Whitehorse Daily Star

February 25, 2011

• Give Bagnell credit where it's due! Recently, a bill to establish a National Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Day was put forth by a Conservative MP, Rick Norlock.
• Introducing the Vorkosigan Saga This hefty volume is, in fact, two books and a novella: The Warrior's Apprentice, Mountains of Mourning, and The Vor Game.
• Barber told a fine musical tale or two in Dawson City DAWSON CITY – Del (Delaney) Barber talks about his past as if he did some silly things when he was just sooo much younger than he is now, mentioning "21” several times.
• 2011 Yukon Quest Parting Shots 2 2011 Yukon Quest
• 2011 Yukon Quest Parting Shots 1 A look back in pictures
• Devolution debate reveals partisan fissures Debate in the legislature took a decidedly partisan turn Wednesday as lawmakers wrangled over how to renegotiate the Yukon's share of annual resource royalties it keeps from timber, oil and gas and mineral extraction.
• BEE RITE! The Northwestel Spelling Bee
• Games Centre visits reach all-time high It seems the Canada Games Centre has become the place to be in the city, with attendance in 2010 reaching an all-time high of 706,449.
• TUNES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Frostbite Kids Festival
• Resident concerned over proposed greenhouse The fate of whether a community greenhouse in Valleyview is a go rests in city council's hands.
• College will host a public lecture on women's sexuality ukon College will host the Ruth Wynn Woodard Chair in Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, Thea Cacchioni, on Monday.
• CREATIVE CARVING Sundog Carvers
• Refurbished Guild Hall marks 30th anniversary The Guild Hall will have a double cause for celebration at its gala on Saturday, as it marks 30 years of providing community theatre along with a newly renovated facility, featuring close to $650,000 in upgrades.
• First Nation loses fight to sideline board's role The Liard First Nation has lost its bid to partially muzzle a major regulatory board during the upcoming court challenge to a major mining project at Howard's Pass.
• MEDAL MOMENT The Yukon's Emily Nishikawa races to a silver medal
• N.W.T. experiences communications problems Residents of the Mackenzie Delta area in the Northwest Territories may have to wait some time to use the Internet, their cell phone or talk to anyone Outside.
• HMCS Whitehorse crew visiting city The city will welcome crew members of its namesake navy ship this weekend when they visit for Rendezvous.
• Quest stalwart pushes all-Yukon replacement race He has run the Yukon Quest eight times in the past 10 years.
• City out to fulfill south downtown's potential The downtown's south end may be in for some major changes in the coming years, and they could all begin with a community walk on April 30.
• Local principal earns national recognition Ask Gloria Coxford what makes her an award-winning principal and you are more likely to hear about her students, staff and school council than you are to hear about her personal achievements.
• Students', MLAs' travel subsidies far from equal Every time Justice Minister Marian Horne makes the trip from Teslin to Whitehorse for work, she can bill taxpayers $105.
• Landmark ruling upholds water board's powers The independence of the Yukon Water Board has been upheld by Yukon Supreme Court Justice Ron Veale.

February 24, 2011

• KICKING INTO RENDEZVOUS Sourdough Sam Dance Fever event
• New group has a plan to revive Dawson DAWSON CITY – There's a long list of studies examining Dawson's socio-economic situation.
• Yukon College on hunt for a new president Yukon College says it's seeking "an innovative, accomplished and inspired president to lead this unique, northern institution through its next phase of growth.”
• LATE WINTER LINGERING Male Common Mergansers
• College, YTG delegation toured Scandinavia Delegates from Yukon College and the territorial government visited Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark recently to meet with potential international research partners and explore bioenergy and alternative energy technologies and innovations.
• Relief program extended to all registered claims The Yukon government has expanded its policy of forgiving fees required to keep mineral claims inside the Peel watershed in good standing, says a government spokesman.
• Pact will ease recruitment of foreign workers An agreement signed between the federal and Yukon governments will give the territory more control over the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
• ‘I want to move on,' inmate says Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 was a particularly difficult day for guards at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre.

February 23, 2011

• Putting Egypt in Recipes An Egyptian dish: Meatballs in a spicy tomato sauce paired with a Spanish Monastrell.
• Can spring be far behind the seed catalogues? During the recent cold spell, I received several seed catalogues, their colourful photos of profuse red tomatoes, multicoloured petunias and bright yellow, happy sunflowers staring at me from the covers.
• SAMS IN ACTION Sourdough Sam contestant Ta-Hunka (Mike Bailey)
• Fruitfully prospecting the Battle of the Bands Bringing Youth Towards Equality (BYTE) is a non-governmental organization headquartered in Whitehorse. Over the years, this group has evolved as the needs of youth have changed over the decades.
• Yukoners' talents were showcased at festival Performing and visual artists from the Yukon participated in the 33rd Winterlude 2011, Ottawa's annual festival, earlier this month
• Frostbite has its famous groove back! The Frostbite Music Festival has come and gone for another year, and by all accounts it was a joyful and fun event.
• Wharf construction contracts awarded Whitehorse residents will notice new activity in a historic location this spring just north of the White Pass and Yukon Route depot.
• Police force review ideas approved Sharing Common Ground, Review of Yukon's Police Force was endorsed by Justice Minister Marian Horne and First Nations leaders earlier this month and an implementation strategy will soon be underway.
• CHILLY DIP Bob Daffe takes a swan dive
• CPAWS finds fault in YTG's stance on Peel The executive director of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) says the Yukon government's approach to balancing environmental protection and industrial development is not very balanced.
• City councillors could visit Carcross City taxpayers could be footing the bill for two councillors to head to Carcross next month.
• Government criticized for legal fee expenses Liberal Education critic Eric Fairclough thinks the government is wasting money on legal fees defending itself against a lawsuit filed by the francophone school board in 2009.
• Dawson property owner's legal troubles rekindled Dawson City landowner who promised to fix up his dilapidated – and historically valuable – properties once his legal troubles were settled has been sent back to trial by the B.C. Court of Appeal.
• First Nation signs landmark justice pact Teslin Tlingit citizens will soon receive different treatment than other Canadians in the justice system, including being subject to new and future legislation created by the Teslin Tlingit Council.
• Residents continue to state opposition to infill The city's push for new residential development in Porter Creek and Crestview clearly goes against the wishes of the people, says Jeff Marynowski, president of the Porter Creek Community Association.