Whitehorse Daily Star

December 6, 2011

• Throne Speech attracts use of unflattering sports analogy The Yukon Party's Speech from the Throne contained few surprises and was about as exciting as an empty net goal, says interim Liberal Leader Darius Elias.
• Exploring Acid Rain's Effects Sienne Secord won first place in the Grade 4 category
• Yukon Convention Bureau has new manager Alida Munro has been appointed manager of the Yukon Convention Bureau.
• Company offered the chance to speed up pace of proceedings Norcope Construction has been granted an opportunity to cut to the chase in its lawsuit against the Yukon government over work at the new Whistle Bend subdivision.
• Family members look on as tributes paid to ex-MLA Interim Liberal Leader Darius Elias remembers Steve Cardiff as compassionate and a strong advocate for those who needed help.
• Wacky weather broke some records, spread great havoc Monday's blizzard was the result of a unique weather system that left us with both record-high daily temperatures and the winter's first major storms.
• Government queried on assortment of issues A handful of new MLAs posed their first questions in the legislature Monday afternoon.
• Postponing vote could raise house prices: officials There was a subtle suggestion at city council's meeting Monday that the majority of council is thinking about putting off the vote on the Porter Creek D proposal.

December 5, 2011

• Pickhandle Lakes open house set for Thursday Anyone with an interest in the Pickhandle Lakes area is invited to an open house Thursday to learn about how the wetland area will be protected in future.
• Weather plays havoc with roads The sudden dumping of snow and poor weather after this morning's rainstorm has made driving treacherous in many areas around the territory.
• Court upholds sisters' discrimination award A Yukon Supreme Court judge has upheld the decision by a human rights adjudicator to award twin sisters $10,000 each for discrimination and harassment by the Yukon College.
• Budding Scientists ec Buchanon and Iliana Stehelin explored rocks and minerals last week for their science fair project at the Hidden Valley Elementary School.
• Local editor no longer with his newspaper Richard Mostyn, a long-time reporter and later editor of the Yukon News, is no longer employed with the paper, publisher Steve Robertson confirmed to the Star this morning.
• Whitehorse Public Library holds grand opening The Whitehorse Public Library officially opened with a public celebration Saturday in its new waterfront location next to the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.
• Police start annual action against impaired driving As Yukoners prepare for their holiday celebrations this year, RCMP across the territory are gearing up to try to put a stop to impaired driving.
• ‘When he spoke, you could hear his passion' A commemoration for John Belfry Edzerza, a former government minister, MLA and Tahltan spiritual advisor, was held Sunday afternoon at Yukon College.
• Current school receives expanded lifespan The new F.H. Collins Secondary School won't be ready until August 2015 — two years later than theYukon government promised during a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this fall.

December 2, 2011

• Colourful Spectacle Takes The Stage The MAD (Music, Art and Drama) 9-10 class will present Once Upon a Winter at 7:30 this evening at the Wood Street Centre.
• The column on deer attracted some widespread interest Two weeks ago, my column on deer stirred a lot of interest and questions from deer hunters as well as the non-hunting public.
• On the beginning of a memorable song of fire and ice ( Bookends ) When George Martin began writing A Song of Fire and Ice in 1991, it was supposed to be a trilogy.
• The production of history – as seen in caribou carvings Some art projects have many parts, and not all the parts can be presented at the same time.
• Exhibit debuts at Yukon Arts Centre Community Gallery At 76, I still consider myself as an emerging artist.
• ‘He has really lived the Yukon life' About 30 people gathered at the Thomson Centre Thursday afternoon to celebrate Tensley "Tin” Johnston's 100th birthday.
• Car seat safety program winners are announced The 2011 winners of the Child Car Seat Safety Program draw were announced today by Highways and Public Works Minister Wade Istchenko.
• Some Yukoners still warm to Liberals, party declares The Liberals' federal association in the Yukon has built a "strong, committed” executive after members met last Saturday, says association president Blake Rogers.
• Dempster Highway corridor now own to snowmobilers Environment Yukon is advising all snowmobilers that they can now travel along the Dempster Highway corridor from the Klondike Highway junction to the Yukon-N.W.T. border.
• Tickets Still Available For Fund-Raiser For Youth A few tickets are still available for Saturday evening's concert fund-raiser for three boys burned at a bonfire earlier this year.
• The Peel area: everything has a universal balance The Peel watershed is an area that lies between the Tr'ondek Hwech'in and First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun traditional territories.
• Arrested for suspected assault, man concealed knife in sock A Whitehorse man will be spending the next 90 days in jail after he hid a plastic dinner knife in his sock inside RCMP cells.
• Northwestel Festival of Trees raised $450,000 for WGH This year's Northwestel Festival of Trees concluded in Whitehorse last weekend, raising more than $450,000 for the Yukon Hospital Foundation.
• Mixing Fun With Learning Excitement was Sage Brown's (left) and Eliza Van Bibber's science fair project at the Hidden Valley Elementary School this week.
• Address left opposition MLAs underwhelmed The NDP and Liberals say Thursday's Speech from the Throne is nothing to write home about.
• Throne speech reflects campaign promises Commissioner Doug Phillips delivered a Speech from the Throne which proved almost identical to the Yukon Party's campaign platform Thursday as MLAs convened for the first sitting of the 33rd Yukon Legislative Assembly.
• Some defeated hopefuls won't run in 2012 While Whitehorse residents will be hearing a lot from city byelection winner Kirk Cameron over the next year,
• Eighty-one per cent of eligible voters stayed home Thursday's city council byelection ushered in Kirk Cameron, a local consultant and former president of the Yukon Liberal Party.