Whitehorse Daily Star

July 14, 2011

• Fiddlin' Around The Fiddleheads perform
• Money for social work students available Being a social work student at Yukon College just became a bit easier.
• The Cat's Meow The francophone band Le Chat performs
• Have your say on information and privacy issues: official Tracy-Anne McPhee, the Yukon's Ombudsman and Information and Privacy Commissioner,
• Help At Hand RCMP officers, amblance personnel and city firefighters
• Panning champ is happy to have bragging rights Sometimes there's a question as to whether the winner of the Yukon Open Goldpanning championship will take the $2,500 prize and use it to go to the World event.
• Pet Blessed A special Blessing
• Aging trailer needs replacement, council advised An aging piece of city equipment is set to be replaced.
• Man is determined to put a human face on homelessness The creator of an online video project aiming to put a face to homelessness will be making a stop in Whitehorse this summer.
• Minister out to prolong her political career Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor isn't done with politics.
• Construction rankles Carcross residents Premier Darrell Pasloski was presented with a petition Tuesday at his first official community visit in Carcross.

July 13, 2011

• Taking Stock Halfway Through The Growing Season During hot, humid days in July, corn producers have been heard to say that "you can hear the corn grow.”
• Don't be shy about a long-eared rabbit jumping into a great recipe Now for sautéed rabbit chunks in a white sparkling wine sauce with mushrooms.
• Pottery Technique Raku workshop participant Muffy MacDonald works on her ceramic craft last Saturday
• Dawson gets in tune for another gigantic festival The big tent for the Dawson City Music Festival went up last weekend,
• Mayor eyes another level of politics The mayor of Carmacks is the latest candidate seeking the Yukon Party nomination in the upcoming territorial election.
• Ex-minister acclaimed for NDP Lois Moorcroft was acclaimed as the Yukon New Democratic Party's candidate in the new electoral district of Copperbelt South on Monday evening.
• Governing party acclaims candidate The Yukon Party's Whitehorse Centre Riding Association acclaimed Lana Putnam as its election candidate last Thursday evening.
• Former NDP minister to seek Liberal nomination Former NDP cabinet minister Dave Sloan plans to seek the Liberal party nomination for the Mountainview riding in the coming election.
• Expanding tent city is largely being ignored The tent city on the lawn of the legislature building has now grown to 37 tents.
• Labour activist enters politics Long-time labour activist Jean Francois Des Lauriers is turning to politics.
• Fire being watched One new fire began in the last 24 hours in the Mayo district, Wildland Fire Management officials said today.
• Condos will be downtown's tallest building Local businessman Tippy Mah unveiled his plans for a six-storey condominium building on Second Avenue during a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Tuesday afternoon.
• A Yukon ghost town comes back to life Almost no one has lived at Fort Selkirk year-round for more more than half a century,
• Cab companies mull city's proposed new rules New rules for taxi drivers are ready for the public's review.
• Developer questions need for a paid council An empty lot at the corner of Keewenaw and North Star drives in Copper Ridge will remain empty — at least for now.

July 12, 2011

• Unsuccessful candidate to seek YP nomination again in Copperbelt South Twenty-five-year Yukoner Valerie Boxall plans to seek the Yukon Party nomination in the newly established riding of Copperbelt South tomorrow evening.
• Porcupine caribou herd hunting rules relaxed The Yukon government has changed its rules for harvesting the Porcupine caribou for both subsistence and licensed hunters, acting Environment Minister Elaine Taylor said Monday.
• Roadside Couch-Surfing Andrea Zimmerman and Adam Bacchus
• Former NDP candidate switches allegiances A former city councillor who ran for the New Democrats in the 2006 election now wants to be a Yukon Party candidate.
• Summer Sizzle In The Klondike After days of showers, clouds and late afternoon rain, summer became serious Monday
• Suzuki to speak on Peel watershed's future Famed Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki will stop in Whitehorse at the end of the month to speak about protecting the Peel watershed.
• Fallen officer to be honoured in Mayo A memorial for Mayo RCMP Const. Michael Potvin will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, a year after his tragic death.
• Festival left organizer ‘totally on a high' The inaugural Adäka Cultural Festival has wrapped up its nine-day run, and organizers are already planning its next incarnation, with plans for next year's event to be held in the newly built Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre.
• Porter Creek arson spree leads to arrests A trio of arsons last weekend and on Monday have led to the arrests of three people and charges against a 19-year-old male.
• Council nixes more houses for golf course City council has put the brakes on more proposed development at the Meadow Lakes Golf Course.