Whitehorse Daily Star

October 27, 2011

• Students get first-hand look at new water treatment plant Dawson residents can expect to hear more about their new wastewater treatment plant.
• College, Parks Canada forge stronger ties Yukon College students will have more opportunities to access the territory's historic and natural treasures as a result of closer ties being forged by their college and Parks Canada.
• Tonight Is Fright Night Photo Spread
• Music group will perform songs of love and loss The Ynklude group is celebrating Women's History Month with a performance this evening that will span the generations.
• Youthful Musical Talent Heavy Meta is Emma Blair Maren, Sinclair-Eckert and Tori Beemer.
• MP spent a day wheelchair-bound As part of the Canadian Paraplegic Association's Chair-Leader on the Hill event, Yukon MP Ryan Leef tried to conduct his usual Ottawa daily routine confined to a wheelchair Wednesday.
• Ski hill operator optimistic about fund-raising prospects Mount Sima won't have any problems raising $1.4 million to cover its share of the new chair lift, says the president of the Great Northern Ski Society.
• Former leaders assess future energy picture Energy was the word of the day Wednesday when the leaders of three former Yukon governments sat down to discuss the future of the territory's economy.
• First Nations observer will monitor investigation The investigators looking into the shooting of a Dawson City man by police will have a First Nations person involved as an observer.
• Former territorial hopeful pursuing city council seat The race to fill the vacant seat on city council has taken on a sixth candidate with almost three weeks to go before nominations close.

October 26, 2011

• Feel free to pour your efforts into a nifty bottle garden I discovered the joys and convenience of bottle gardens during my flower shop days when looking for interesting ways to present various houseplants.
• An evening with Tom King is never a wasted time Thomas King likes to run himself down a bit.
• FASD not just an aboriginal problem: professor Until fairly recently, it was considered politically correct not to talk too much about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
• Ferry service to end on 24 hours' notice Residents in West Dawson have been told they will get a 24-hour warning before the George Black ferry is pulled for the season.
• Breaking Out Whitehorse hosted the Westarn Canada Music Awards last week.
• Arts shown as crucial to Dawson's economy The visual and performing arts in Dawson City play a substantial role in the local economy,
• Major economic development meeting hears from Pasloski Premier Darrell Pasloski opened the Opportunities North conference this morning by predicting the Yukon will experience five more years of sustained economic growth.
• NDP names new staff chief As of this week, the opposition NDP has selected its former campaign manager, Ryan Stewart, as its new interim chief of staff, and he may take over the position full-time in the new year.
• Hanson finally granted an audience with premier Liz Hanson, the Yukon NDP and official Opposition leader, had her first one-on-one meeting with the premier last Friday.
• Musical Fund Youth and adults enjoyed last Sunday's Mini Breakout
• Five named to city vote duties A board of five locals has been appointed to sit on the committee tasked with revising the city's list of eligible voters for the Dec. 1 byelection.
• Musician has prestigious performance date Friday night is set to be a career-high performance for Whitehorse-born jazz performer Jesse Peters.
• First Nations observer urged for shooting investigation The Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation is asking that a First Nations individual be appointed as a local observer into the investigation of a Dawson City man shot by the RCMP last week.
• Two women attacked on downtown streets Two female bartenders from the same downtown Whitehorse bar say they have been sexually assaulted in the last week.

October 25, 2011

• Physicians, community nurses promoting cancer awareness Four Whitehorse physicians and several community health nurses are leading the drive to encourage Yukon women to get their pap tests as part of National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week, Oct. 23-29.
• Major conference to hear from trio of ex-premiers Three former premiers will be speaking about how we can best benefit from the territory's economic boom at this week's Opportunities North conference this week.
• City created special day for local Army Cadet Corps City created special day for local Army Cadet Corps
• Sounds From The Awards Photo Spread
• Critic becomes candidate The owner of a local taxi business who doesn't like the new bylaw covering vehicles for hire says he's running for city council in the Dec. 1 byelection.
• Standing Against Poverty Hands Across the Yukon are trying to close the gap on homelessness.
• College provides improved wall design for new housing project An innovative insulated wall designed by Yukon College is being integrated into the newest Habitat for Humanity's triplex project and is engineered for the northern climate.
• Drug investigation results in trio's arrests Three Whitehorse residents have been arrested following an RCMP drug investigation.
• City agrees to enrich line of credit for ski society City council agreed Monday evening to back another $600,000 in the line of credit for Mount Sima's operators.
• Civilians came to RCMP officer's aid Jeffrey Blackburn, a 40-year-old Whitehorse man is facing three charges after a police officer was assaulted in downtown Whitehorse early last Saturday morning.
• Bylaw passes over cabbie's objections City council went ahead Monday night with third and final reading of its new taxi bylaw despite continued objections from a local driver who runs his own company.
• Asphalt plant approved City council has approved the placement of an asphalt plant in a gravel quarry at the north end the city.