Whitehorse Daily Star

August 31, 2011

• Dawson City has ‘blown away' Murdoch Mysteries actor ‘This is a bit different from your usual locations,” I suggest to Yannick Bisson, the star of The Murdoch Mysteries
• New trail links Crestview, Porter Creek The Crestview Community Association's efforts to get a new paved trail
• Collapsing poles sparked prolonged power outage Another failure of power poles along the line between Mayo and Keno City
• Helping The Cause Chris Nagy, manager of the local Staples store, is seen last Friday
• Caribou monitoring to include testing The radioactive fallout from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan
• Wolf plan heavy on ‘control', YCS says The Yukon Conservation Society (YCS) says the public needs to take a close look
• Drugs helped buyers escape the bottle, territorial court told A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to seven months of house arrest
• A Triumph Etched In Mud While there are both good and bad roads in La Belle Province
• Clarification Information describing Tuesday's front page
• Guide meant to build bridges among parties The Yukon Chamber of Mines and the governments of Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in and the First Nation of Na-cho Nyak Dun
• Deal signed, but no specific projects unveiled A new deal has been signed between the federal and territorial governments
• Pasloski is set to speak at pivotal chamber luncheon Déjà vu? Could it be? The same thing all over? A little superstition, perhaps?
• Clock starts ticking on half-century-old school The Yukon government unveiled a sign today announcing the beginning of construction work
• Higher bus ridership surprises city officials Statistics after the first month of the new city transit schedule indicate a substantial increase

August 30, 2011

• Liberals laud revenue-sharing agreement Yukoners will benefit from the new resource royalty-sharing agreement reached between the Yukon and federal governments
• Grits give government failing grade on school Two Liberal candidates for the coming election are criticizing the government for once again delaying construction of the new F.H. Collins Secondary School.
• Chimney fire seriously damages home The Whitehorse Fire Department was called to a chimney fire late Monday afternoon in Riverdale.
• A LEGEND AND A LEADER First Nations elder Alex Van Bibber looks towards Prime Minister Stephen Harper
• Party's charity barbecue raised $1,043 for Africa famine relief A Yukon Party charity barbecue held Aug. 17 raised $1,043 for the Anglican Church Africa Famine Relief effort.
• DOWNTOWN ANGLING A person fishes Sunday in the Yukon River in Whitehorse
• BIFFY BURNED Members of the Whitehorse Fire Department were called out to Rotary Peace Park at 2:30 a.m. Saturday
• Yukon College launches two rural campuses DAWSON CITY – Monday almost marked a homecoming for Yukon College.
• Transfer payments won't be pared: minister The federal government will eliminate its deficit in three years' time, says Treasury Board president Tony Clement
• Source of contaminant remains a puzzle We may never know what mystery substance was found floating in the Yukon River earlier this month.

August 29, 2011

• Liberals gain potential Porter Creek candidate Long time Porter Creek resident Dawn Beauchemin is seeking the Liberal nomination for Porter Creek North in the coming election.
• LAMENTING A LEADER About 125 people attended the Yukon NDP's showing of former federal party leader Jack Layton's funeral
• Cadets begin two week expedition Army Cadets from across the country are arriving in Whitehorse and making preparations to embark on a two-week international expedition which will take them from Gustavis, Alaska to Carcross.
• PM quizzed on N.W.T. water monitoring fracas THE CANADIAN PRESS HAINES JUNCTION — Prime Minister Stephen Harper sharply rebuked federal environment officials Friday
• Infill lot contracts worth almost $1 million Two contracts totalling almost $1 million to service 14 urban infill lots in Porter Creek and Crestview were awarded by city council at its regular meeting last Monday evening.
• Annual registration fair was on Saturday The City of Whitehorse hosted the sixth annual Community Registration Fair on Saturday.
• Two candidates step forward for New Democrats NDP Leader Liz Hanson has two new allies in her race for the premier's office.
• Yukon government appeals French school decision The Attorney General for the Yukon has officially filed an appeal of a supreme court decision forcing the government to build a new francophone school in Whitehorse.
• PM agrees to revenue-sharing deal The Yukon is one step closer to renegotiating its resource revenue sharing formula with the federal government.