management to protect the Yukon's environment.
• Roadshow welcomes gold and all types of antiques The Great Canadian Roadshow has come to the Yukon looking for gold, but they'll take your antiques as well.
• Peel principles branded as ‘a slap in the face' The Wilderness Tourism Association of the Yukon (WTAY) says it's "shocked, disappointed and outraged” by what it calls the Yukon government's betrayal of the recommended Peel Watershed Land Use Plan.