Whitehorse Daily Star

January 3, 2012

• Bad News For A New Years Firefighters work at the scene of this two-vehicle collision
• Government honours aboriginal employees Three Yukon government employees received the 2011 Aboriginal Employees Award of Honour at the year-end gathering of the Aboriginal Employees Forum.
• Winged Wisdom This unusual visitor was recently spotted along the banks of the Teslin River
• Archives staff help old papers go hi-tech Online news is alive and well in the Yukon Archives.
• Faro receives new RCMP detachment commander A new detachment commander has been selected for the Faro RCMP.
• Retired officer commits memories to book After more than two decades of being a familiar face around the Yukon, a former RCMP constable has put his experiences into a book.
• Gutted gatehouse had had $50,000 in upgrades A fire that destroyed the gatehouse at the Whitehorse landfill this morning is being treated as suspicious, says Whitehorse fire chief Clive Sparks.

December 30, 2011

• This minister has the toughest job in territorial politics With my last column for 2011, I wondered what I might come up with. What better subject than our resources?
• Brave New Sex indeed: watch for more shows coming in 2012! ( Review ) In November, Lauren Tuck, along with Erin Corbett, produced a two-night show called Brave New Sex.
• Writing groups can be murder, author points out in latest work ( Bookends ) Berton House alumnus Andrew Pyper (1997) has been quite prolific and successful since his stint here in Dawson City back in the early days of the residency program.
• A seasonal road trip reminds one of the Yukon's splendours ( Uffish Thoughts ) It was twilight on the road between Pelly and Carmacks, and the wind was playing odd tricks with the road.
• Local ball raised proceeds for environmental organizations A sold-out ball which took place Wednesday evening in Whitehorse had a bit of a twist.
• Society looks to expand activities to abused and neglected livestock The Humane SocietyYukon is hoping to expand its services to animals beyond the usual house pet variety.
• Limited number of parties planned If you're scrambling to make New Year's Eve plans, you may want to consider throwing a party of your own, because it's slim pickings this year among local businesses.
• Commissioner to launch Diamond Jubilee book of congratulations On the eve of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, Commissioner Doug Phillips will launch a book of congratulations at his New Year's Levee.
• Local man faces many charges after collision A 36-year-old Whitehorse snowmobiler ran into a fence Wednesday morning in Ross River. He
• Katimavik thanks city for hosting visitors Katimavik volunteers left Whitehorse on Dec. 16 for home after successfully completing a six-month program here. A new group of volunteers will arrive in Whitehorse on Jan. 4.
• To impaired drivers: ‘We're going to catch you' "Hello, this is one of our check stops,” RCMP Cpl. Shawn Pollard says, sticking his head inside a red Honda. "Have you had anything to drink tonight?”
• The top 10 Yukon stories of the year Choosing the Yukon's top 10 stories of the year is, to a large extent, an arbitrary task.
• Musician strikes a chord in L.A. Fate hasn't been cruel to Elvis Presley.
• City core may be in for high tech parking enforcement City council has identified the possibility of taking another step into the world of hi-tech to enhance enforcement of parking restrictions downtown.

December 29, 2011

• Bursaries awarded to Yukon students Ten Yukoners will share $60,000 as this year's recipients of the Yukon government's post-secondary health and medical education bursaries.
• Shelter With A Lake View Whitehorse resident Howard Chymy
• Groups share $580,874 in CDF grants Yukon community organizations and groups will share $580,874 from the Community Development Fund (CDF) money distributed by the territorial government in the latest Tier 1 and Tier 2 intakes.
• Seven Swans A Swimmin' Fourteen swans (six adults and eight juveniles)
• Family efforts recognized in donation to food bank The Whitehorse Food Bank has received $1,000 from Shell Canada and Canadian Geographic.
• Success atop Sima: ‘It was a huge day for us' The downtown shops haven't been the only game in town since Christmas Day.
• Dawson loses a beloved resident historian The Yukon has lost another irreplaceable reservoir of knowledge and good will with the passing of John Gould, who left Dawson to join his late wife, Madeleine, at about 3 a.m. on Boxing Day.
• Exceptional students, citizens will be honoured at 2012 levee Yukoners are invited to join Commissioner Doug Phillips in acknowledging 15 exceptional Yukoners at the Commissioner's New Year's Levee to be held Sunday, Jan. 1.