Whitehorse Daily Star

January 11, 2011

• Boil water order is rescinded The Mayo boil water advisory issued by the Yukon government last month has been rescinded.
• Skyline-Changing Blaze Smoke billows from the Ford truck
• Dawson rejects YTG's position on Quigley landfill The worn-out tires and battered vehicles are piling up at the Quigley landfill.
• Veteran geologist returns to private sector A senior Yukon government geologist is heading back to the private sector after 20 years with the Yukon Geological Survey.
• Subsidize pumps with gas tax: councillor If Coun. Ranj Pillai has his way, the city's portion of federal gas tax revenue would be used to subsidize the cost of recirculation pumps residents of Black Street may be forced to purchase.
• CBC staff, contractors tackle massive cleanup CBC Yukon went off the air for a second day in a row this morning after a faulty fire alarm forced employees from the Third Avenue building and into the street.

January 10, 2011

• Collision under investigation Blinding sunlight is said to be a factor in a two-vehicle collision in front of the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport on Saturday afternoon.
• Burst pipe forces CBC radio to leave the air A burst pipe from a second-floor sprinkler system flooded the top floor of the CBC North building in Whitehorse today, forcing local broadcasters off the air shortly after noon.
• Dawson unhappy with its quality of Internet service Dawson's council members were almost tripping over each other last month in their eagerness to second a motion expressing dissatisfaction with Internet service in the Klondike.
• Canadian delegation to attend education forum The Canadian delegation to the Education World Forum in London, England is being led by Education Minister Patrick Rouble.
• Crude oil cost increase sees local stations boost prices There are two primary reasons for last week's sudden jump in Whitehorse gasoline prices to 119.9 cents per litre of regular unleaded, says an analyst of retail prices across the country.
• Quest welcomes host of new mushers for 2011 race It's a green roster for the 28th running of the Yukon Quest, with half of the registered mushers running the 1,600-kilometre (1,000-mile) race for the first time.
• Late broadcaster mourned as ‘good friend' to Yukon "He was a good friend and he was a good friend to the Yukon.”

January 7, 2011

• Always plan to be safe in the outdoors Recently, a friend of mine slipped on the ice and broke his hip.
• Submissions wanted for horror stories anthology Inhabit Media Inc. is looking for submissions for its upcoming anthology of short horror fiction.
• Popular concert series airs tonight CBC North's True North Concert Series will debut at 11:00 this evening on CBC North radio.
• An affectionate look at the birth of comic books ( Bookends ) The thing to know about Michael Chabon right off the top is that he is a Pulitzer Prize and Hugo Award-winning novelist,
• Haitian relief fund-raiser set for next Wednesday The local Friends of Haiti group is continuing its efforts to help those in the Caribbean nation a year after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated the country.
• Author compiling a history of northern aviation Many Berton House writers-in-residence use most of their time to work directly on the actual writing of a project.
• Decade's Maiden Mishap The sign at the Yukon Workers' Compensation, Health and Safety Board's headquarters on Fourth Avenue
• Awareness coach helps change people's lives Marlynn Bourque is not out to convince people of anything, but where there are people who want to change their lives, the awareness coach wants to help.
• Territory continues to have Canada's lowest jobless rate The Yukon has posted the lowest unemployment rate in the country for a second month in a row, according to a Statistics Canada labour force survey for December 2010.
• MS-afflicted man welcomes research initiative Tim Cant welcomes the Yukon's decision to participate in Saskatchewan's research initiative into a relatively new treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS).
• Public safety building's grand opening is Jan. 20 The city's bylaw and fire department will introduce the rest of the city to their new home on Jan. 20, close to a month after moving in.
• Carmacks residents vow to help fire-stricken family Jordan and Joleen Mullet lost everything in a house fire on Dec. 22,
• Carver's possessions go up in flames A pile of charred two-by-fours circled by blackened pines are all that's left of Shawn Johnnie's home.