Whitehorse Daily Star

June 17, 2011

• Motion could stop CWD from coming here The Yukon Fish and Game Association passed a motion which could help stop the deadly chronic wasting disease (CWD) from infecting all members of the deer family, and from getting into the Yukon.
• Gathering For A Proud Moment Most members of the class of 2011 are seen graduating from the Individual Learning Centre on Wednesday at the Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre.
• What to do when the artwork blows up ( Bookends ) Spenser didn't like Ashton Prince.
• Donated cellphones help people at risk The implementation of the second phase of the Victims of Crime Emergency Help Cellphone project is underway after Yukoners answered the call in April to support victims of crime, Justice Minister Marian Horne announced recently.
• New search, rescue funding unveiled A total of $492,000 in new federal funding will help to improve Yukon's search and rescue capability, Community Services Minister Archie Lang said Wednesday.
• Students mix commerce with environmentalism Faro has a new group of entrepreneurs whose goals range from providing locals with a place to pick up new shoes and baby toys, to helping save the Brazilian rainforest.
• Century-old remains of executed convicts buried Four people executed for murder during the Yukon's Klondike Gold Rush more than a century ago were buried last weekend.
• Senator lauds federal budget's features Yukon Senator Dan Lang spoke to the Red Chamber about the federal budget being debated in the Senate this week.
• Dog enthusiasts came from afar for club's 40th show The Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre was the scene of much primping last weekend, but the heavy-duty glam work wasn't for a graduation nor a wedding.
• Relationship building called a vital step Building relationships between First Nation and municipal governments is something like a marriage, says Chief Math'ieya Alatini of the Kluane First Nation.
• New premier to meet colleagues in Yellowknife Premier Darrell Pasloski will attend the 2011 Western Premiers' Conference in Yellowknife from Monday to Wednesday of next week.
• Towns seek alternatives to burning garbage With open burning of household garbage in the Yukon winding down, new ways to handle waste management are being sought.
• Celebrated meteorite yields more secrets The meteorite that fell just south of the B.C./Yukon border 11 years ago is garnering more attention this month.
• Wilderness guide guilty of offence A wilderness guide pleaded guilty last week to guiding without the required first aid certificates.
• New Intersection Coming Motorists traveling to and from Porter Creek via Mountainview Drive
• Life-long Liberal to seek Riverdale nomination A born-and-raised Yukoner is hoping to be the next Liberal party candidate for Riverdale South in the coming territorial election.
• Government coping with postal disruptions As of the past Wednesday, most cheques issued by the Yukon government are being held in Whitehorse, the government said Thursday.
• Aircraft remains will stay in territory The dispute over a piece of a Second World War flying machine has been settled in private, leaving the Yukon's heritage branch free to start planning the plane's future.
• YTG loses bid for new blasting case trial A Yukon Supreme Court judge has rejected the government's plea for a new trial in the Lobird Trailer Court blasting case.
• Yukon firefighters to help Alberta Yukon Wildland Fire Management will send 20 firefighters and an agency representative to Alberta to help with the province's wildfires.
• Draft plan aims to increase downtown housing stock The draft of the Downtown South Master Plan was released Wednesday for public review.
• Developer eyes seniors' housing project City council is being asked to rezone a large piece of commercial property in Copper Ridge to allow for a housing project.
• Officer's transfer called ‘upsetting, unsettling' The family of Raymond Silverfox extended a formal invitation to a healing circle to the Yukon's top Mountie Thursday,

June 16, 2011

• Liberals gain potential candidate Dan Curtis, the president of Skills Yukon, announced early this afternoon he will seek the nomination to be the Liberal candidate for Riverdale South in the pending territorial election.
• Artist At Work Local artist John Boivin
• Power loss was minor woe The loss of its primary power supply for two days was a relatively minor interruption for the Bellekeno Mine, says an official for Alexco Resource Corp.
• NDP wants transparency on CETA negotiations It's time for the Yukon Party government to disclose what's on the table at trade negotiations with the European Union, NDP Leader Liz Hanson said today.
• Yukon marks birthday at Commissioner's Tea The lineup to get into last Saturday's Commissioner's Tea stretched down Front Street a bit,
• On The Line Locked-out postal workers walk the picket line Wednesday at the Canada Post sorting terminal at the top of Two Mile Hill.
• Cooler, damper weather is helping control fires There were no new forest fires reported in the territory over the last 24 hours, Wildland Fire Management officials said this morning.
• Education minister will revert to student's role Patrick Rouble, the Minister of Education and of Energy, Mines and Resources, says he's leaving politics to go back to school.
• Northwestel services restored Many communities north of Whitehorse were without Northwestel Inc. service for several hours on Wednesday.
• RCMP policies were disregarded: report A report from the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP has reiterated the findings of the coroner's inquest into the 2008 death of Raymond Silverfox.

June 15, 2011

• A special to combination to honour Dad Presenting: ham with apple and cranberry sauce and a blush wine.
• Gardening, like our lifestyles, is changing The garden planted, I found myself with a few more vegetable transplants that needed a home.
• Dawson students earn youth award Commissioner Doug Phillips presented Robert Service School's Grade 6 class with the Commissioner's Youth Recognition Award during the Commissioner's Tea held last Saturday.
• Women's studies celebrates the inclusion of men Yukon College's Women's and Gender Studies program has just celebrated its first male graduate.
• Yukon pioneers come to life in new book The MacBride Museum of Yukon History has embarked on a new adventure: book publishing.
• NHL playoffs spike volleyball challenge The City of Whitehorse has postponed its 17th annual Corporate Volleyball Challenge until next Wednesday due to the final Stanley Cup playoff game tonight.
• Leef joins two Commons subcommittees Yukon MP Ryan Leef has been appointed to the public safety and fisheries and oceans subcommittees in the House of Commons.
• Proof of ancient shield-like fossils uncovered Phoebe Cohen was awestruck when she first looked through a high-powered electron microscope at a rock sample hammered out of the wilderness of the Yukon.
• Vehicle fire under police investigation Police are continuing the investigation into a vehicle fire early last Sunday morning and the circumstances surrounding the incident, says Whitehorse RCMP Sgt. Don Rogers.
• Senator pays tribute to Fentie in Red Chamber Yukon Senator Dan Lang rose in the Red Chamber today to honour Dennis Fentie, who last Saturday ended almost nine years as the territory's premier.
• Three people seeking two NDP nominations Three potential candidates announced their intentions Tuesday to seek nominations for the Yukon NDP in the upcoming territorial election.
• Cooler, damp weather pares risk of fires No new fires were reported in the territory over the last 24 hours, fire officials said today.
• Hanson slams Horne's ‘silence' over RCMP hearing NDP Leader Liz Hanson is calling on Justice Minister Marian Horne to demonstrate clearly that rebuilding the public's trust and faith in the RCMP is her top priority.
• Getting Comfy Now that Norcope's rock trucks have been parked at the Yukon legislature for a week,
• Canada Post delivers notice of a lockout Mail delivery across the country ground to a halt this morning, as Canada Post locked out the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) employees following nearly two weeks of nation-wide rotating strikes.
• Mine, mill endured long power outage The Bellekeno Mine and mill, and Keno City, were back on grid power Tuesday evening after two days without the main power supply because of three power poles that fell down.
• Yukon Party loses minister Yukon Party cabinet minister Patrick Rouble stunned the party brass today with his announcement he will not run in the next election.
• Expectant audience sees concert cancelled Tuesday's Arts in the Park concert turned into a true testament of the arts credo, "The show must go on!”