Whitehorse Daily Star

February 22, 2011

• Coping with constant requests for donations DAWSON CITY – The barrage of mail requesting donations for various worthy causes is getting out of hand these days.
• Young Yukon artists perform at Canada Games The Yukon has sent three young artists to the National Artist Program of the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax. The Games, which began Feb. 11, will end Feb. 27.
• CORNER COLLISION Second Avenue and Main Street
• Telegraph office draws closer to special historic designation One of the first buildings in the city to be used to communicate with the Outside may be a week away from formally being declared a Municipal Historic Site.
• City poised to award lift contract The city could soon find itself spending nearly $28,000 more than it planned on upgrading the Clyde Wann lift station.
• Progress reported on naming cancer as work-related illness Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell thinks the government is dragging its feet on legislation to designate cancer a work-related illness for Yukon firefighters.
• Premier, MLA spar over bond interest costs The liability for taxpayers for interest payments this year on the $100-million bond issued by the Yukon Development Corp. could be as high as $2.6 million.
• Women's groups to hold discussion Yukon women's groups will hold a public meeting this evening to share and discuss the Yukon Aboriginal Women's Council Report and Recommendations and If My Life Depended On It: Yukon women and the RCMP.
• New TV ads promote the territory The Destination Yukon 2011 summer campaign is underway in the form of five new television spots.
• First Nations, territory far apart on Peel's future There's significant disagreement about the future of the Peel watershed, according to written submissions from the five governments party to the land use planning process.
• Colourful Five Percent display set for museum The Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) has provided $306,670 in grants for three projects designed to stimulate and diversify the Yukon's tourism industry.
• ‘This is not an acceptable situation' With the release of its housing action plan Monday, the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition is issuing a call to the entire community to address what they've termed a "housing crisis” in Whitehorse.

February 21, 2011

• Sunspots may disrupt communications From today until March, 5, there may be brief disruptions to telecommunications services provided by satellite.
• Challenging The Law? A bohemian waxwing seemed to defy this parking sign
• Gas spill contained It's estimated 10,000 litres of gasoline spilled early Sunday morning at Petro Canada's bulk plant in Watson Lake, says Environment Yukon spokesman Brian Levia.
• Lang addresses multiple murderers' freedom Yukon Senator Dan Lang took the lead in the Senate earlier this month
• Yukon Party kills Grits' mortgage bill The government used its majority last week to turf Liberal housing corporation critic Gary McRobb's private member's bill
• 2011 Quest trail too tough for 12 mushers At 10:06 Friday night, the last musher crossed the 2011 Yukon Quest finish line, marking the end of a 1,600-kilometre trek which almost half of those who started did not finish.
• Maryhouse director relocating to Ontario For more than a decade, Kate O'Donnell has been a welcoming face to many Yukoners looking for warm clothes, a bite to eat or just someone to listen to them.
• Snowmobilers need tighter leash: submission The city task force considering the snow machine bylaw has been given another document to consider with Keith Lay's 14-page submission to the group.
• Joint response to watershed plan released The long-awaited joint response to the land use plan recommended by the Peel Watershed Planning Commission was delivered Friday.

February 18, 2011

• If you're easily offended, stay away ( Preview ) On Saturday night at the Guild Hall, Anthony Trombetta will be hosting a fund-raiser called Blue in support of the Guild Hall.
• You'd be surprised at what lives among us! Last week, I received a phone call from my friend Mark Bloch, owner and operator of Yukon Big Game Taxidermy. He asked if I would like to get a picture of a flying squirrel.
• Music fans ready for their fill of Frostbite ( Preview ) Frostbite Music Festival organizers will begin presenting the 33rd festival to enthusiastic fans this evening.
• Youth Art Enrichment hangs at Dawson school Selections from the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture's Youth Art Enrichment program will be on display at the Robert Service School until Feb. 23.
• Looking for the Forests of the Heart ( Bookends ) Looking for the Forests of the Heart
• Wonderful Warblers Members of the Whitehorse United Church Youth Group
• City providing funds for community clean-up Non-profit groups in town could be earning some extra cash this spring through the city's annual Community Clean-Up program.
• Mushers work together to compete for the finish After working together for the better part of 700 kilometres, Yukon Quest mushers Mike Ellis and Dave Dalton raced to the finish line last night,
• NDP leader chides Yukon Party ministers' tactics New Democratic Party Leader Liz Hanson threw down the gauntlet at Premier Dennis Fentie's feet during question period Thursday, challenging him and his ministers to speak to the issues rather than employ sophistry.
• Fraser's audit ‘welcome,' premier says Premier Dennis Fentie says Auditor General Sheila Fraser's report "speaks for itself” during a brief interview he gave the Star yesterday.
• Theft victim happy with outcome Though a little mystified by the whole affair, Kevin Anderson is happy to have all his stolen goods back.
• Commemorating The Flag Grey Mountain Primary School celebrated Flag Day on Tuesday.
• Energy corporation begins consultation process Check the cynicism at the door, there's work to be done, was the message from Stuart Hickox Thursday night.
• TV show sees premier ignite mine explosion The television show has a tongue-in-cheek title,
• Power rates freeze will continue, Fentie says The Yukon Party government will continue freezing the portion different classes of electrical consumers pay for electricity, says Premier Dennis Fentie.
• City on the path to expanded trails Another $85,000 of city funds will be spent on fixing up Whitehorse's trail system this year.
• City critiqued in branding survey responses "It's who you are and how you want to be recognized.”
• Infill proposals met with ‘mixed emotions' The city will keep moving ahead with plans to develop five small pockets in Porter Creek and Crestview, despite the public's "mixed emotions” on it.