Whitehorse Daily Star

September 6, 2011

• Whitehorse air cadet brings home national award Whitehorse air cadet Spence Wallace, a member of the 551 Whitehorse Lions Squadron, has earned top honours.
• CDF grant puts railway society's plans on track The territorial Community Development Fund (CDF) is contributing more than $857,000 toward a variety of community projects, including sport and recreation, in the latest tier two intake.
• The ground is good for Silver: Klondike Liberals During the grand opening of their new office in Dawson City on Aug. 27, Klondike Liberals said they were pleased with the community's support for election candidate Sandy Silver.
• FEEDING THE PEOPLE Laurie Butterworth, the president of the Yukon Employees Union
• Stewart River moose calving grounds protected The Yukon government recently put permanent measures in place to protect two sensitive wildlife areas along the Stewart River, known as Devil's Elbow and Big Island.
• HELPING HANDS AT THE READY Emergency personnel work at the scene of a collision between a pickup truck and a minivan
• Mt. Lorne-Southern Lakes has a Liberal candidate Ted Adel, a longtime Yukoner, businessman, and public servant, has been nominated
• HORRIBLE HOARD A group of zombies
• Ottawa funds seniors' programs Alice Wong, the Minister of State (Seniors), visited Whitehorse last Thursday to announce new funding for six seniors' programs in the territory under the New Horizons for Seniors Program.
• Decision to retain trades wing draws fire A potential NDP election candidate and a Liberal hopeful have a beef with the proposed new F.H. Collins Secondary School.
• Subdivision may sprout from First Nation's land The Yukon government is open to the idea of financing subdivisions on aboriginal settlement lands, says Premier Darrell Pasloski.

September 2, 2011

• Dams are the best mode of generating our electricity Before long, the territorial government has to look into the future of electricity output for the Yukon.
• Location scout to visit Old Crow, Fort McPherson for film project Producer Michael Vernon and writer/director Kirsten Carthew will be embarking on a location scout for Carthew's feature film,
• Remember: it's schooltime all over the world for everyone Off to Class: Incredible and Unusual Schools Around the World
• Whitehorse 9/11 documentary to make its TV premiere Yukon filmmaker Max Fraser's documentary about the local effects of the 2001 terrorist attacks
• Health advisory lifted after 20 years Twenty years after it was erected, a sign cautioning against fishing in Lake Laberge
• Exclude Squatters Row from city, residents urge Residents of Squatters Row and McLean Lake want their area removed from the city boundaries.
• Park pares hours Effective Sept. 6, the hours of operation for the Kluane National Park and Reserve Visitor Centre in Haines Junction will be reduced.
• Rotary Club's donation will improve search effectiveness Whitehorse Search and Rescue volunteers have moved a step closer to getting needed GPS
• Project team member gets special recognition A project like the revival of the Discovery Claim and the creation of its new interpretive trail
• Discovery Claim is re-discovered – at last The official launch of the Discovery Claim Trail took place on the actual Discovery Day, Aug. 17,
• Girl helps replace damaged toys Eight-year-old Camilla Hallock is a big fan of the children's play area and pool at the Canada Games Centre.
• Liberals will be well-supported, leader predicts Thursday evening marked the beginning of what is expected to be an important election campaign
• Premier wraps up community visits Possibly days before trooping onto his first territorial election trail, Premier Darrell Pasloski
• Deadline extended for public comment on wolf management The Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board and the territorial government have extended the deadline
• Bomb threat mystifies staff, chief he RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit was called to a daycare
• City's $11-million building has leaky roof The roof of the city's new $11-million Public Safety Building on Two Mile Hill is leaking,
• ‘A place to rest and rehabilitate and be happy' The Sled Dog Rescue Sanctuary is the first of its kind in Whitehorse;
• Chickens shouldn't run afowl of the law: resident The city will hold public consultations on possible changes to the zoning bylaw,
• Physician was ‘shocked' to hear good news A Whitehorse doctor forced to move her practice to the Northwest Territories is once again able to practise medicine in the Yukon thanks to changes to the Yukon Medical

September 1, 2011

• Waste action plan is on track:Lang The Yukon's solid waste system is being modernized
• Rotary Club Helps Relief Effort ROTARY CLUB HELPS RELIEF EFFORT
• Late chief praised for dedication to his community John Joe Kyikavichik, an elder, former chief and champion of environmentalism, cultural preservation and land claims negotiations, died last Sunday at the age of 86 in his home community of Old Crow.
• Fateful police patrol remembered a century later The life and memory of Insp. Francis Fitzgerald seem to have been plagued by the weather.
• Defeated potential NDP candidate resurfaces Jean-Francois Des Lauriers isn't giving up.
• Tender issued for controversial demolition Despite widespread protests in Dawson City, the Yukon Housing Corp. is bulldozing
• Stevens Quarry brought into gravel source mix There's hope the city's largest known source of untapped gravel will be available