Whitehorse Daily Star

May 2, 2011

• Conference aimed to encourage writing The 31st Young Authors Conference began last Thursday morning with a hearty welcome from perennial MC Jerome Stueart,
• Multitude of Wares The 32nd annual Lions Trade Show
• Premiers release energy inventory The Yukon is leaps and bounds ahead of her sister territories in tapping into renewable energy,
• Whitehorse General Hospital is subject of long-term planning The contract to develop a Strategic Facilities Plan and Master Plan for Whitehorse General Hospital has been awarded to Stantec Architecture Ltd. of Vancouver.
• Encouraging The Vote Polling stations opened across the country this morning
• The days of boulevard parking are numbered If you don't have a green thumb, you may need to grow one.
• Easter Dinners Distributed The newly-formed Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion made 50 Easter dinners for distribution by the No Fixed Address van on Saturday afternoon.
• Correction A story in Friday's edition stated realtor Terence Tait is part of Dean Philpott's "Bald Guy” real estate team.
• Follies to roll on despite being cut from tours The Frantic Follies have been axed from Holland America's tour packages but the attraction's co-founder, Lyall Murdoch, says the show will go on.
• Ice Bridge Evaporates There does not seem to have been any need to post the usual sign warning that the ice bridge in Dawson City was no longer safe this year.
• Federal court bars former Yukon resident A former Yukon man who has a history of starting "frivolous and vexatious” lawsuits here and in Nunavut has been barred from the Federal Court of Canada following his latest legal volley.
• City invests in new firefighting gear City firefighters will soon have new breathing apparatus and protective clothing.
• Branding survey draws heavy response The horse or the boat – what's more popular?
• Austrian heli-ski guide dies in crevasse fall Another backcountry fatality occurred Sunday afternoon south of Atlin when a heli-ski guide stopped to take a picture and fell into a crevasse, the B.C. RCMP reported today.
• NDP elbows Liberals into third place Yukoners' preferences in territorial politics are mirroring Canadians' federal leanings, but DataPath Systems polster Donna Larsen says it's more coincidence than conformity.

April 29, 2011

• Taking a serious look at the long-gun registry Back in 1995, a Liberal senator said the gun registry had nothing to do with crime; it is the beginning of social re-engineering.
• A tale of heartache finds a better ending A tale of heartache finds a better ending
• Parks Canada, arts centre team up for Chilkoot Trail residency Parks Canada, arts centre team up for Chilkoot Trail residency
• Head shave raised $8,000 for cancer research Northwestel Inc. and its employees have together raised $8,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society at their annual head shave event earlier this month.
• Local filmmaker takes festival's MITY Award Daniel Janke's Finding Milton, a tribute to the work of peoples' poet, Milton Acorn, captured the Made In the Yukon (MITY) award in the professional category at last weekend's 2011 Dawson City International Short Film Festival.
• Finale Goes Tonight The MAD (Music Art and Drama) 11/12 class will present the final performance of This is a Show at 8:00 this evening at the Wood Street Centre.
• Candidate resigns as TIA Yukon chair Rod Taylor has resigned as the chair of the Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon, the group said Tuesday.
• Mounties' image hurting in Yukon, B.C., survey shows The RCMP enjoy the approval of an overwhelming majority of Canadians, but the force's reputation has suffered in two areas of the country hard-hit by police scandal.
• Dyer warns of dire tidings for our times Gwynne Dyer is better known for his work on military matters and international events.
• Northern association joins national body The Japanese Canadian Association of Yukon (JCAY) has become the 12th and newest, and most northerly body to join the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC).
• ‘This Day of Mourning should not exist' It's a ceremony that happens year after year, so people remember just how important workplace safety is, says the Yukon Federation of Labour.
• Board recommends that ambulance bay go ahead Construction for a new 563-square-metre, two-storey, five-bay ambulance station at the top of Two Mile Hill could begin this fall.
• Hospital residence to open next week As construction continues on the first two floors of the new residence building next to other Whitehorse General Hospital facilities,
• Veteran realtor pens international bestseller The advice is simple: Stop Wishing Start Winning.
• City to purchase new vactor truck City council has approved the purchase of a new vactor truck for $394,553 to replace the 1997 model in use currently.
• City's summer plans unveiled Those looking to keep themselves and/or the kids busy this summer may want to check out the city's annual summer programs.
• Branding survey ends today Anyone wanting to have their say on the city's efforts to rebrand Whitehorse have until the end of today to do so.
• Data storage moved to Public Safety Building The city's new Public Safety Building is no longer only housing the fire and bylaw departments.
• Ladies Auxiliary to provide meals Ladies Auxiliary to provide meals
• Democracy, housing, climate top Streicker's concerns This is Green Party candidate John Streicker's second crack at federal politics.
• Canadians seek certainty in government: Leef Former RCMP officer, assistant jail warden and part-time cage fighter Ryan Leef is new to politics,
• Barr: housing, environment are major issues New Democratic Party candidate Kevin Barr defeated Alex Furlong, the president of the Yukon Federation of Labour, for the federal riding association's nomination.
• Most vulnerable citizens trouble veteran MP Ed. note: Today, in alphabetical order, the Star profiles the four Yukon candidates for the federal election.
• City gets set for changes to Whitehorse Transit With a little more than two months before the city's new busing schedule takes effect, city officials are calling on outside forces to assist in letting residents know of the changes.
• Officers had answered domestic violence call The Camrose Police Service has been called in to investigate a complaint of unlawful arrest and excessive use of force by members of the Carcross RCMP detachment.
• Rescue team was unable to reach victim A 52-year-old man from Maple Ridge, B.C. died Thursday afternoon after falling into a crevasse while snowmobiling west of the Haines Highway.

April 28, 2011

• Rogue MLA hoping for ‘united party' News this week that no fewer than three candidates will be vying for the leadership of the Yukon Party – and none of them is Premier Dennis Fentie – is good news for rogue MLA Brad Cathers.
• Early voters pace matched 2008 election's Just like last time, Yukoners are showing a strong interest in the federal election, if figures from the advance poll and special ballot returns are any indication.
• CBC's forum format: thanks, but no thanks ( Comment ) Last night's election forum in Whitehorse offered some of the best exchanges between candidates this campaign,
• Candidates exchange ideas, blows On May 2, will Yukon voters stick with the tested and proven candidate, Liberal-incumbent Larry Bagnell, or will they support the unseasoned but earnest Green Party candidate John Streicker?
• City to get first solar-powered crosswalk The lengthy daylight many enjoy through the summer will serve a new purpose this year for those crossing Fourth Avenue between the Yukon Inn and the Tags gas bar.
• Live Words event drew well on a busy night In spite of the NHL playoffs and a federal election forum going on in Whitehorse,
• New driver, but same car, Mitchell says of YP Premier Dennis Fentie's resignation comes as no surprise to the Yukon's opposition leaders.