Whitehorse Daily Star

June 1, 2011

• The marigold offers colour and benefits A familiar Chinese proverb goes something like this: When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy bread with one and a flower with the other.
• Roped Into Competition Finn Beaulieu has a tug-of-war with students at the Golden Horn Elementary School's 20th anniversary last Thursday.
• Graduates had little trouble finding jobs The Northern Safety Network (NSNY) has successfully delivered a second intake of the High Velocity Equipment's Train-The-Trainer (TTT) program in partnership with YMTA in Whitehorse.
• Yukoner dies while snorkelling in Florida Keys Authorities say a high-profile former educator from Whitehorse has died while snorkelling in the Florida Keys.
• New premier to be sworn in on Saturday Premier-designate Darrell Pasloski will be sworn into office Saturday in Dawson City, the Yukon government announced late this morning.
• New rules for garden suites are in effect There are new provisions for garden suites on residential properties throughout most of the city, following city council's approval of several amendments to the zoning bylaw.
• Schools' horrors linger decades later "Good morning,” said Roy Johnson. "I'll begin with two things: my name and my school number.”
• Hosts sought for Japanese students The City of Whitehorse is inviting families to get involved in the Sister City program.
• Maiden Arrival Edelweiss Air Airbus A330-223 landed at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport on Monday morning after a nine-hour flight from Zurich.
• Heat, lightning worsen forest fire situation Heat, lightning worsen forest fire situation
• Telemarketer isn't connected to Yukon Electrical Don't be fooled by telemarketers purporting to sell plug-in energy saving devices, Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. warned its customers this week.
• City's summer camp programs prove popular A growing number of children are taking part in City of Whitehorse summer camps this year, deputy mayor Doug Graham said Tuesday.
• Wildfire closing campgrounds At noon today, an "intense fire” northeast of Frenchman Lake had parks officers heading to three campgrounds north of Carmacks to evacuate any campers and barricade the areas.
• Town's putrid water called ‘absolutely unacceptable' When fresh water in Watson Lake's distribution system starts looking like raw sewage, it's definitely time to do something, says the town's mayor.
• Dog's death on Main Street investigated The Mae Bachur Animal Shelter is reminding pet owners to take special care of their furry friends in the spring and summer heat.
• Teenager's tip helps find missing patient After two days of combing through the trails and bushes around Whitehorse, a search team made up of police,

May 31, 2011

• Graduate Grant Rosemary Burns, the former principal of Vanier Catholic Secondary School,
• Author, artist join forces to showcase Yukon women It started over dinner at a mutual friend's house.
• Northwestel's new fibre link to strengthen reliability Northwestel Inc. has completed construction of a new $10-million fibre-optic cable link which will provide an alternate route for telecommunications during service disruptions.
• ‘Seven years of my life were taken away' Sa'na Peters got the chance to tell her story before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission during the final day of testimonies last Friday afternoon in Whitehorse.
• Territory contributes to fire relief efforts The Yukon government is donating $25,000 to aid the Canadian Red Cross in its fire relief efforts for residents of Alberta.
• Conditions heating up south of B.C.-Yukon border Seven new fires were recorded in the territory Monday, bringing the total number burning in the Yukon to 21 as of this morning.
• Search for woman continues The 37-year-old woman who went missing after walking out of the Secure Medical Unit at Whitehorse General Hospital (WGH) has been identified as Kathreen Denbrok.
• Yukoners greet future premier with optimism, good wishes Yukon Party members came out in droves last Saturday to choose who will replace Dennis Fentie as the party's leader and premier.
• Liberals make instant requests to Pasloski Darrell Pasloski has yet to be sworn in as premier, but Yukon Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell is already asking him to get to work.

May 30, 2011

• Correction Information taken from a Wikepedia profile of former Yukon Party MLA John Devries
• Grads savoured their ‘milestone weekend' Vanier Catholic Secondary School's graduation ceremony, held Saturday morning, started and ended with prayer.
• Careless people exacerbate fire situation Nine new fires were recorded in the territory over the weekend, three of them caused by humans.
• Mentally unstable woman at large A 37-year-old woman has gone missing after walking out of the Secure Medical Unit at Whitehorse General Hospital (WGH) at 2:37 p.m. Sunday.
• ‘It ripped apart the cultural fabric of our society' Between 1940 and 1975, thousands of children from B.C. and Yukon First Nations were sent to the province's Lower Post Indian Residential School.
• Emotional Pasloski takes party's top prize The Yukon Party has picked a successor for Dennis Fentie, Canada's longest-serving premier.