Whitehorse Daily Star

February 17, 2012

• Thinking of starting your own business? Consider this If you are thinking of starting your own business, you are not alone.
• Kawaski makes a huge leap with its new ATV model Kawasaki will make a big jump into the four-seated ATV Terry X 4 750 four-by-four market in 2012.
• Consulate General of Japan to sponsor concert here Consulate General of Japan to sponsor concert here
• A translator's trials are committed to the pages of a book ( Bookends ) When the Cold War came to an end with the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, some people hailed it as also being the end of the spy novel.
• Best-friends musicians to unveil disc at Frostbite festival ( Preview ) The Blue Warblers: Pretty Good is the band name and disc title of musicians Kim Beggs' and Natalie Edelson's latest homebrew project.
• Artist deconstructs the stereotypes of aboriginal women The Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre joined with the Yukon School of Visual Arts (SOVA) to present another in a year-long series of lectures by visiting First Nations artists Feb. 8.
• Snowmobilers gear up to help youth centre The Klondike Snowmobile Association (KSA) has selected the Boys and Girls Club of Whitehorse as the beneficiary of its annual Charity Poke Run to be held Sunday in Whitehorse.
• TIA Yukon displeased by Peel plan intervention The Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon (TIA Yukon) calls itself deeply disappointed with the Yukon government's announcement of eight new core principles to guide modifications to the Final Recommended Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan.
• Lang condemned abuses in Iran Yukon Senator Dan Lang joined with his Senate colleagues this month in condemning the abuse of human rights by the current Iranian regime.
• Groups, MLAs roast government's Peel principles The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) says it expected more from the Yukon government than the principles it has unveiled for the Peel watershed's future.
• Gearing Up For Rendezvous Meagan Lang (centre right) strikes a pose last Friday
• MP lauds bill triggering gun registry's demise Yukon MP Ryan Leef says he's happy to keep his promise in ending the long gun registry.
• Yukon Quest 2012 ( Part 2 ) Photo Spread
• Yukon Quest 2012 Photo Spread
• ‘I'm just really proud of my dogs' In her fourth attempt at the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, Yuka Honda, of Whitehorse, finally made it across the finish line.
• Emergency Response Centre builder selected A Whitehorse-based company has been awarded a $4.98-million contract for the construction of the city's new Emergency Response Centre.
• Family Get-Together Two adults and five youngsters
• Cats' removal may lead to eventual sanctuary More than 100 cats are being voluntarily removed from a property in Beaver Creek after the animals were deemed to be a public health hazard.
• NDP leadership candidates coming north Peggy Nash has been travelling the country for the last four months, trying to gather as many votes as she can for next month's NDP leadership vote.
• Moratorium imposed on big residential plans in Old Town If city council doesn't hit its target with the new zoning bylaw, Coun. Ranj Pillai is afraid Old Town property owners interested in new investments will pay the price.
• ‘The gun sight mentality is clearly visible' Premier Darrell Pasloski's approach to land use planning in the Peel watershed has been underhanded, say the chiefs of the four First Nations with traditional ties to the watershed.

February 16, 2012

• Workshop delved into invasive species woes A workshop hosted Monday by the Yukon Invasive Species Council brought together various stakeholders to share their experiences with invasive species and to think of ways to prevent their introduction.
• First Nations, government shared new capacity tools The Yukon government has partnered with the Carcross-Tagish and Kwanlin Dün First Nations,
• Welcome to Glacier Road, Dawson City Mary McLeod Road has had a number of names over the years before it was finally christened after a Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in elder.
• Yunkon Quest 2012 Photo Spread
• Licensed Practical Nurse program funding lives on The Department of Education will provide $1.86 million to extend the Licensed Practical Nurse program at Yukon College to 2016.
• Dalton's Done Yukon Quest musher Dave Dalton
• Correction A story in Tuesday's edition about a break-in at the T.C. Richards Building,
• Council meetings' start time will be maintained It's been that way for 62 years, as near as anybody can remember.
• Yukon Party blasted for position on Peel The government is choosing to ignore the final Peel plan and take matters into its own hands, say conservation groups, the NDP and even the former chair of the planning commission.
• ‘Terrible, brutal' death prompted many tears The following is the victim impact statement written in 2006 by Robert Olson's sister, Lorraine, a British Columbia resident.
• Hotelier's killers say they are changed men More than seven years after they killed a Carcross hotel owner, two Yukoners have been sentenced for the second time.

February 15, 2012

• Your beautiful Valentine's gifts are thirsty creatures All the flower shops in North America are breathing a sigh of relief today at having lived through another Valentine's Day!
• Exhibit Available To View Sonja Ahlers places a painting for exhibition
• Active living guide now available Whitehorse residents are now able to view the Spring Active Living Guide online, Mayor Bev Buckway said Monday.
• Did you know? On the trail of our great local history Ed. note: these historic items, submitted by the Whitehorse History Book Society, are published every second Wednesday.
• Enthusiastically Received The Grub-Stake Revisited screened last Thursday evening at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Rookie turns in surprising sixth-place finish In a surprising finish, 24-year-old rookie Norwegian musher Joar Leifseth Ulsom crossed the Yukon Quest finish line in sixth position Tuesday.
• Northern Cross promotes exploration plans Northern Cross (Yukon) Ltd. (NCY). recently toured the Yukon to remind people of the company's return to active exploration in the Eagle Plain area.
• Stomping Up A storm With the assistance of the City of Whitehorse, a large group of volunteers stomped snow in Shipyards Park Tuesday evening
• First Nation to hold byelection March 13 Vuntut Gwitchin Chief Norma Kassi called for a byelection Monday to fill the position of chief and three councillors.
• Government touts airline's importance The Yukon government has reaffirmed its "continuing support” for Air North and its recognition of the airline's importance to the economy.
• City hears static on changes to trail plan City council heard stinging criticism Monday night of one particular proposed amendment to the 2007 trail plan.
• Cathers wants Peel plan wrapped up by September The Yukon government has broken a spell of silence and come up with a set of eight guiding principles for planning the Peel watershed.