Whitehorse Daily Star

September 14, 2011

• Renowned singer to perform in her home town this month Caroline Márkos (née Caroline Drury), soprano, will return to the Yukon this month to launch a season of the best in classical music
• Arctic countries co-operating: expert Climate change, combined with the rising cost of oil, means Canadians should be more interested than ever about who has sovereignty over the Arctic, says one of the country's top experts.
• Crews battling Pelly-area wildfire Firefighters were expecting to work all day today on a wildfire the size of 100 football fields
• Liberals release antidotes to housing maladie The Yukon Liberal Party has come out with a prescription for making more building lots available and helping more people afford to buy a home.
• Cross-section of residents debate poverty solutions The Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition held its first-ever community conversation on local poverty Tuesday evening at The Old Fire Hall.
• Premier's snub ‘very disrespectful': CYFN Chiefs of Yukon First Nations say the Yukon Party should be worried going into the Oct. 11 election.
• ‘They are just sneaky,' irate resident says of city Gerry Steers is feeling betrayed by city hall. So is her husband, Reg.
• Infill will require new streets in Porter Creek The city is moving forward with plans to provide more residential infill lots,

September 13, 2011

• Touring Artist Fund awards grants to five Yukon artists Five Yukon artists will share $27,900 through the Touring Artist Fund to present their work at national and international venues.
• Victim of rollover is identified The Yukon coroner's office has released the name of the 40-year-old Whitehorse man who died after a single-vehicle rollover in Haines Junction last week.
• In tune with the moon Cara Schamber dances with the Carole Mullin Dancers
• Bureau is hosting visitors The Yukon Convention Bureau is hosting three meeting and event planners on a familiarization tour in Yukon.
• Girls given ‘cool tools' for technology careers Starting today, a new after-school program from Yukon Women In Trades and Technology (YWITT), is giving girls the chance to try their skills in carpentry, sheet metal, culinary arts, plumbing, electrical, heavy equipment operation.
• Care for a bear? Amanda McCracken and daughter Holley Ross sell handmade crocheted bears on Main Street
• Women emerge safe and sound Two Whitehorse women in their 20s spent Sunday night alone in the Hidden Lakes area after getting lost on their way home.
• Famine FundRaiser Planned Rev. David Pritchard is seen with the artwork
• Empty lot shows legacy of failure: NDP The NDP released the first part of its housing strategy this morning, promising to invest the remaining $16 million from the federal government in affordable housing solutions.
• Liberals round out candidates slate As Yukoners head to the polls Oct. 11, Liberal party president Shay Kokiw has announced the confirmation of four more candidates
• Premier's refusal to talk alienates CYFN Premier Darrell Pasloski has declined an invitation to meet with First Nation chiefs.
• Liberals promise downtown sobering facility The Yukon Liberals would construct a new sobering facility in downtown Whitehorse if they're elected Oct. 11.
• Shortfall forces council to shave budget It appears the majority of city council is backing the call for an internal audit in light of the deficit forecast

September 12, 2011

• Liberals nominate Sidney in Pelly-Nisutlin riding Carl Sidney is the Liberal party's candidate in Pelly-Nisutlin for the Oct. 11 election.
• Being Bear Aware This sign was posted at the Teslin Lake campground recently
• Few blanks are left in election candidates roster Here is the list of candidates for the Oct. 11 territorial election, as of today:
• Blown transmission led to big mess A taxi cab's blown transmission hose is to blame for about eight litres of transmission fluid left outside the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport on Friday afternoon.
• Police alert was case of mistaken identity Whitehorse RCMP say a man who attended a Whitehorse school to pick up a child last week was not attempting to abduct the boy from school grounds.
• Rinks slated to reopen in November One of the two rinks at the Canada Games Centre is scheduled to be ready by Nov. 1, and the other Nov. 14, the city announced today.
• Liberals, New Democrats are ready to hit campaign trail Arthur Mitchell says the Yukon Party shouldn't take all the credit for boosting the economy during its nine years in government.
• Robert Service art installation is finished The finishing touches have just been done on a Main Street art installation commemorating Robert Service,
• First SlutWalk attracted a mixed crowd "A miniskirt is not consent!” shouted an enthusiastic crowd of about 70 at Friday's Whitehorse SlutWalk.
• Liberals promise 20 affordable housing units The Yukon Liberal Party has announced new plans to address the housing crisis facing the territory.
• Governing party vows to avoid tax increases The governing Yukon Party has proved quick to assure Yukon residents that it will not raise taxes if it's re-elected on Oct. 11.