Whitehorse Daily Star

September 22, 2011

• The loneliness of an abandoned bicycle in the fabled Klondike ( Uffish Thoughts ) There's a sad and lonely looking bicycle fastened to the sign marking the bus-loading zone outside the Robert Service School.
• Yukoners brave steady rain to show support for combatting HIV More than 65,000 Canadians are trying to overcome the obstacles of HIV/AIDS.
• Liberal candidate queries NDP's fitness for power The Yukon Liberal Party hasn't escaped noticing that the New Democrats have been unable to field a full slate of candidates for the Oct. 11 election.
• Young Environmentalists Students Cameron Cottrell-Tribes, left, and Calden Hoefs make tests by the creek in the Marwell area last week.
• SOVA urgently searching for housing solutions There is some relief in the housing crunch for students at the Yukon School of Visual Arts (SOVA) this year, although most of the solutions are not long-term.
• Liberals would double tourism budget The Yukon needs to see more tourists, Don Inverarity, the MLA and Liberal election candidate for Porter Creek South, said today.
• Autopsy couldn't pinpoint cause of man's death Robert Stone had been "dead for a while” before being discovered in his bed at the Whitehorse detox centre, the inquest into his death heard Wednesday.
• New Democrats wouldn't hike small business taxes "The NDP is a party of small business,” leader Liz Hanson said this morning.

September 21, 2011

• Reflecting on the growing season and a few clean-up hints It's just about the end of the growing season and a time to reflect and make note of the successes and failures of the gardening year.
• Rejigging some recipes can prove both fun and delicious Every now and then, I find it tempting to use a recipe that works well, and make some changes to give it a new dimension, rekindling interest while having fun!
• Fighting Famine Anne Kennedy, with the Rendezvous Rotary Club, gives Rev. David Pritchard a $2,000 cheque
• JAM sound project grand opening celebration to take place Friday The Junction Arts and Music Society (JAM) has planned the grand opening of its brand new sound system in Haines Junction for 8 p.m. this Friday.
• Western Copper helps the cause of search and rescue Paul West-Sells, president and chief operating officer of Western Copper and Gold Corp., presented Whitehorse Search and Rescue with a cheque for $5,000 recently.
• Liberals promise help for newcomers, food bank A Liberal government would stand up for families and promote healthy living, promises party leader Arthur Mitchell.
• Yukon economy to remain robust, board predicts Despite shaky predictions for the global economy, the Yukon is expected to weather the storm with strong economic forecasts predicted for the territory.
• Major repairs Wear On The wall where the multimillion-dollar June fire occurred at the Canada Games Centre is seen exposed
• Active Living sign-ups have been rising The City of Whitehorse has seen rising interest in recreation programs, says Mayor Bev Buckway.
• Higher royalties would imperil mining: chamber The Yukon NDP's vow to raise mining royalties would threaten the industry here, the Yukon Chamber of Mines said today.
• Statistics Canada drops divorce figures Statistics Canada no longer cares if you're married or divorced.
• NDP would keep YEC public An NDP government elected next month would not privatize the Yukon Energy Corp. (YEC), party leader Liz Hanson vowed today.
• Senseless Damage Teegatha' Oh Zheh Park, located in downtown Whitehorse near the escarpment
• Applicants: 400-plus. Lots: 19 The City of Whitehorse had a record number of applicants apply for the latest land lottery held Tuesday afternoon,
• Frustrated renter moves trailer to tent city Tent city has moved beyond tarps and thermarests.
• Man didn't seem to be in distress, inquest told The last medical professionals to see Robert Stone before he entered the detox centre, where he would later die, say there were no signs that he was in any medical distress.
• YP tackles scourge of addictions A re-elected Yukon Party government would provide the city with a new Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) treatment centre, Premier Darrell Pasloski promised today.

September 20, 2011

• Whistle blower and lobbyist legislation on Greens' agenda The Yukon Green Party says it supports whistle blower legislation to safeguard civil servants from unfair employer disciplinary actions.
• Retired dentist protests dental office's closure Dr. Helmut Schoener, Dawson's former dentist, is outraged at the Yukon government's plans to close down the dental office
• Yukoner becomes Greens' president Yukoner John Streicker was elected the first-ever president of the federal Green Party this month.
• All-party environment forum goes next week Five Yukon groups are inviting the public to hear representatives from each of the political parties at an open environmental forum set for Sept. 27.
• NDP proposes enriched royalties, special fund An NDP government elected Oct. 11 would push for enriched resource royalties and increased public investment, offering Yukoners a "fair deal” on commodities taken from the territory, the party said today.
• Games centre's café up running The Birdhouse Café is back up and running at the Canada Games Centre (CGC),
• Chickens ordered to fly the coop It's official: the chickens will no longer return to roost – at least not in Whitehorse, city council ruled Monday evening.
• Man found injured after release, inquest told Ten hours after being released from the Whitehorse Correctional Centre (WCC),
• ‘Yukoners are tired of having the power go out' A Liberal government would connect the Yukon to the North American electrical grid, party leader Arthur Mitchell said today.