Whitehorse Daily Star

February 14, 2012

• Single Vechicle Mishap Sometime before midnight Friday evening a vehicle travelling up Two Mile Hill struck a signpost at the Industrial Road intersection
• Zero waste expert will lecture tomorrow night Dr. Paul Connett, an international zero waste and sustainability expert, will speak tomorrow in Whitehorse on how the Yukon can achieve zero waste.
• Concert Series Continues Colleen Eccleston and John Gogo perform in the Home Routes Concert Series presented by Music Yukon at the Crag Lake Bakery last week.
• Liberals want tougher rules on oil furnace installations The Yukon Party government must do more to ensure that Yukoners are provided with safe living and working conditions,
• Firefighters Kept Busy Whitehorse firefighters put out a car fire in the Walmart parking lot at around 11 a.m. Monday.
• Volunteer snow stompers wanted The city is looking for community volunteers to help make this year's International Snow Carving Competition a success, says Mayor Bev Buckway.
• Immunization clinics scheduled for Arctic Winter Games people The Yukon's chief medical officer of health is encouraging all Yukoners involved in the upcoming Arctic Winter Games (AWG) to ensure their immunizations are up to date.
• Police tie pair to drug trafficking, bootlegging Two people have been arrested in connection with drug trafficking and bootlegged liquor in the Ross River and Faro areas.
• TLC Time Lance Mackey takes care of one of his team members
• Teenaged girls charged with break and enters A pair of teenaged girls have been arrested in connection with a series of recent break-ins around the city.
• Yukon Quest 2012 Photo Spread
• NDP concerned over oil and gas leases The NDP's environment critic is questioning the government's process of issuing oil and gas leases in the Whitehorse basin.
• Snowmobile bylaw has complications, council told City council listened for well over an hour to 15 residents speak about the proposed snowmobile bylaw at its meeting Monday night.
• Mackey praises champion; vows to return for 2013 race Lance Mackey, a four-time Yukon Quest champion, arrived at the Whitehorse finish line in third place at 10:39 this morning.
• ‘His dogs were just a little bit faster': Moore In the closest finish in the history of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, Hugh Neff, a veteran musher from Tok, Alaska, captured his first career victory early this morning.

February 13, 2012

• ‘Those two are going to battle to the end' The Yukon Quest resumed Saturday afternoon after a much-needed 36-hour layover in Dawson City.
• Mushers to start home stretch this afternoon Yukon Quest mushers Allen Moore and Hugh Neff continued their close race this morning, arriving at the Braeburn checkpoint within minutes of each other.
• Students welcome mushers with hearty meals The sounds of pots and pans clinking and the smells of freshly prepared meals float through the hallways of the Pelly Crossing Community Hall.
• Feet Treat Hugh Neff
• Alberta officers investigate complaint Two detectives with Alberta's Lethbridge Regional Police Service were in Whitehorse last week to investigate allegations of excessive force made against the Whitehorse RCMP.
• Capacity-building conference called a success First Nations and government representatives got together last week for a capacity-building conference.
• Bill proposes oil, gas exploration in ANWR The first U.S. legislation in four years to propose oil and gas exploration inside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is on thin ice, says a pro-protection lobbyist for ANWR.
• College spent $618,433 on sisters' case Yukon College has spent nearly a million dollars on human rights complaints between 2002 and 2011.

February 10, 2012

• The highly engrossing tale of the Lost Roman Legion ( Bookends ) Books can come from strange places.
• From the diary: memories of yesterday's hunts I was visiting a friend and we got talking of modern day hunts.
• There's a light show at Dawson City's ODD Gallery While there are many kinds of interesting exhibits at Dawson's ODD Gallery,
• Talking Film Production Jessica Hall (rear left) presents her film project to a roundtable of industry representatives in Whitehorse this week
• Tender out for city reservoir's expansion The city has issued a tender for a project that will bolster the capacity of its water system in the Porter Creek area, engineering and environment manager Wayne Tuck said this week.
• ‘It's a time for them to talk, to cry and to grieve' Yukon residential school survivors are telling their stories this week.
• Group retains big hopes for Tiny House The Tiny House project by Blood Ties Four Directions has hit a snag, but the non-profit organization remains optimistic, says its executive director.
• Council to study developer's proposed subdivision The city's first urban subdivision proposal by a private developer in decades will be before city council Monday evening to begin the formal review of the rezoning application.
• Planned group would lobby for non-motorized trails The Yukon Conservation Society and others are starting an initiative to form a city-wide association to lobby for the designation of non-motorized trails.
• Lucky Ticket Linda Lavoie of Whitehorse may be travelling after her Western scratch 'n win lottery ticket won her $25,000.
• Tot watched proud dad accept prestigious medal A Whitehorse resident was honoured with a national medal earlier this week.
• Dog mushing has glided into Alaska classroom Trent Herbst needed a reminder about how much preparation it takes to participate in long-distance mushing.
• Mushers savour rest, relaxation in the Klondike The Dawson City checkpoint introduces a much-needed element into the Yukon Quest.
• Police investigating bogus $20 bills Whitehorse RCMP are investigating after receiving complaints about counterfeit Canadian $20 bills being given to local businesses.
• Councillor to depart with a sense of accomplishment City councillor Florence Roberts says she will not seek a third term on city council in October.
• Judge weighs fate of hotelier's killers The two men who have admitted to beating a Carcross hotelier to death presented their proposed plea agreement to a judge earlier this week in Whitehorse.
• ‘We cannot find absolute forgiveness' A 67-year-old Carcross man has been given the maximum sentence after being found guilty of careless driving in a collision which killed a Whitehorse woman.