Whitehorse Daily Star

February 1, 2011

• Northwestel offers Dawson residents a month's service After months of complaints from customers, and a sternly worded letter of protest from Dawson's town council, Northwestel Inc. has responded to concerns about the quality of its Internet service here.
• Picture Perfect Creating an image that could grace a Christmas card,
• Support group's maiden meeting was successful The numbers were small, but a leader with a new support group for those affected by a loved one's drug or alcohol abuse says the first meeting of the group went well.
• Yukon merits better royalty deal: Mitchell Ottawa owes the Yukon a better royalty sharing agreement, says Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell.
• A Hurried Crossing A coyote
• Territory ushers in new era of forest management rules The Forest Resources Act and Forest Resources Regulation become effective Monday,
• Couple feels council's bite over kennel bid Residents living in country residential subdivisions in the city will soon be getting a letter reminding them about the regulations governing dog ownership in the neighbourhoods.
• Two men face charges after drug bust Police in Watson Lake seized thousands of dollars' worth of marijuana from a home in Upper Liard early last Sunday and arrested two men.
• Enjoy the banana belt warmth while it's here A warm front coming off the Pacific Ocean has Whitehorse approaching a record high for today, but the unseasonably warm temperatures won't be around long.
• Sex offender treatment program pursued In sentencing Charles Anderson as a long-term offender, Justice Ron Veale said he "strongly (recommended) that Mr. Anderson should go through a comprehensive sex offender treatment program” during and/or after his jail time.
• Judge sentences man as long-term offender A Carmacks man with a history of sexually assaulting children has been sentenced as a long-term offender after raping a close friend.
• Rezoning spills concerns over bottled water The North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) worked its way into a city council rezoning decision on a water bottling plant.

January 31, 2011

• Fun With Literacy Hundreds of Yukon youth attended last Thursday's National Family Literacy Day festivities at the Canada Games Centre.
• City tax lien list being finalized Local property owners who aren't paid up on their taxes might want to write a cheque for them fairly soon.
• Volunteer"s Efforts 'Appawded' Jessica Mohr, a Mae Bachur Animal Shelter kennel attendant
• Operating budget delayed again The city's 2011 operating budget is delayed – again.
• Warming Up The Winter The Mariachis – Los Dorados, Diego Kohl, Alex Alegria, Richard Ochoa, Patrick Ernst and Mark D'Angelo, left-right – perform Friday at the Canada Games Centre.
• Chamber fetes Yukon businesses The Yukon Chamber of Commerce distributed its annual business award winners at a gala held Saturday night at the High Country Inn.
• Short-Lived Igloo Jessie Wang, from Taiwan, builds an igloo in Rotary Peace Park last Thursday.
• Robert Service artwork may be commissioned It's a piece that would commemorate the work of Robert Service: a chair, desk and its contents symbolizing the poems he wrote while working at the CIBC at the corner of Main Street and Second Avenue.
• City council poised to vote on changes to grant system At least one city councillor will raise his hand at this evening's meeting to vote against potential changes to how the city doles out grants to special events and recreational activities.
• Autograph Time Barry Jenkins (right) watches as Andy Jones signs a DVD for him on Friday at Mac's Fireweed Books.
• Community rallies after family loses home to fire A Tagish family of seven is without a home after a fire burned their 2 1/2-storey house last Thursday afternoon.
• Parvo outbreak has shelter staff hopping Staff at the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter are fighting a parvo outbreak which has affected a number of the puppies currently living there, and at least one who has been adopted out.
• Cable blamed for latest chairlift woes The chairlift for Mount Sima was shut down for the weekend after another short in an electrical cable late Friday afternoon.
• Residents to get a closer look at infill plans later this week Residents will have their chance Wednesday night to tell city planners how they think five sites in Porter Creek and Crestview should be developed for housing.
• Suspicious officers found cocaine in vehicle A local restaurateur who started selling cocaine to pay for his own drug habit is facing 18 months behind bars.

January 28, 2011

• Revisiting the mystery of Edwin Drood ( Bookends ) Charles Dickens' last novel was The Mystery of Edwin Drood,
• Businesses, kids help protect our feathered friends Dean Turner of Whitehorse started building bird boxes in 2000 for the annual Marsh Lake swan weekend.
• Oscars, outcasts, musicians and athletes Every year at about this time, the Motion Picture Academy releases its nominees for a swanky event down south called the Oscars.
• Hillcrest property up for subdivision A Sunset Drive property owner could be closer to getting her garage after the coming Monday if council votes in favour of consolidating 120 square metres of Yukon government land with her land at 1 Sunset Dr. N.
• Yukon Spring rezoning bid sparks no concerns With seemingly no public interest in the rezoning of a piece of Yukon Spring's property on the Alaska Highway, city staff are recommending it come forward for second and third readings.
• Radio employees forced to the street CBC North's Yukon programming was disrupted again late Wednesday afternoon when a fire alarm forced the staff to vacate the building.
• Show fans in for a taste of Newfoundland It has been described as an oral history of one of Canada's distinct cultures, and tonight and Saturday night, Newfoundland comedian Andy Jones brings his one-man performance of An Evening With Uncle Val to the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Branding plan prompts heavy response Whitehorse residents seem to have no trouble telling the city how they feel about creating an overall brand for the city.
• Liberals acclaim Lake Laberge candidate Mike Simon was acclaimed as the Yukon Liberal Party's candidate for Lake Laberge on Thursday evening at a meeting attended by about 30 party members at Hootalinqua Fire Hall.
• MLA to test prospects in new riding A Yukon cabinet minister and an NDP MLA may be clawing for the same turf in this year's territorial election.
• Residents to be quizzed on snowmobile use Exactly where Whitehorse residents stand on snowmobile use could be clearer in the coming month with a statistically valid survey set to be conducted by DataPath Systems.
• Board wants power rates to be rebalanced The Yukon Utilities Board wants Yukoners, businesses and governments to pay closer to the true cost of the electricity they consume.
• Debate rekindles over creek-area subdivision With work on the city's next major subdivision of Whistle Bend already underway,
• ‘Poisonous spider' claims he was fired unjustly Thomas Molloy's wrongful dismissal case is once again being considered by the Yukon Human Rights Board of Adjudication.