Whitehorse Daily Star

March 23, 2011

• Camera Geek Night set for April 6 Morgan Whibley never shot video before, but he knew a lot about still photography and that his Nikon Digital SLR had a movie function.
• Broadcaster to bring ‘Adventures' to Whitehorse Grant Lawrence, the host of his CBC Radio 3 Podcast,
• The best of tuna steaks and chicken cutlets The warm, sunny Mediterranean climate allows for a variety of herbs to grow unhindered by winter.
• Greeting Spring Ecka Janus was one of the performers at the packed coffee house during annual Thaw di Gras
• Indoor gardening can be great fun too If you're yearning to dig your fingers in the dirt, now would be a good time to transplant any house plants that have become pot-bound.
• Cutting In On Goal Road hockey in front of the Westminster Hotel
• Sour Brides Theatre to present GITA: God in the Army GITA: God in the Army, by local playwright Celia McBride,
• Liberals lay down first platform planks As the prospect of a spring federal election intensifies,
• Break-Up In Dawson Princess Street in Dawson City became a boulevard Monday
• Earth Hour not just a one-night stand Yukon Energy and the Yukon Conservation Society are encouraging Yukoners to spend part of their Saturday evening taking action to reduce their energy consumption.
• Percy DeWolfe racers are raring to go The numbers aren't all in for this year's running of the Percy De Wolfe memorial Mail race, which will leave Dawson at 10 a.m. Thursday.
• Civilian investigation agency explains its role Civilian investigation agency explains its role
• Company contemplates Crestview-area quarry Cee & Cee Dirt and Gravel wants to explore the possibility of a new gravel pit north of Crestview.
• Correction A story in Tuesday's paper listed Tim Sellars as the president of the Whitehorse Curling Club.
• Porter Creek D, Whistle Bend contract planned The city will hire one consultant to plan for its next two major residential areas, but city planners insist each will be a separate process.
• Northern MPs offer different takes on budget Leona Aglukkaq, the federal Health Minister and Nunavut Conservative MP,
• Power outage affected major part of territory A failure of wires feeding the Faro mine site caused a systemwide power outage at 2:23 Tuesday afternoon.
• Zoning changes would expand housing stock A series of zoning changes aimed at expanding the city's housing stock is expected to be introduced to council as early as April 4.

March 22, 2011

• College of Physicians probing complaints Watson Lake doctor Said Secerbegovic is currently under investigation by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, and has been since December of 2010.
• Presto! A New Look Some people had a lot to lose at last Friday's Hair Razor fund-raising event
• Airport terminal to showcase history Passengers arriving and departing through the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport will soon be welcomed by attractive interpretive displays throughout the building.
• Justice minister's responses leave NDP MLA incredulous Unbelieveable.
• Keeping Active During The Break Youth participate in the Family Literacy Centre's March Break Drama Workshop last Wednesday.
• Waterfront lot will become two parcels The city will allow the Vuntut Development Corp. (VDC) to go from having one lot on the waterfront to having two.
• Elevator has meant ups and downs for club In the midst of work to come up with a new policy governing all city leases, officials have also started negotiations with user groups at the Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre.
• Student job fair, interview café set This week's Yukon College student job fair and interview café will be held within the 2011 Yukon Aboriginal Peoples Resource Opportunities Conference, providing students with additional opportunities.
• School enrolment on the upswing Government statistics show the number of Yukon students rose last year for the first time in six years, though it's still down 12 per cent from 2000.
• Government will act on police review ideas Government will act on police review ideas
• Councillors' budget discussion grows testy Coun. Betty Irwin has joined Councillors Doug Graham and Ranj Pillai in indicating the city's proposed $63.4-million operating budget for 2011 will not have her vote unless a significant change is made.

March 21, 2011

• Council agrees to pursue money to link buildings City councillor Ranj Pillai has put his full support behind a $1.5-million application to a federal fund for a link between the Canada Games Centre and the Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre.
• Flames With A Flourish Photo Spread
• Last Iditarod musher reaches Nome finish line The last musher in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
• City to offer tours of the water system Residents will have a chance to get an inside look at the city's water system on Tuesday.
• Southern Canadians expected to LookUpNorth TV screens across Canada have been featuring some familiar scenes in Canada's North since Friday.
• Reshi Café adds to Whitehorse java scene mix Coffee connoisseurs in Whitehorse have a new place to get their morning beverage and a small bite to eat with the opening of the Reshi Café out of the Log Skyscraper downtown.
• Correction In Friday's article regarding the prospecting success of Shawn Ryan and his wife,
• Man jailed for abusing daughter A Whitehorse man has been sentenced to a year behind bars for sexually abusing his young daughter more than three years ago.
• ‘Misinterpretation' cast dentist's visits in doubt The territory's programs providing dental services to rural residents are not being cancelled, says Pat Living,
• Japanese Village Festival fund-raiser set The Japanese Canadian Association of Yukon (JCAY) will hold a fund-raising event April 3 to assist in the Japan earthquake/tsunami relief efforts.
• MLAs agree to handle firefighters' matter Yukon lawmakers have paved the way for last-minute legislation to be passed with fewer than two weeks left in the legislature's spring sitting.
• First Nation looking to get into gravel producing game The Kwanlin Dun First Nation is advancing plans to get into the local gravel business with a new pit at the McLean Lake quarry area.
• Friends remember Kim Blackwell It probably couldn't have been a better night for 30 or so people to gather around a bonfire and share memories of their "warrior princess” friend.
• Fight to protect ‘vulnerable' sources won The Yukon News has dropped its bid to force a local CBC radio reporter to reveal her confidential sources.