Whitehorse Daily Star

July 19, 2011

• Debate tees off on golf club's future The future of the Top of the World Golf Club is in a confused state following Mayor Peter Jenkins' announcement at a Dawson City Chamber of Commerce meeting that the City of Dawson now owns the land and the club.
• Yukon firefighters deployed to Ontario Yukon Wildland Fire Management sent 32 firefighters and one agency representative to Ontario this morning to help the province with its current fire situation.
• Off The Rails The Whitehorse Waterfront Trolley's power plant derailed
• Minister announced grants in Dawson The Conservatives' leader in the House of Commons went to Dawson City last Friday to make a federal arts funding announcement.
• Second-generation artist returns home for a show Ten hours before her show is scheduled to be seen by the public, Meghan Hildebrand doesn't give off the air of an artist stressing out about opening day.
• Power failed in the dead of night A problem with a speed sensing device at a hydro unit in Whitehorse led to a short power outage early this morning.
• City ponders incentives for developers Developers could soon have some big reasons to build in the city, thanks to a proposed development incentives policy currently before city council.
• Motorcyclist to be taken off life support An Anchorage man who was in a motorcycle crash in the Yukon last week is being taken off life support, according to his family.
• Yukoners brainstorm housing crisis solutions NDP Leader Liz Hanson's question was clear at Monday evening's public forum on housing solutions: How can we fix our housing crisis before the snow starts to fly?

July 18, 2011

• Fishing With The Family Yukon conservation Officer Aaron Koss-Young
• Hundreds turn out to honour late MLA Several years ago, while driving his truck late on a coal-black winter's night in the Wolf Creek subdivision, Steve Cardiff struck neighbour Max Fraser's dog, which had been roaming loose on the treacherous, ice-glazed road.
• Contract dispute adjourned The contract dispute between Norcope Construction and the Yukon government has been adjourned until July 28.
• Contract awarded for upgrading intersection The intersection of Two Mile Hill-Hamilton Boulevard and the Alaska Highway will soon be getting upgrades.
• Going hi-tech – at 85 years old Colleen Duncan just bought her first iPad.
• Local man survives plane crash in Manitoba A Whitehorse man is among three people who escaped from a frightening plane crash in Manitoba last Thursday afternoon.
• Sign's appearance prompts ‘utter disgust' The Yukon government is calling a no camping sign erected in front of tent city an "error”.
• Bears are wandering well beyond city's greenbelt areas Conservation officers in Whitehorse received "dozens” of bear reports over the weekend, an Environment official said today.

July 15, 2011

• Long gun registry will be scrapped this fall, MP promises Yukon MP Ryan Leef released a written report recently stating his Conservative majority government will scrap the long-gun registry once and for all in this fall session.
• Art, artists receive multiple Yukon government grants Three territorial government arts funding programs are providing $124,615 to Yukon artists.
• Play staging will protest prime minister's stance It is, by most accounts, a poorly written play about a well-educated WASPy Canadian woman who falls for a member of the Toronto 18 terrorist group after learning about his alleged mistreatment at the hands of the Canadian justice system.
• Thompson tells tales of a Dawson that may not be true ( Booksends ) The stories in Talking at the Woodpile bear the same resemblance to the actual Klondike as do Garrison Kiellor's tales of Lake Woebegone to any actual town in Minnesota, or Stuart Maclean's to the area of Toronto where Dave and Morley live.
• Energetic band will be Something to hear in Dawson ( Preview ) Mr. Something Something wants you to dance to their music, but they also want you to think about it.
• Bridges Café percolates into expansion mode A creative idea by two mental health support workers to provide meaningful work for their clients is paying off.
• Former, current minister want the same riding City councillor Doug Graham is hoping to be the Yukon Party candidate for Porter Creek North – a riding MLA Jim Kenyon has held for the past 8 1/2 years.
• Council OKs contract for Black Street The Black Street reconstruction project inched forward once again on Monday evening, as city council approved a contract for surface work for phase one of the project.
• Couple averts bogus cheque fraud Pat and Dianne Brooks, the owners of the Goldrush Campground in Dawson,
• Internet restored Some Northwestel Inc. customers experienced problems with connecting to the Internet today.
• Ex-mayor pursues NDP nomination The former mayor of Haines Junction is the most recent New Democratic Party candidate hoping to run in the upcoming territorial election.
• Crews worked through night on Teslin fire Firefighters in Teslin worked until 3 a.m. Thursday on a lightning-caused fire burning near some homes.
• Patients upset by doctor's forced relocation Patients and friends of a popular Chinese-Canadian doctor are fuming after she was forced to move from Whitehorse to the Northwest Territories to continue practising medicine.
• Would-be conservation officer enjoyed an adventure on the job Tyler Savin had an unexpected adventure July 7 when he accompanied conservation officer Aaron Koss-Young on a black bear relocation assignment.
• National team to attend to Carmacks pets' needs A national organization committed to ending pet over-population will make a stop in Carmacks next week.
• Music fans float to Dawson the scenic, intrepid way As hundreds of Yukoners are sweating out the week in offices and cubicles, waiting to head off for Dawson City for the annual music festival, a few intrepid travellers are already on the river.
• Vehicle for hire bylaw encounters dissent A draft bylaw governing vehicles for hire is ready for public perusal and already some in the industry are saying they're not happy with the new rules.
• Airborne Soaker A crane moves a hot tub
• Investigation into woman's murder continues The RCMP are continuing to investigate the shooting death of a former Yukoner in rural Alberta.
• Memorial held for officer who drowned last year near Mayo The memorial for RCMP Const. Michael Potvin, who died a year ago in a tragic drowning mishap, was held Wednesday afternoon in Mayo.
• Condos may signal a gentrification trend A developer is preparing to erect the tallest building in downtown Whitehorse, but not everyone is thrilled about it.
• No further investigation planned into man's death A guided trip on the Bonnet Plume River ended in tragedy Monday, with the drowning death of an Ontario man.