Whitehorse Daily Star

May 27, 2011

• Beware of windmills, fire and bad bear spray If anyone still wants a windmill energy source over other available energy sources such as power dams, please read on.
• Confluence Members' Gallery unveils summer exhibits ( Preview ) The Confluence Members' Gallery in Dawson City has announced its 2011 summer series of exhibitions.
• When magic and technology meet in strange places ( Bookends ) The work of China Miéville occupies an odd niche in the speculative fiction universe.
• Annual Spring Forest Stroll set for tomorrow Yukoners are invited to discover the varied network of walking trails and learn about ongoing research
• Musician recognized for volunteer efforts Veteran Yukon singer/musician Steve Slade is the most recent recipient of the Conrad Boyce Award for his decades of contributions to music throughout the Yukon.
• Snow, turmoil failed to hijack fund-raiser They dealt with snowy weather and extensive renovations this month,
• Yukoners learning valuable water rescue skills The head of Rescue Canada is in Whitehorse this week to teach task-based rescue techniques to people working on the Yukon's rivers.
• Firm granted contract to provide city's fuel North 60 Petroleum has been awarded the contract to supply the city with heating and vehicle fuel over the next three years for $2.14 million annually.
• Man pursues NDP nomination Jorn Meier wants to be the New Democratic Party candidate in the Klondike riding in the upcoming territorial election.
• NDP denounces federal budget cuts to Yukon If the federal budget remains as it was tabled in March, the North must brace itself for a more than $300 million cut from development and conservation programs, Yukon NDP Leader Liz Hanson said this week.
• ‘It's about forgiving and moving forward' "When I was three years old, there was a man came to our house and he had a piece of paper and he gave my mother that paper. He just grabbed hold of my hand and took me away from my mum. My mother sat there and just cried.... She told me that if I didn't go with them she goes to jail.”
• Beetle-killed spruce eyed as power source With 809 residents as of the last census in December, it may be difficult to think of Haines Junction as a regional centre.
• Millhaven Bay seen as a luxury resort site The Carcros-Tagish First Nation (CTFN) and the Clayoquot Wilderness Resort's managing director are interested in developing a Yukon resort at Millhaven Bay, off Lake Bennett.
• Leaking heat exchange system will be repaired City council has approved a $40,000 shift in this year's budget to repair a leaking heat exchange system required for ice maintenance at the Canada Games Centre.
• Judge renders decision in JP salary dispute Justice of the peace Dean Cameron won his battle, but not the war, with the Yukon government over its process of deciding salary increases for members of the bench.
• City authorizes small grant to fire-stricken community City council voted Tuesday evening to provide $1,000 of assistance to the community of Slave Lake, Alta. to at least let its residents know Whitehorse is thinking about them.
• Correction Thursday's edition incorrectly reported city council had formally adopted the sternwheeler as its official logo.
• Bootin' It Whitehorse Elementary School's Gumboot Dancers
• Voices of life experience resonated in House The Yukon Legislative Assembly saw some new faces this week, as 16 participants from 13 electoral districts across the territory came to take part in a Seniors and Elders Parliament.
• ‘If I fail, Yukon fails,' new MP declares The House of Commons isn't scheduled to resume until next week but Yukon MP Ryan Leef has already made two trips to Ottawa to train for his new role representing the territory in Parliament.
• Crews getting a handle on Faro-area fire No new fires have been reported in the past 24 hours, Yukon Wildland Fire Management said today.
• Judge weighs teen's fate after hearing arguments Should a teenaged girl who turned her life around after stabbing her mother's boyfriend to death be sent to jail for her crime? Or should she be permitted to continue her education under probation?
• Winner's date of being sworn in is unclear The Yukon Party will select Premier Denis Fentie's successor on Saturday, paving the way for a new era in territorial politics.
• Taylor: ‘I'm a very fast learner' At the beginning of the Yukon Party's leadership campaign, Rod Taylor felt like the dark horse in the race.
• Pasloski: team approach is the key Darrell Pasloski believes the best way to "build a better Yukon” is by building a strong team.
• Kenyon plays the experience card Ed. note: Here, and on pages 10 and 11 and in alphabetical order, the Star profiles the three men vying for the leadership of the governing Yukon Party at Saturday's convention.

May 26, 2011

• Hidden Lake to be stocked Saturday Yukoners are invited to take part in the Yukon Fish and Game Association's and Environment Yukon's release of thousands of rainbow trout and kokanee salmon fry into Hidden Lake on Saturday.
• Great Klondike Camp Out set for weekend of June 4-5 A new, special event at the SS Klondike National Historic Site will help mark Parks Canada's 100th anniversary.
• Be known, liked and trusted, delegates advised Scott Stratten wants you to know he's a "spaz”, meaning he's disorganized, has a short attention span and very little appetite for delayed gratification.
• Airborne Action These are just two of the many young dancers
• First-ever Seniors and Elders Parliament is on this week Seniors and elders from across the Yukon are attending the first-ever Seniors and Elders Parliament this week.
• Milestone gold show delighted organizers Organizers of the 25th annual Dawson City Gold Show could hardly have been more pleased with this year's event.
• Fires reported in Carmacks, Haines Junction districts Yukon Wildland Fire Management crews responded to two new wildfires in the territory Wednesday.
• Horse banished to barn; sternwheeler stays afloat It's official.
• Harm reduction called key to helping intoxicated Neither the new Whitehorse Correctional Centre nor the hospital are the proper destinations for intoxicated people, a public forum heard Wednesday evening.

May 25, 2011

• The fertilizing question: no simple answer The question of what type of fertilizers is recommended always comes up when talking gardening.
• KVA launches web booking The Klondike Visitors Association (KVA) held an official launch party for its new online reservation system during the recent Tourism Industry Association of Yukon (TIAY) annual general meeting.
• MS Society plans forum on Saturday The MS Society, B.C. and Yukon Division, plans to hold a free MS education forum Saturday in Whitehorse, inviting everyone with MS, families and caregivers.
• Bustin' Out Harreson Tanner
• Negotiate funding agreements with care, AYC delegates urged Communities must be cautious during upcoming negotiations with the Yukon government to establish new financial transfer agreements, says a retired territorial bureaucrat.
• Earning Thier Keep City councillor Dave Austin (left) and Robert Fendrick, the city's director of administrative services, flip pancakes this morning
• Truth and Reconciliation Commission here Thursday The national Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) will be in Whitehorse on Thursday and Friday to gather statements from people impacted by residential schools.
• Early-Morning Demonstration Tai Chi was demonstrated at the City of Whitehorse's annual pancake breakfast held this morning at Shipyards Park.
• Local firm narrowly loses city contract An $800,000-plus contract should go to a local firm and not an Outside company as recommended by city administration, city council heard Tuesday night.
• Hands-On Learning Sue Starks works Tuesday with Grade 7 students from Takhini Elemntary School
• Staff were quick to respond to large wildfire near Faro Two airtanker groups were quick to battle a 28-hectare wildfire in the Ross River district late Tuesday afternoon.
• City to examine Mt. Sima's needs, safety If public safety is an issue at Mount Sima, or could become one, the city needs to be involved, says Mayor Bev Buckway.
• Population could reach 35,500 this year The Yukon has reached its highest population in recent history,
• ‘The Lions are having a holy crap moment' A wildlife corridor outside Haines Junction has been severely damaged after an ATV rally held by the St. Elias Lions on May 7.