Whitehorse Daily Star

July 11, 2011

• Wandering minstrels to shower Whitehorse with music For those who couldn't make the trip to Atlin last weekend for the communities annual arts and music festival, don't despair – the event's afterparty is coming to Whitehorse this week.
• Colourful Spectacle The Dakwakada Dancers, from Haines Junction,
• Man to seek Yukon Party nomination Currie Dixon plans to seek the nomination to be the Yukon Party candidate for the riding of Copperbelt North in the next territorial election.
• New Democrats proceed with nomination in Cardiff's memory New Democrats in the new electoral district of Copperbelt South will go ahead with a nomination meeting tonight as scheduled.
• Former YP candidate wants to try again Longtime Yukon Party member Russ Hobbis plans to seek the Yukon Party nomination in Porter Creek Centre for the coming election.
• Lightning triggers fire near Caribou Lake, officials say Lightning sparked a fire in the Watson Lake fire district early Friday afternoon.
• Mobile home park owners want to expand The Prospector Mobile Home Park is looking to grow.
• Government is acting on audit, Hart says The Yukon's Minster of Health and Social Services says his department is working toward implementing the recommendations from a 2008 audit on the territory's Pharmacare and Extended Health Benefits Program.
• OK golf course development, council told City council has received an administrative report recommending it approve a zoning change allowing for new development at the Meadow Lakes Golf Course.
• Ex-Yukoner accused of killing spouse A former Whitehorse man has been arrested in Lamont County, Alta. and charged with murdering his wife.
• Legislature should have been recalled, party leaders say Opposition parties are not happy about Premier Darrell Pasloski's announcement of a special warrant which enables the government to spend $46 million without legislative approval.

July 8, 2011

• When the rivers were the highways of the territory There are lots of books and studies about what it was like to live in the Yukon during the Gold Rush.
• Here Are The Essential Facts About Wildlife Management The greatest enemy to wildife is the "anti-hunter”; the person who feels his or her gut feelings over-ride scientific research.
• Robert J. Sawyer's AI saga concludes in Wonder ( Bookends ) Robert J. Sawyer's AI saga concludes in Wonder
• Downtown Sounds igaWolf
• Canadian author Angie Abdou re-invents Chaucer masterpiece If Geoffrey Chaucer lived in a small ski resort in British Columbia, what sort of stories would he have to tell?
• Artist looks to duplicate 2010 show's success The scenic watercolours hanging in the Chocolate Claim these days will have patrons appreciating the territory's vast wilderness while enjoying their treats.
• Ottawa funds arts, culture, French-language projects Ottawa funds arts, culture, French-language projects
• Charity golf tournament raised $8,000-plus The Bankers and Friends Charity Golf Tournament held June 25 at Mountain View Golf Club raised $8,750 for the Yukon Hospital Foundation's Little Treasures Fund.
• Red Hot Talent From Greenland Nive Nielsen, from Greenland, performs Tuesday
• Minister confirms he'll run again One territorial cabinet minister is in, while another one may be out.
• Premier's Award of Excellence nominees unveiled Premier Darrell Pasloski has announced the names of the 2011 Premier's Award of Excellence individual and team nominees.
• Liberals bleed another potential candidate to the Yukon Party David Laxton, who ran as a Liberal in the 2006 election, is now seeking the Yukon Party nomination for Porter Creek Centre.
• School survivors' conditions called deplorable Residential school survivors who went to Inuvik at the end of June for the Truth And Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) National Northern Event suffered unsafe and unsanitary accommodations.
• Goldpanning showdown crowns a new champion Paul Robitaille will be representing the Yukon in this year's World Goldpanning Championships, to be held in Zlotory, Poland.
• Red flag is raised about Yellow Pages impersonator Northwestel Inc. is warning its customers about a fraudulent company which looks very much like the Yellow Pages Group, the publisher of Yukon's phone book.
• Animals will flock to church on Sunday Whitehorse United Church may look more like an animal shelter than a place of worship come Sunday morning.
• Riverdale to receive roundabout A project to install a roundabout at Nisutlin Drive and Lewes Boulevard is moving forward.
• Injured youth's parents seek privacy Edmonton police have concluded their investigation into a young Whitehorse basketball player's fall from a fourth-floor hotel balcony on June 30.
• Late MLA mourned at general assembly It was another somber morning at the Yukon Convention Centre on Thursday.
• Race To The Midnight Sun Photo Spread
• Woman and her dog rescued from Miles Canyon waters Hundreds of onlookers gathered along either side of Miles Canyon on Thursday morning to watch the Whitehorse RCMP rescue a woman from the Yukon River.
• ‘Incredibly dangerous' decision could have proved fatal for boater Yukon Energy is warning people about the dangers of boating through control gates after a near drowning this week.
• Tears of joy shed into aquatic centre Moods at the Canada Games Centre Thursday afternoon and evening were more ebullient than they've been in weeks.
• RCMP say they can't deal with social issues A group of downtown business owners want the Salvation Army to take responsibility for the intoxicated people who often spill onto their properties and into their shops.

July 7, 2011

• Crews made quick work of bush fire There was one new fire in the territory in the last 24 hours, Wildland Fire Management said today.
• Investigation into tragedy continues The head-on collision which claimed the life of NDP MLA Steve Cardiff occurred at around 12:26 Wednesday afternoon
• ‘We're devastated .... There's an empty spot today' Steve Cardiff is being remembered as a humble man with a big heart who was dedicated to serving his community.
• Late MLA ‘was a true social democrat' Steve Cardiff will be remembered as a champion of people's rights, a feminist in blue coveralls, and a man who was wasn't afraid to roll up his sleeves and do some heavy lifting, whether it was his job or not.
• Premier peppered with questions at assembly Premier Darrell Pasloski was pressed with questions ranging from topics like the Peel watershed to the Yukon's housing crisis from 12 First Nations on Wednesday afternoon.
• Special warrant authorizes YTG to spend more The Yukon government has issued a special warrant enabling it to spend $46 million in money that will not be first approved by the legislature.
• Groundless panic originated with cyclist A downed high-voltage transmission line just south of the sewage lagoons in Whitehorse caused more than just a widespread power outage Wednesday evening.