Whitehorse Daily Star

August 4, 2011

• Former teacher, principal wants Liberal nomination Whitehorse West resident Cully Robinson plans to seek the Yukon Liberal Party nomination for that riding in the coming fall election.
• Firearm Show Lures Hundreds Gunsmith Jim Strelioff, the owner of Northwest Precision Machine
• Yukoners representing Canada at Scout jamboree Preparing for a long trip overseas always involves making some tough packing choices – what clothing to bring, how much to bring and what to leave out.
• NDP to have contested riding nomination The NDP has announced a second candidate who is hoping to represent the new Takhini-Kopper King riding in the fall election.
• Death in Venice Comes Alive Johnny Rodgers (foreground) and Fletcher deGraff perform Wednesday
• Territory funds variety of summer projects The Yukon Community Development Fund (CDF) has awarded eight recipients $1.2 million in Tier 3 funding for projects being done this summer.
• Downtown street rebuilding on schedule, mayor says The upgrading of aging water, sewer and road infrastructure continues on schedule around the city, Mayor Bev Buckway said Tuesday.
• Up You Go Students visiting from Whitehorse's sister city Ushiku, Japan learn the ropes Wednesday afternoon
• Officials report one new fire One new bush fire was reported in the territory in the past 24 hours
• Work on Peel watershed plan will continue, minister says The territorial government is working on a land use plan for the Peel River watershed, but it's unclear if it will be finished before this fall's territorial election.
• Liberals gain potential Kluane candidate Tim Cant is seeking the Liberal nomination for the Kluane riding, he announced this morning.
• Minister feels betrayed by her riding association Marian Horne says she is upset that a new Yukon Party candidate is trying to snatch her seat in Pelly-Nisutlin for the coming election.
• Officer was head butted during arrest, court told A young Whitehorse man accused of setting fire to a truck in Porter Creek remains behind bars after a judge refused him bail.

August 3, 2011

• A bit of Berlin comes to the Klondike Reinald Nohal has long had an infatuation with Dawson City, so much so that he acquired land here and built the Bunkhouse.
• Nurses to offer weekly Home Care Clinic The Department of Health and Social Services has teamed up with the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Salvation Army to offer a weekly outreach clinic at the Salvation Army Chapel, starting Aug. 10.
• Golf course, CIBC ownership remain unresolved It would appear that the City of Dawson's ownership of both the Top of the World Golf Course property and the old CIBC building are not quite as neatly wrapped up as Mayor Peter Jenkins indicated when he made his surprise announcements on July 13.
• Riverdale roundabout work underway Traffic will become somewhat smoother in Riverdale, Mayor Bev Buckway said Tuesday.
• Students blazed new trail for successors Summer is supposed to be a time for high school students to sit back and relax.
• Grits' president wants to be MLA Cherish Clarke, the president of the Yukon Liberal Party, said Tuesday she will seek the party's nomination in the riding of Takhini-Kopper King for the coming election.
• New Democrat seeks to square off against premier Stephen Dunbar-Edge is the latest NDP candidate to announce his intention in the coming territorial election.
• Longest charity bike riders arrive in city Cyclists in the middle of the world's longest annual charity bike ride arrived in Whitehorse this week.
• Thinking Winter Heating Longtime Yukoner Ed Oulton heads up Range Road after obtaining a load of firewood
• Cyclist dispensing medals in memory of his father A German cyclist on a tour from Vancouver to Alaska arrived in Whitehorse Tuesday and he's brought some unique cargo along with him.
• Plan grounds aerial wolf shooting concept Hunting and trapping are more effective than aerial culls when managing the Yukon's wolf population, says a new government conservation plan.
• Mounting subdivision bids stir unease City council is growing concerned about the number of people looking to subdivide their properties in country residential neighbourhoods.
• Proposed mine would employ 190 people The Yukon's environmental assessment board is considering a mining operation which would bring cyanide heap leaching back to the territory.

August 2, 2011

• Premier completes second leg of community visits Premier Darrell Pasloski has finished the second leg of visits aimed at meeting and listening to Yukoners throughout the territory.
• Road's Rebuilding Begins There could be some wait times involved in travelling on Industrial Road
• Potential NDP candidate announces plans Stephen Dunbar-Edge, the executive director of the Food Bank Society of Whitehorse and longtime Yukoner, announced this afternoon he is seeking the NDP nomination in the new Whitehorse riding of Mountainview for the coming election.
• Making For The Money Sarah Diment and Jenny participate in the Pepsi Cola Dash for Cash
• National anti-hepatitis program urged The federal government needs a national strategy to deal with Hepatitis B and C, according to a health care coalition combating the diseases.
• Government acts on Carcross complaints Carcross residents concerned about the curbs and sidewalks being built in their community are getting a response from the Yukon government.
• Fifteen years are enough, says departing MLA Longtime Liberal MLA Gary McRobb confirmed today he will not seek to retain his Kluane seat in this fall's election.
• Community raises almost $2,300 for injured youth The local sports community is pulling together to support an injured young athlete.
• Firm admits to breaching safety regulations Procon Mining and Tunnelling has pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching safety regulations in connection to a workplace death which occurred nearly two years ago.